The Spring day are getting to be quiet nice, not overly hot and able to wear a full suit. This is the best time of year, accept for overcoat weather< as I can showcase the amazing colours in these suits. This one has a Deep Burgundy colour with the minimal Glen Check and then a nice Navy Striped Windowpane to make this PoW cloth subtle and fun. I went to get bloods taken today, I had to fast from mindinght and the bloods were at 0930, so as soon as they were done I went and grabbed a coffee and Pastry. I’m the way home I stopped at another of the parks in Googong and grabbed these photos. Today’s outfit consists of: M.J. Bale Lodato Suit in a burgundy melange yarn, Prince of Wales check. Woven in Italy to a 73% Wool 27% Cotton cloth Charles Tyrwhitt Cutaway Collar Egyptian Cotton Prince Of Wales Check Shirt in Lilac Purple Geoffrey Greene Navy with Pink PinStripe tie Pink, Navy White patterned Pocket Sqaure Charles Tyrwhitt MArron with Pink Polk-a-Dot socks Dune Samson Penny Loafer OTAA Spiculus Tiger’s Eye Gladiator Helm SOTD - Dior Sauvage EDP WOTD - Kuoe Old Smith 90-007

Hat: Fedora (Stanton) Overcoat: Black Wool/Cashmere (Woolcott Street) Scarf: Sky Blue Silk (Elizabetta Boutique) Suit: Navy Blue Wool (Woolcott Street) Dress Shirt: Light Blue Winchester (Woolcott Street) Tie: Boyd Navy Blue/White (M.J. Bale) Ring: Gold Custom Signet (Royal Signet) Watch: Gold/White Tank Dial (Seiko) Socks: Black (M.J. Bale) Shoes: Black Oxfords (Woolcott Street) Fragrance: Eros Flame EDP (Versace)

As I have been revisiting The Style System that I completed two years ago, this second time around has allowed me to reflect on all that Ive learned from the community here. (Again, if you haven’t completed the requirements for TSS-it’s well worth the investment) Instead of merely picking famous individuals as inspiration, I like to look at eras and will be breaking this post down accordingly. The first step is recognizing that most of the individuals in film that inspire us are merely the beneficiaries of the skills of a costumer {a person who designs costumes) or a team of creative costumers and their tailors. I will break down the eras as follows. Pre-Golden Era- pre 1930’s Golden Era 1930’s-1950’s Silver Era (the casual era)-1960’s The Dark Ages-1970’s The Golden Age echo-1980’s -2,000’s -The Dystopian Era-2,010s - 2025 Pre Golden Era- As a very little boy I knew a small group of folks born in the 19th century. Even my grandfather who was born in 1902 represented an earlier time (pics around the house of him looked like the today’s Peaky Blinders). That nothwithstanding, style and fashion as a rural 1960’s kid not yet 10 weren’t on my radar much back then. So my understanding of that era’s influences probably isn’t remarkably different than a guy in his twenties today in that I get what I know from movies. The biggest recent influence on me regarding that pre golden era time are from movies like the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes series where Sherlock and Watson (Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law), wear tweed coats and Frock coats in a utilitarian sense -much like we wear a fleece zip-up today. Those garments today would costs thousands of dollars to reproduce to fit that well. It’s this understanding and inspiration that today allows me to wear an old tweed coat with a sweater and jeans with an orange Filson ball cap to go out skeet shooting. The Golden Era-1930’s -1950’s: Yes I know there are unique distinctions in each of these decades- but collectively that period defined Classic-Timeless-Menswear. The names we all describe as the “classic” actors come to mind - from Bing Crosby to Fred Astaire; from Cary Grant to Gary Cooper; from Humphrey Bogart to Jimmy Stewart and many more. I see a photo of one of these guys and still go-I wish I had those shoes or that hat or that tie etc. and if I do already have one similar to the pic, I want the tilt of a hat or the fold of a pocket square I see on one of these icons. These guys can still inspire me.

With no meetings this week, I’ll be tucked away in my office taking online classes—so casual it is, with a suede jacket, ivory knit polo, olive trousers, and chocolate suede Chelseas. My trusted blue blazer will remain hanging in the office, just in case someone decides my calendar looks suspiciously peaceful. Here’s to a great day and an equally good week.

What do you gents think of placket stays? Should I leave the 2nd button unbuttoned or just unbutton 1 button next time? Light blue linen chambray shirt - Proper Cloth Royal blue tropical wool sports coat - Luxura Polyester pants - Bluffworks Tan leather wingtips - Herring Shoes Panama hat polyester - Solbari