Late February Monday Classes Style. . .

A couple of long overdue attire photographs at long last (thank you for your patience with the skiing diversions earlier in the winter)! Monday's gear featured various items from J. Press, Mercer & Sons, Polo, and Borsalino among others. The mid-gray fedora (not a trilby) actually garnered a very nice compliment from a male student as I exited the building midday once classes were finished. Never necessary, but always nice to hear.

I'm quite sure I look like I just stepped out of a time machine to most students, faculty, and staff. You dirty rat! You killed my brother! Yeah? See? Yeah!

Attendance was reasonably good for the week before Spring Break although about half of each class was missing despite a recently reinstituted attendance policy as we shed various pandemic-era procedures set up for largely asynchronous courses during 2020-2022. What was it the largely discredited and social pariah writer, actor, and director Woody Allen is purported to have said about success in life and simply showing up?

Whatever your feelings about him might be, there's something to ol' Mr. Konigsbergs' observation I think.

-- 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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