It has been a delightful and warm welcome to this group. Thanks to everyone for their kind words and time invested in welcoming me and other new members. It's great to see a large, international, and multicultural community interested in men's style. Style is something you develop and acquire with time and effort. It is not just the clothes, the accessories, the grooming, but also your education and how you present yourself in every situation. You could be in a scenario that perhaps you didn't plan for, and therefore, you are not adequately dressed for it, but when you have basic elements of proper communication and honesty with yourself, your presence will linger with others by just being genuine. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on many men style topics, and ways to improve everyday life.

G'Day Gents, instead of my weekly OOTD I decided to share something profoundly personal with you all, So last year during the worst time of my life, I went from being an agnostic man to a fully religious man, and in accordance with my religious doctrine I'm required to take the time to read at least 1 book or passage of text three times a year, with the Christmas season (First Day of Advent or December 1st to December 25th) being one of those times. I should disclose that whilst I've always been a massive reader of Non-Fiction, not since I was 12 had I taken a genuine interest in reading any sort of Fiction book (inc. Poetry) due to having the love of reading Fiction sapped from me upon the completion of a genuinely terrible work of Fiction. However, as an adult I'm on a mission to rediscover my love for reading Fiction books. So far I've just finished reading Ernest Hemingway's In Our Time (7.5/10) and I'm currently reading Raymond Chandler's Killer in the Rain (8/10 thus far), and earlier this year (despite in being a non-fiction book) I read James Sherwood's book on Savile Row (10/10). I plan on reading a few more books before the end of Christmas season such as Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bells Toll, Edgar Allan Poe's the Raven and possibly the King James version of the Holy Bible. With all that said I want to know who are some of your favourite authors and/or books? For me Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Banjo Paterson, William Shakespeare and the Brother's Grimm were and still are some of my favourite authors/writers growing up, as are J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), C.S. Lewis (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol) and J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit) just to name a few. Since reading In Our Time and Killer in the Rain, I've grown extremely fond of both Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Chandler respectively, especially regarding their writing/narrative styles and I look forward to reading more of their books in the future. I'm also looking forward to reading books from the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dick Francis and George Orwell, as well as read numerous philosophy and theology books to help me gain a better understanding of the world from many different perspectives.

OK, so by introducing yourself you are guaranteed to get to level 2 - it's really that easy and I LOVE learning more about the cool people in this group. Feel free to share where you're from, why you're here, what you do for a living, and what you like about style. Are you a watch guy, suit guy, fragrance guy, or maybe just getting started? Have fun here!

A client friend’s funeral was today. Lou the First Lady was married to my favorite mayor and was a very close friend of my stepmother. Pretty much the whole community came out to honor her today as I was seated between our state Senator and stepmom. The band had written a song or two for her departed husband our major and Lou and I had become pretty close. My wardrobe choices are pretty limited and since I’ve shrunk too much to wear my black suit O went with a medium grey one. Since God has decided that at least the back of my hairline e needs to become a monk I am choosing to wear hats more and more on these cold days: • MTM medium grey ghosted plaid suit made in October 1995 •White broadcloth’s shirt •Green and silver rep tie • silver with black polka dot pocket square •black Scalia fedora • grey Byford OTC merino wool socks •J Fitzpatrick black captoe shoes • Seiko Model 5 automatic