I am happy to share that I successfully completed my post-doctoral fellowship - The Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship - offered by the University of Akron. This is a non-residential fellowship, which was open for researchers from all nationalities until last year. This year on, the fellowship is applicable to U.S. residents and citizens only. That makes me the last international researcher of the program 🙃. I am finding ample time to level up on my style only because my research obligations are over!

I haven't been active for a while, sorry, if I'm not all updated. However I have a question: Now that summer is approaching in lightspeed, I'm in need of a new pair of sunglasses. Do the style-gurus here can give me good recommandations what shapes and colors are a good look? I know I can try on sunglasses virtualy online with a camera. But I don't trust my own taste too much.

My Classic Timeless menswear in brown beige and blue We like to dress up nicely without there having to be any special reason. Today we went to the annual spring fair to complete the range of our flowers in our garden. I surprised Marianne at the fair with a stylish cashmere cardigan in a very light pink color almost white that she can combine with her full-length champagne colored silk dress. After that our son treated us blinis with six different toppings and wine at a restaurant. Yum, that tasted good. OOTD at the spring fair: mustard cashmere jacket SAKS light blue cotton shirt ETON beige-brown-blue rough knitted silk tie THOMAS & KENT Old Country Style beige blue pin-striped wool trousers PAL ZILERI autumn brown silk pocket square oxblood leather belt with golden-black buckle beige cotton socks oxblood leather boots Like always my outfit is secondhand and cost less than 100 bucks,( retail price 1000 ). You can dress up in quality luxury brands for a small amount of money when you do it in secondhand garments.

No, not an April fools joke. I finally picked up my trousers from the tailor and am wearing the new Lodato suit I picked up a week back on super super super sale. I think this could become a cool weather staple, it feels amazing on and is in the Slim Fit, fully lined with 3 working pockets and has 4 working sleeve buttons. Todays complete outfit consists of; M.J. Bale Lodato Suit in a Burgandy luxe wool cotton blend with a Prince of Wales check Charles Tyrwhitt Semi-Cutaway Egyptian Cotton Stripe Shirt in Cobalt Blue OTTA Sheffield Burgundy Line Tie Using a Van Wick Knot, basically a Prince Albert with one more trip around the tie OTAA Silver Shining Tie Bar Monterey Black Bead Bracelet Ivassi 1973 Bespoke Semi Brogue Monkstrap In Burgundy Dune London Navy Striped Socks SOTD - Versace Eros Flame WOTD - Tudor Royal 41 with Silver Dial

I hear a lot of talk about blue denim and black shoes (and belt) not being a good combination. Is that really true? I mean, if the denim is a dark wash one, the combination would look good. I have not tried it. Have you tried this?