Showing My Stripes for Tuesday. . .

While not ideal for a one-time night owl like me, I enjoy arriving to campus before 8am, which allows plenty of time for a coffee, the occasional glazed doughnut in our library's cafe, and that blissful early morning quiet before the rest of the world starts knocking at my figurative door. Cue the Lionel Richie. Er, um, on second thought. . .

Showing my stripes on a cold, gray Tuesday morning as I enjoy the rest of my coffee and gear up for class at 10:20am. The double dose of stripes is toned down by the addition of a heavy flannel navy blazer (single-breasted today) with mid-gray flannel pants, mid-brown shoes and belt, and maroon socks with thin navy stripes ringing my lower legs. Combating the cold with the double-breasted camelhair polo coat (shown here a few weeks back) and my favorite navy, yellow, and red wool scarf when I cross campus to the building where I teach later this morning. Who says a man must dress in pilled, coffee-stained, terminally wrinkled earth tones in the so called business casual environment of 2019?

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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The above photograph has been "borrowed" from the J. Press website. "I f you see something you want," advised my late mother, "buy it. It won't be there when you go back later." A favorite (and wise) adage hers that I still follow whenever possible. So when this item appeared on clearance at J. Press, I mulled it over for a couple of days, and then clicked the requisite boxes to make the online purchase. Should be here within the week. Once upon a time, I had a similar jacket by Corbin that I foolishly purged before we left Central Illinois ('Illi-noir' anyone?) for Michigan almost 10 years ago. Not sure what I was thinking at the time since I did like the item and wore it routinely. This one will be a bit nicer and help me make sartorial amends. At least to myself. -- Heinz-Ulrich

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