As the stormagedden threatens to descend upon the south central US this Friday the wools are out on this sunny sub freezing Tuesday. I started with my white with blue shirt and built out from there. OOTD • chocolate sport-coat Donegal tweed MTM 1997 • brown with green 90/10 wool/silk P square • wine colored Orvis merino wool zip front • white w blue stripe CT cotton shirt • RL green and wine rep tie 1982 • wool flannel grey trousers Samuelsohn • Pantherella otc socks • 1982 shell cordovan Alden tassel loafers • Caravelle Bulova watch

Here's the stuff on me. Man I really like this vintage Hart Schaffner and Marx golden trumpeter 100% cashmere overcoat.

Even though I’ll be WFH again to kick off the year, I still relish getting properly dressed for work, because pajamas are persuasive, but not persuasive enough. Dressing up also serves a double purpose. It snaps me into a professional headspace faster than coffee can 🤔, and it keeps me perpetually ready for surprise office drop-ins or an impromptu VidCon cameo. You never know when you’ll be summoned to a real or virtual runway. Luckily Monday promises to be civilized at 24°C (75°F), so I can wear something that looks intentional rather than thermoregulation-driven. Much better than the recent scorching of 36–39°C (97–102°F) — those days begged for sartorial amnesty and a formal pardon for sweat stains.

Late post — what I wore to a New Year’s Eve salsa social. I was working late on the 31st closing a couple of year-end deals and didn’t decide until the last minute to attend this event, which is why I wasn’t spiffed up. Vince checked wool bomber jacket; Drake light ecru cotton button-up shirt with button-down collar; Canali blue cotton jean-cut pants; Fort Belvedere brown suede belt; Southern Scholar calf-length blue and gray argyle socks; Polo Ralph Lauren brown suede brogues; Apple Watch Hermès Series 10 with Grand H stainless steel watch band.