Back to the grindstone after some lay nights out watching football… Bespoke PoW check DB wool sports coat Bespoke white cotton herringbone shirt Bespoke black wool trousers New & Lingwood black silk tie CT white silk pocket square Benson & Clegg black pirate cufflinks Nobile Italy black socks Fairfax & Favorite black tassel loafers WOTD Submariner SOTD layering Francesca Bianchi’s Libertine Neroli with Roja’s Elysium Pour Homme By throwing Roja's Elysium EDP over Libertine Neroli the massive, crystalline blast of Elysium’s grapefruit, lime, and airy blackcurrant acts like a high-altitude sky over Bianchi's deep, grounded Earth. The hyper-modern, clean ambrette and vetiver in Elysium act as a molecular filter. It takes that dense, vintage oakmoss and dark leather of Libertine Neroli and stretches it out into an incredibly crisp, bright, three-dimensional trail.

One of my co-workers is moving on to be a director of engineering. He said to me today that I am one of the most consistently sharp dressed people he has worked with. I know - I don't dress sharply enough to be the exemplar of men's office fashion, but I wear a dress shirt that fits and some almost reasonable, but slightly lacking, pants. But my shoes are sharp. And that is what caught his attention. He noted how the leather quality and the color was just the best. They are brown Allen Edmonds Fifth Avenues, and I keep them in shape. We chatted a bit about dressing nice and leaving good impressions or avoiding negative impressions. Then we talked about an executive 'coach' he is consulting with, and that was a great chat. I even thought it could be worthwhile chatting with this coach as a dedicated contract worker, just to see if there any opportunities I might be leaving on the table. So, people are paying attention.