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Style on the Back Burner: A New Family Member.

I’m sitting on my apartment back porch enjoying a gin and tonic while my wife and I change shifts. We just welcomed our first child into the world on Memorial Day. It’s been an amazing few sleepless weeks and style has not been high in my radar since. I’ve never been so casual in my OOTD posts primarily because of work. I work in retail banking and previously at a university so suits and sport coats were the daily wear. I’m certainly grateful for my employer giving me many weeks pad for paternity leave.

Now I have a new job as a father and a new appreciation for casual wear. I especially have come to love the “dad” look of light jeans with a polo and boat shoes that many of my millennial peers also associate with our own fathers. The circle of life is beautiful and also scary. It hasn’t fully set in that I’m a dad, I’m in survival mode with my wife for now. Honestly a polo shirt is the most formal I’ll be for a few more weeks I’m normally in a basic crewneck undershirt.

As far as the outfit goes these are wrangler jeans with a Ben Hogan polo, and sperry leather boat shoes. The accessories take center stage with the lack of suit and tie featuring my citizen watch and collegiate ring. In my mind this is the quintessential “dad” look. Cheers and happy Friday.

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