More business development meetings, exploring new ideas and opportunities. Calls for a bit of polish- Bespoke navy single breasted suit in Loro Piana wool Bespoke cotton piqued shirt with cutaway collar and French cuffs. The piqued weave adds a 3 dimensional depth, greater stiffness to the fabric, and formality to the finish. H. Huntsman & Sons green silk herringbone striped tie Ede & Ravenscroft Black Watch tartan silk pocket square Nobile Italy Scottish design green cotton socks Benson & Clegg green Passant dragon cufflinks Bottega Veneta black loafers WOTD Rolex Submariner No Date SOTD double oud layering combination of Fragrance du Bois’ Oud Vert Intense and Roja Parfum’s Enigma Aoud (what can I say, I like an oud, even in summer!)

You can’t win big with casual effort. You have to become unstoppable. You have to become an unstoppable force of nature. Until you do that… You will never reach your full potential. Most people start fired up. They’re motivated. They’re excited. They talk a big game. Then the first real obstacle shows up… The first setback. The first disappointment. The first moment where things don’t go according to plan. And they fold. That’s why most people never get where they want to go. You have to be willing to run straight through every obstacle that stands in your way. You have to be willing to keep going when it hurts. When it’s inconvenient. When nobody believes in you. When you don’t even believe in yourself. You cannot be passive about your life. You have to decide exactly what you want… Then impose your will on the circumstances around you. Refuse to be denied. Refuse to quit. Refuse to accept anything less than the standard you’ve set for yourself. Build yourself into a force that cannot be ignored. A force that cannot be stopped. One day at a time. One challenge at a time. One obstacle at a time. Keep going until the world has no choice but to move out of your way. ~ Andy Frisella

Today is Thursday, so that is the day of the week I head into the office for work. Very cold overnight, still only 6 degrees on the way to work with quite a lot of fog around. I love the cooler weather as I am able to get my overcoats out and use them. I built this outfit around my new M.J. Bale Hemming Shirt is crafted from a premium 100% cotton in a bold Aqua and White Bengal stripe design. This is the first Bale shirt with a 2 piece yoke and they feel much nicer than the older shirts. Chose a charcoal suit and was having difficulty with which tie to wear so I asked ChatGPT and the suggestion of the Solid colour Burgundy tie was inspired. I had originally picked some black shoes and a black belt, but it came across as a little too formal with the shirt, so I switched it up to use my Oxford Wingtips and a Brown Strap. Altogether it looks terrific and I think the brown grounds and softens the outfit. I have added what I will post to Instagram, this is drones by using the post I put up for the Skool, I then take it to chatGPT and ask for a certain style and action to spin it into something the reads a little cleaner. For todays post I asked for something more informative with a fashion forward outcome, below is the result. “Thursdays are my in-office days, and this one arrived with a proper winter mood: 6°C, heavy fog, and the kind of chill that finally justifies reaching for an overcoat. Cooler weather is my favourite for exactly that reason—outerwear gets to be the main character. I built today’s look around a new M.J. Bale Hemming Shirt in 100% premium cotton, cut in a bold aqua-and-white Bengal stripe. It’s also the first Bale shirt I’ve owned with a two-piece yoke, and the difference is noticeable—cleaner structure, better drape, and a more refined feel than the older versions. To keep the shirt’s colour doing the talking, I anchored everything with a charcoal suit. The tie was the final decision point, and a solid burgundy ended up being the perfect call: modern, confident, and a great contrast against the aqua stripe without competing with it.