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Bow Tie Wednesday. . .


 

Another Brooks Brothers suit with a vintage Polo self-tie bow tie and the usual suspects, including my Panama hat, which I've been wearing again daily since mid-August.  With the shift to autumn, at least according to the calendar, I'll phase back into felt fedoras.  

Unless we have a spell of unusually sunny and warm weather. Then, it's back to the Panama hat for a time or two more before I stow it in a hatbox until late Spring 2024.  

And no, fellas.  A trilby is NOT a fedora. 

-- Heinz- Ulrich

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  1. CharlottesvilleSeptember 21, 2023 at 11:18 AM

    Great look, Heinz-Ulrich, and a reminder that I need to break out my bow ties more often. Also, a reminder that I need to make the annual hat swap and trade the Panamas for the felts and tweeds.

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