Finally a bit colder this morning and even a spot of rain before sunrise. We love getting rain at this time of year as a bulwark to fires in the Los Angeles area. A basic workday outfit but with a sportscoat vs. a traditional suit jacket today. Today's outfit includes: Shirt: Brisk Winchester twill in mid blue with a two complication collar: pin collar and a club collar Slacks: Peter Millar wool slacks in Italian blue Jacket/SC: Ralph Lauren camel hair single-breaster SC with notch lapels Pocket Square: Fort Belvedere brown & blue paisley silk square Tie: Kirby Allison Ancient Madder silk tie in rust, with navy and deep green shapes Belt: Nordstrom dark brown leather belt with silver buckle Shoes: Thursday Boots double monk-straps in cinnamon brown Socks: Il Regalo navy with mid-blue shadow stripe, wool & silk, over the calf dress socks (I'm really starting to love these especially for half the price of the same dress socks from other brands I use) Cufflinks: Unknown maker, blue multiangle reflective blue squares atop a silver base Collar bar: Fort Belvedere silver plated collar pin with cubic ends (this is their largest collar bar, which I thought would be way too small - for the Brisk pin collar shirts, it is the perfect size and nicer than the free collar bar with comes with the Brisk shirt) Watch: Fossil Neutra Quarts with a cream color face and darker brown leather strap

Rather than staying on the dark side of the winter color palette I decided to try to lighten things up a bit. OOTD: Oatmeal 1/4zip White dress shirt Chocolate Brown Corduroy Milk Chocolate Brown wool OTC dress socks AE - Burgundy Strands $40 eBay finds. Omega Speedmaster on a oxblood strap Tuesday's here everyone. Hope you all have an outstanding day!!

One of the staged outfits I put together yesterday. Lucky jeans, Kjus 90%merino, 10% cashmere sweater, Asolo hiking boots, and my trusty Citizen Eco Drive Duo chronograph. Also featured is my estate sale find, Woolrich arctic parka made in USA with real coyote fur lined hood. It's 20 degrees today so probably a little too warm for the parka but man is it cozy. They still make these and they retail for a ridiculous $900. I found it for $25. I'm not sure if the ones they sell today are still made in the USA, but I doubt it.