Every year I ask folks to name the most famous Christian Evangelist in the world. And while St Paul and Billy Graham among others certainly are significant- I argue it was St Patrick. Without St Patrick the tiny island of Ireland wouldn’t have been converted which led to St Columba coming to the minuscule island of Iona in Scotland and the spread of the faith through the British Commonwealth and the monastic communities might not have survived the ravages of the dark ages. Plus you get to drink green beer ☘️🇮🇪😎. Today’s OOTD was inspired by both a 29 degree start to the day playing on outside stages and an ode to the original colors of St Patrick and Ireland: blue (look it up). The closest things I have to saffron (another ancient Irish color) is the gold/‘mustard/ gold in my Bowler hat. To keep with the ancient color scheme I have my requisite green in an olive in the tie. Merino wool gold sweater, royal blue MTM blazer, CT striped shirt. Samuelson grey flannel pants Pantherella socks, shell cordovan brogues, Orvis watch and the McGuire county (Fermanagh) tartan scarf. The emblem of County Fermanagh is McGuire Castle. Thought this appropriate for today. Have a blessed fun day celebrating the world’s most famous Christian Evangelist.

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.