Zoom Attire for March 31st. . .

This comfy, old shirt from Land's End (purchased in 2004) is beginning to show signs of wear, but it doesn't look too bad when pressed and tossed under a blazer.

Hard to go wrong with olive, khaki, or tan chinos and loafers.

Some years back, I finally concluded that the most versatile dress socks are those in navy and occasionally mid-blue. If you have a lot going on elsewhere, it's best to keep the socks fairly understated relative to everything else to avoid straying unwittingly into clown territory.

The usual spate of online meetings -- brief, but meetings nonetheless -- at the dining room table today (the light is kinder there than elsewhere in the house), so why not dress it up a bit with my most used navy blazer, olive chinos, penny loafers, and braided belt? The shirt and necktie have not seen the light of day in more than a year. The wool and dinosaur pocket square is a recent purchase (on sale) from Ben Silver. How could I resist a bit of playful irreverence while also giving a nod to my son's fascination of longstanding with the prehistoric lizards?

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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Mid-November Monday. . .

A few minutes between classes this morning, so I snapped pictures of today's attire and accessories. The first wearing this season of the Optimo 'Dearborn' fedora, and the tie is a vintage number from Orvis, a nod to my late father's fly-fishing and fly-tying hobbies. It's been two or three years since this particular necktie's last appearance, so high time to pull it out and knot it carefully around the ol' neck. Managed to nail it on the first attempt too. Could this be the start of a trend? -- Heinz-Ulrich

The Problem of "Business Casual" Attire. . .

This is how it's done. Business Casual the RIGHT way, ladies and gentlemen. Even during the summer months. A photograph (taken by Studio B Portraits ) which appeared in 425 Business Magazine in May 2017. T his post on the problem of business casual dress began as a quick postscript to a previous blog entry last week but quickly grew and grew as additional thoughts occurred, were developed in more detail, and revisions made. So much so, that it seemed, eventually, like a better idea to make the initial P.S. afterthought into its own entry . Are ya ready, Freddy? Then, here we go. . . ------------ U nless you actually plan to sell beach snacks and trinkets on Cozumel, become a serial barista, or greet customers at a fancy nightclub after taking out huge student loans to attend university somewhere for four or five years, plus an MBA afterward, it's really a better idea to err on the side of (somewhat) more formal work at...

Friday on Campus Style. . .

S omewhat atypically, I was on campus for several hours today helping with an interview that is part of a larger documentary project on which a colleague and I are working. Although I am behind the camera (I'm the audio guy in fact), what better reason does one need to dress presentably? Exactly. Everything worn, barring the recently purchased University of Wisconsin socks, a gift from the Grand Duchess, has been in the rotation for a while now. And, of course, there was the Panama hat, which I'll wear until we pass October 1st when the felt fedoras reappear. -- Heinz-Ulrich

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