More Advent Style -- December 08, 2015. . .

The upper half today. I call this my Yankee Candle "Bayberry" look.

A bit matchy-matchy today, but it's the final week o classes or the semester, and I won't have much o an opportunity to dress quite as presentably in the coming weeks with the exception of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Just cords and a rugby top or crewneck sweater most days as I get the house in order. . .

On that note, we closed on our new house yesterday, received the keys, and will take up residence from Monday the 14th. Just in time to prepare for Christmas. Ahhhhhhh. The Grand Duchess, as chair of her department, will be otherwise occupied, so I will be able to unpack and arrange without distraction. You know. Too many chefs in the kitchen and all that.

-- Heinz-Ulrich.

And the lower half. I actually had a couple of student visitors this morning during office hours for the first time this semester. Can you tell the final paper is almost due?

Monday's upper half featured another one of my wool tartan ties and my corduroy 3/2 roll jacket.

The socks here nicely echo the jacket without being exactly the same color. I think the yellow silk pocket square prevents everythng in this particular ensemble from being too matchy-matchy. That was the hope at any rate.

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