Rather than staying on the dark side of the winter color palette I decided to try to lighten things up a bit. OOTD: Oatmeal 1/4zip White dress shirt Chocolate Brown Corduroy Milk Chocolate Brown wool OTC dress socks AE - Burgundy Strands $40 eBay finds. Omega Speedmaster on a oxblood strap Tuesday's here everyone. Hope you all have an outstanding day!!

Gentlemen, pardon me if this is not the right platform. Based on all your experience and coming from different walks of life, I need some advise. It has been a very tough year, my wife was diagnosed with cancer, went through surgery and chemo, now a waiting game to March until the next scan. Work has become toxic and just in general, I lost my purpose, no longer interested in the things I used to love, small chores feels like climbing Mount Everest. I have become withdrawn, and prefer silence and solitude, of course this has a negative affect on my marriage, friendships and have become depressed. Feels like just another day, dragging myself out of bed, giving myself a pep talk just to face the day. Have some meds, but not working, seeing someone just causes more negative questions How do I shake this off and be who I really am? Life is not that bad, but for some reason this dark cloud is smothering me. If this topic is not allowed on this platform, I apologize, and admin may remove it. Any suggestions or input will appreciated.

Finally a bit colder this morning and even a spot of rain before sunrise. We love getting rain at this time of year as a bulwark to fires in the Los Angeles area. A basic workday outfit but with a sportscoat vs. a traditional suit jacket today. Today's outfit includes: Shirt: Brisk Winchester twill in mid blue with a two complication collar: pin collar and a club collar Slacks: Peter Millar wool slacks in Italian blue Jacket/SC: Ralph Lauren camel hair single-breaster SC with notch lapels Pocket Square: Fort Belvedere brown & blue paisley silk square Tie: Kirby Allison Ancient Madder silk tie in rust, with navy and deep green shapes Belt: Nordstrom dark brown leather belt with silver buckle Shoes: Thursday Boots double monk-straps in cinnamon brown Socks: Il Regalo navy with mid-blue shadow stripe, wool & silk, over the calf dress socks (I'm really starting to love these especially for half the price of the same dress socks from other brands I use) Cufflinks: Unknown maker, blue multiangle reflective blue squares atop a silver base Collar bar: Fort Belvedere silver plated collar pin with cubic ends (this is their largest collar bar, which I thought would be way too small - for the Brisk pin collar shirts, it is the perfect size and nicer than the free collar bar with comes with the Brisk shirt) Watch: Fossil Neutra Quarts with a cream color face and darker brown leather strap