A few weeks ago I asked for any feedback people had on clothes valets (a place to stage your outfit for the next day). A few had some great pieces but many noted having no experience. Per their request, here is my feedback on the valet I purchased on Black Friday via Amazon from Proman Products. Great color, sturdy design easy to assemble. The top sections with slots and drawers was what set this apart from other options. It has a basic electrical extension cord to charge a phone (etc), but I will likely remove this as all of the area are too small to hold a large smartphone. I like the wood at the base for shoes as it forces me to check the condition of my shoes the night before. The shapes hanger in the back is perfectly size for my should sizing in my tailored jackets. The ere is nearly space for everything with one major omission: the dress shirt. The hooks underneath are too low to the ground so I have taken to hanging the shirt off of the top of the suit hanger, which forebodes of scratching the nice wood finish on the hanger. I give this a 4 out of 5 stars.

I'm a fan of the pink dress shirt and have recently expanded the variety of pink dress shirts, including a Winchester, a regular French cuff, and a puppytooth pink pattern. This one is the middle of those new shirts. In the list for today's outfit, I have included my cost per wear data. It's pretty accurate as I track my outfits every day, include exact costs from receipts, and include any external cleaning, tailoring, or other item-specific costs. For older items, I had to estimate the number of wears prior to beginning this database in the summer of 2025. I used an AI bot to help me get cost data on the items. Much of the outfit today has recently procured items so the CPW would be based entirely on actual numbers. As they are mostly new, it means the CPW is still high on a lot of items. Indeed, this outfit is probably about twice my average outfit's CPW. Today's outfit includes... Shirt: Charles Tyrwhitt pink French cuff dress shirt (CPW = $13.77) Slacks: Peter Millar dark gray slacks, part of a gray suit (CPW = $22.22) Jacket: Peter Millar navy single-breasted two-button, part of a gray suit (CPW = $23.50) Tie: Fort Belvedere, wool challis navy with white polka-dots (CPW = $23.28) Belt: Magnanni caramel brown leather belt with a silver buckle (CPW = $4.69) Shoes: Thursday Boots double monk strap in cinnamon brown (CPW = $12.86) Socks: Ralph Lauren brown & dark brown pipes cotton socks (CPW = $0.61) Cufflinks: Fort Belvedere two-sided silver covered eagle claw with onyx stone (CPW = $76.43... just killed that nice CPW from the socks!) Pocket Square: Fort Belvedere white linen square with blue hand-sewn cross stitching (CPW = $21.25) Fun CPW... Wedding Ring: Platinum bespoke band with inlaid diamonds (CPW after > 20 years = $1.43)

You know you stay in the same hotels enough when you get in your room and the iPad automatically logs into Hilton Honors without having to input your credentials. I’ll end at 64 Hilton nights and 83 total nights in a hotel.

Decided to stop by "Goodwill" on my way home. Total price $34. Everything is new except the jacket. Seems that I put on some pounds, but don't have a issue with my size. The only problem is the clothes I had tailored last year, are now too tight. Will need to start assessing some garments & parting with if they don't fit. Already gave my son a Quarter zip that was snug & a lil short

Cold day grabbed my new grey flannel pants and a silk/linen v neck. Used my CT red tattersall as a foundation, Robert Talbot blazer tie so naturally grabbed my HSM navy blazer. Pendleton socks and 1982 Alden Shell cordovans, red and blue pocket square and Wenger field watch.