Even on a close to 100 degree day natural fabrics rule. Grabbed my old Garnet Flannel (summer flannel) HSM Hart Schaeffner and Marx navy blazer. I’ve recently bought some clothes from my buddy Steve Giles: light weight tan Gaberdine trousers (double front deep pleats) and a madras’s shirt (New England Shirt Company) and a silk navy with polka dotted pocket square. I added Pendleton socks, Martin Dingman bridle loafers and matching belt picked up from Travers Mahan Clothing and my old Wenger field watch with a navy/Green nato stripe band. Doesn’t get much more basic classic timeless menswear than this but still seems to fit the need. https://stevengilesclothing.com https://traversmahanapparel.com

I’ve been getting myself a bit confused lately and it’s causing a bit of an internal identity crisis. The background is this: I’m 47 years old, turning 48 in a couple of months, and also due to finish my first university degree and graduate at the end of this year, and will be starting out fresh in a new career in nursing in 2027. I’ve always felt that I was a bit behind the 8 ball for a lot of things, felt like I wasn’t as mature, or as far along in life as my peers and that I wasn’t always kinda missing something. Anyway, throughout my studies I discovered something about myself, and last year was officially diagnosed with the neurodivergence ADHD. As I have been researching the condition, and relating it to my life and my experiences growing up, I have discovered that one of the traits of neurodivergence is that our emotional maturity develops a lot slower than neuro typical people, about one third slower in fact, which at my age puts my emotional age at around the early 30’s. What does that all have to do with style I hear you ask? Well, from the style research I’ve been doing, reading articles and watching yt vids etc, I’ve been trying to dress more my age, like a mature man pushing 50, but when I do I FEEL like I look like I’m dressing older than I am in my head (even though I’m probably not) and there seems to be a bit of a dissonance going on. Ironically, the clothes I’m wearing are probably equally suitable for a guy in his 30’s as well. If I dress a bit younger however, I feel like I LOOK like a try hard, and a bit like a department store mannequin, and it doesn’t always match the salt and pepper in my beard. So I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. It probably doesn’t help that I’ve yet to really land on my signature style anyway, plus I’ve put on a bit of weight recently from hours stagnating in front of the laptop which has given me a bit more of an unusual body shape. So I guess I’m just looking for a bit of advice from anyone who might understand what I’ve got going on, or if anyone has been through a similar situation.

So gents, Ive been having a “discussion” with my wife about Chelsea boots. I have these two pairs currently; the polished dark tan ones are my dressier boots for evenings, dinners and some more formal occasions, often paired with navy or beige chinos and appropriately coloured button down. The darker brown pair in the muted matte finish are my more casual daytime boots for things like casual lunches, or even maybe a weekend shopping trip etc, and I’ll often wear them with indigo jeans or my more rugged olive chinos (my fave combo), a long sleeve Henley, or t-shirt and overshirt, and I absolutely love wearing them. Here’s the thing though; my wife reckons that because they’re boots, both pairs are automatically formal wear, and should only be worn for formal occasions, and consequently I almost feel shamed out of wearing the darker ones for any kind of casual situation. I’d love to hear your thoughts to help clarify the situation in my own mind if nothing else. I have also got a pair of sand coloured desert boots on order for spring/summer casual wear, and I’ll be getting a pair of Thursday boots Captains soon too, for a more rugged look (can you tell I’m starting to really get into boots 😉). Oh, and for context, as I’m in Australia, I’m currently living through the cold Victorian winter.

...earlier this evening to pick up some prescriptions that they were out of yesterday. Didn't feel like getting out a pair of trousers, so I put on shorts for the first time all summer that weren't working-in-the-yard shorts. The bad news: my wife caught my upper-respiratory infection. We're going to the doctor tomorrow so she won't have to suffer for days like I did. Blue Van Heusen windowpane polo Gray textured Goodfellow linen shorts and tan Anson belt with silver buckle Apricot espadrilles with no-show socks Navy linen flat cap Militado ML05 field watch with black dial Fragrance: Nautica Voyage Intense

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