Casual Dinner Out Style. . .

On the lower half, a pair of cinnamon-colored corduroy jeans, ribbon belt, and LL Bean duck shoes with Smart Wool socks.

Just home from a day of meetings on campus, my wife also wore charcoal wool dress pants with a crease and a pair of zip-up winter boots with heels to make her 5' 3" (160cm) frame a bit more commanding.

The Grand Duchess and I managed to escape yesterday (Friday) evening for a couple of hours to enjoy a rare dinner out for just the two of us. We were lucky to find a small table at our favorite local Thai restaurant given that virtually all local eateries were booked solid since it was Valentine's Day.

Our small table in a corner was eventually crowded with Mango Curry, a delicious coconut and tofu soup, steamed dumplings, Drunken Noodles, and a steaming pot of Jasmine tea. Perfect for the cold, snowy evening outside. And yes, we brought home what we could not manage to finish. But boy, did we try!

Sartorially speaking, we were also the most "dressed" people in the place.

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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