I was getting ready for my weekly Wednesday 6:30 AM men’s group while my wife was still sleeping. So as I grabbed 501 Levi’s I wore yesterday and in my dark closet put together my OOTD by iPhone flashlight, I was contemplating my personal style. Over the past couple of day’s I’ve blathered on about the terms old money and preppy and how each is fraught with the danger reducing Classic Timeless Menswear to merely another fashion category. Antonio’s recent video I spoke about yesterday did a brilliant job of describing why “ old money” style is so much more than just a fashion term: https://www.skool.com/rmrs/mia-culpa-antonio?p=9d9bbd8d Rather than create a name for my personal style myself, I choose to borrow from Harold Powell for whom I worked in my 20’s. He private labeled his casual wear Old School and I remember him telling me why that best described what he was doing and how that differed from other stores in the South Central USA. Harold was a product of The University of Oklahoma -Established Dec. 19, 1890 -17 years before statehood. https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/download/11147/11146 https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=HA028 Like many other state universities, the school song and school colors were “borrowed” from east coast colleges. (Boomer Sooner is the Yale Boola Boola song for the Bulldogs and OU’s Crimson and Cream are Harvard’s colors). Harold worked for the McCalls brothers ( a firm I worked for before Harold’s ) but his mother owned the building they were in and when they moved he opened his own shop in their old location in 1948 across Boyd Street from the OU campus. He chose to go a different direction in styling than most west coast clothing oriented stores in Oklahoma and focused on the East Coast, a bold and risky move at that time. His philosophy was to adopt styles that were more perpetual and rather than have a vast array of colors and designs (wide and shallow), he would provide an extremely limited design and limited colors with a lot of minute details (narrow and deep) Explained further - all his coats had a 3/2 roll and all his trousers had deep double forward pleates. Beyond the tweeds in fall or shantung silks or seersuckers for summer, every brand was offered in Navy, multiple shades of Grey, tans, and olives. Ties were classic stripes and foulards primarily and shirtings were mainly oxfords with some stripes and tattersalls. Footwear was of very high quality but clearly defined traditional styles.

Finish everything today so I can spend tomorrow and this weekend with my bride celebrating our anniversary day tomorrow.

Journaling, at a minimum for my daily to do list, has really driven a greater sense of responsibility on completing these items each day. I don't always get them all done, but I am frequently add and ticking off my to do items throughout the day. I did midweek shoe care two days this week, which I had never before undertaken! I know... Looking forward to celebrating my wife's birthday this weekend. She feels compelled to take us all to see The Devil Wears Prada 2. I forewarned her that there will be much commentary on fashion's futility and impact on the world... But that I did enjoy the first movie ;-0 Today is probably the only non-jacket day of the week given the increasing number of external meetings. Here's what I have: Outfit for Thursday, April 30, 2026 — Internal Meetings + Call with partner. Sunny, ~73°F · Refined Patriotic Contrast color story (white, navy, light maroon/red, brown leather warmth) • Shirt — DS‑007 (Paul Fredrick): A Paul Fredrick stretch long‑sleeve dress shirt in white with pink contrast trim on the inner collar, placket, and cuffs, as well as pink buttons. Cotton & spandex with a non‑iron finish, point collar at 3.5″ spread, and barrel two‑button cuffs—paired with 2.75″ standard collar stays for a clean, structured line. • Undershirt — US‑015 (Pro Club): A heavyweight cotton crew‑neck in pink, chosen to echo the dress shirt's interior contrast trim. Hidden under the opaque shirt, but a thoughtful tonal anchor for the day. • Slacks — SL‑011 (Peter Millar): Dark blue wool slacks with a subtle light‑blue check pattern, fully lined and tailored for a business‑classic silhouette. Drapes well with a between‑medium and full break, and the slight sheen pairs beautifully with the maroon vest. • Vest — VWC‑008 (Hisdern): A light‑maroon (red) windowpane wool blend vest with subtle yellow and green accents in the check, single‑breasted, with a shallow slot chest pocket on the left. The richness of the fabric provides the day's centerpiece contrast against the white shirt and navy slacks—patriotic without being literal (wait - did the AI just say I am NOT a literal patriot"!?).