Lots of planning to do to get ready for a very busy week next week as well as putting a bow on this week. Being busy - when you feel the busyness is productive - is fun, exhilarating, and motivating! I think this is the first time I have worn anything from this suit. I also ensured I wore a favorite pink dress shirt after @Brian McGuire posted a great recap of pink being a core color for men. It also makes the wife happy, so it does a lot. Finally, Friday rules for my AI app are to include at least 1 piece of my 35 least worn items. I have six of these today! • Vest — VWC‑011 (Bar III): Double‑breasted flecked tweed waistcoat in mid‑brown and cream with notched lapels and a working chest pocket. The textured wool-blend ground and dark‑brown buttons anchor the whole fit with old‑school three‑piece character. Paired with its matching flecked tweed slacks, it reads as a coordinated suit separates look without any formality overkill. • Slacks — SL‑018 (Bar III): Flecked mid‑brown and cream tweed trousers with two outward pleats and a soft drape. Business‑casual weight that pairs cleanly with the matching vest while still reading as separates rather than a stiff suit. Texture continuity between waistcoat and trousers gives the outfit a 1930s odd‑suit polish. • Shirt — DS‑030 (Charles Tyrwhitt): Pink classic‑fit twill dress shirt with a 4.5″ point collar and French cuffs. Non‑iron cotton gives all‑day crispness; the point collar is ideal for a Half‑Windsor, and the French cuffs open the door to cufflinks. Pink softens the earth‑tone palette and adds just enough warmth against the tweed. • Undershirt — US‑015 (Pro Club): Heavyweight cotton crew‑neck in pink — a quiet tonal match under the pink twill. Invisible from the outside, with enough body to prevent any show‑through on a warm April day. • Tie — NT‑040 (Nordstrom): Silk tie in toupe brown, dark brown, and cream, patterned with a small repeating geometric. The matte silk breaks the tweed texture cleanly and ties the browns of the vest, slacks, belt, and loafers into one conversation. Tied in a Half‑Windsor (appropriate for a point collar at this spread, silk weight, and business‑casual formality) — video: youtube (Ties.com).

Back from a swim and lift session which is the de-rigueur every Friday, the storm last night brought a beautiful day in the low 70’s. Mrs McGuire usually has Fridays off so she is somewhere out in the yard doing her thing. I put in a BB Golden Fleece Polo and Eddie Bauer fly fish fly print shorts-should work for a zoom in 15 minutes with bone of our back office vendors. Went in a search for my hard working yard addicted wife. No sighting yet. Maybe I should get her a bell. 😎