As you all know I LOVE Mondays!! The week is new and full of challenges and nothing but progress is ahead!! So I am finishing the last Monday in 2025 off is style!! Next Monday is the first Monday of 2026!! And that is even better because we can wash away all of 2025 and take what we learned and make 2026 everything we want it to be!! OOTD: Rust 1/4 zip White dress shirt with French cuff Brown corduroy trousers Chocolate brown ribbed OTC dress socks Brown Leather Derby’s. Xmas cufflinks from my wife - Watch movement cufflinks that actually work!! WOTD: Omega seamaster Aquaterra with terracotta dial SOTD: BTV Monarch!! Have a great Monday everyone!! It’s your last one in 2025! Make it count!!

I found this while out of town at a Dillard's. It's 100% goat suede, in my size, at 40% off, and fits like this. They have only one in my size and it isn't available online (that I could find). Would you buy it and, most importantly, wear it?

I give my company this week off each year, which often enables me to catch up on some longer-term projects. That said, trying this last week in the house and in casual clothing found my attention and focus lacking. Back in the home-office now and dressed in a way that tells my brain it's time for work! Outfit details Shirt - Charles Tyrwhitt puppytooth pattern in mocha brown dress shirt with barrel cuffs. I like these barrel cuffs as they have a forward and rearward pair of buttons for both to be fastened. Slacks - JW Nordstrom dark brown wool slacks, recently tailored again and feeling great Vest - Perry Ellis linen 5-button vest in a creamy tan (if I can make up that color) Tie - Fort Belvedere crunchy Swiss cri de la soie mottled silk knit tie in golden brown and dark brown Belt - Hanks Belt in a lighter brown with suede material and a silver buckle Shoes - Casual Nordstrom open weave slip on shoes in navy Socks - Il Regalo OTC cotton shadow-stripe dress socks in dark brown and khaki Pocket Square - Royal Silk square with mauve colored geometric pattern on a field of navy (a Christmas gift from my mom... who called Fort Belvedere thinking their website was broken because how could someone sell pocket square for $100... so they kindly referred her to Royal Silk... too cute, mom)