Mid-Autumn Monday Style. . .

A cold, blustery, and initially damp day today. Some clearing later, but the sky had that unmistakable late October, wintry look about it all day, and the breeze was stiff at times. Perfect for tweed, cords, and suede wing-tip brogues.

The pocket square is the second half of my early birthday gift from my sister, and it went nicely with both necktie and jacket. A bit matchy-matchy perhaps, but a not unpleasant look overall..

Not visible is the suede belt, a pretty close match to the shoes, and various other accoutrements: Stetson fedora, single-breasted wool overcoat with a charcoal herringbone pattern, and an gray plaid wool scarf that ol' Mom gave me one Christmas 25 or 30 years ago.

Working from home tomorrow, so corduroy jeans with either a plaid cotton flannel shirt, or a Rugby pullover and the usual suede camp moccasins on the feet sans socks. But Wednesday, I'm back on campus, and it might just be time for a wool flannel suit given the generally chilly forecast for the week.

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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