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A DB Monday in Late January. . .

 

Well, here we are a month +2 beyond Christmas and at the start of Week Three of the Spring 2025 academic term.  Figured I'd give my students something few if any of them have ever seen before.  A man in a double-breasted suit.  Except for the whales on the necktie and green socks, a fairly staid look overall but not displeasing.  

The shoulders on the coat are cleaner than they look, but the dimples come from taking a selfie with my phone.  Were I even more vain, I'd carry my small tripod in my briefcase for these occasions. If only I could find it!

A trench coat with liner zipped in, gloves, long gray plaid wool scarf, and a Borsalino fedora completed the picture when I ventured outside.  Certainly nowhere near as cold as a week ago, but it's still wintertime for another couple of months after all.

-- Heinz-Ulrich


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  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM

    Nice, combo. IIRC some years ago HRH Prince of Wales had a tie with a whale motif - nice touch of humour!

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