WDIW...Oct. 17

The temperatures have dropped so flannel can finally come back into the rotation.

Details:

Suit: SuitSupply Havana Burgundy Flannel (3 pc, no vest today)-$299 via SuitSupply Outlet

Shirt: SuitSupply Blue Line Shirt White-$39 via SuitSupply Outlet

Tie: The Knottery Wool Navy/Paisley-$35

Pocket Square: J. Crew Factory Navy/White Polka Dots-$8

Socks: Uniqlo Cotton-3 for $9 deal

Shoes: Meermin Linea Maestro Museum Calf Captoes MTO-$260

WDIWT 10/16/17

Details:

Suit: SuitSupplyBlue Havana via eBay $100 plus Alterations

Shirt: SuitSupply White/Blue Strie via eBay $20

Tie: Eidos Napoli Brown Grenadine via eBay $60

Pocket Square: J. Crew Linen Pocket Square $9.80

Shoes: Meermin Museum Calf (not pictured) $260

After 3+Years...First Post Back

It's been a while...life got busy and well this fell to the way-side.

Even though it's been a few years, I'm still "dressing better" and try to do it with quality products that are kind to the wallet. Keep in mind that quality isn't usually cheap but if you look around you may just find a great deal out there. In addition, what may not be considering "cheap" to you may be "cheap" to others. For example a $300 SuitSupply suit is a great price but it may seem expensive to someone who is used to spending $100 on a suit from Macy's. The quality on the SuitSupply is very likely to be much better than any Macy's suit.

A few from the past couple weeks:

Suit: SuitSupply ($100 on eBay+Alterations), Shirt: SuitSupply ($20 eBay), Tie: Conrad Wu ($80)

Suit: Indochino MTM ($350), Shirt: SuitSupply ($39 Outlet), Tie: Facconable Grenadine ($30 eBay)

Suit: Indochino MTM ($350), Shirt: SuitSupply ($39 Outlet), Tie: Conrad Wu (Gift), Square: TieBar ($10)

Suit: SuitSupply ($260 purchased in Milan SuSu Store), Shirt: Michael Andrews Bespoke (Gift), Tie: Conrad Wu ($80), Square: J. Crew Factory ($6)

WDIWT...6/5

First time I wear this suit but it needs some work. Had it taken in last week and I think my guy took it in a little too much, either that or my stance isn't helping.

Details:

Suit: Michael Andrews Bespoke Holland & Sherry Wool/Cashmere Prince of Wales Gray 2 Piece Suit-$$$

Shirt: Indochino Essential White L/S Dress Shirt via Indochino-$79

Socks: J. Crew Pink/Maroon via J. Crew-$4

Shoes: Meermin Mallorca Brown Calf DoubleMonks via Meermin Mallorca

WDIWT...6/3/14

Early day today at work so I ran some errands and visited a few places like Epaulet and the Ralph Lauren sample sale...nothing impressive at Ralph Lauren Sample Sale if you're wondering.

Details:

Shirt: J. Crew White/Pink/Light Check S/S Shirt via J. Crew Factory Store-$20

Trousers: American Rag Khaki Cotton Chinos via Macy's-$20

Socks: Unsimply Stitched Pink/Navy/Turquoise Polka Dot via Unsimply Stitched-$1 

Shoes: Meermin Mallorca Brown Calf DoubleMonks via Meermin Mallorca-$215

WDIWT...5/27/14 Spring Colors

Kept it simple for today, shades of pink with some white and blue.

Details:
Shirt: J. Crew White/Blue/Pink Cotton Short Sleeve via J. Crew Factory Store-$12.50 (after 50% and $25 off coupon; bought 2 shorts and shorts for wife for under $60 yesterday)
Trousers: H&M Navy Chinos via H&M-$7.50
Socks: J. Crew Pink/Magenta Cotton via J. Crew Factory Store-$4
Shoes: Cole Haan Air Aiden Walnut Penny Loafers via Nordstrom Rack-$90

WDIW...Friday 5/16 Oh So Casual

As casual as I'll get on a casual Friday. Peep my wife's Carmina's next to me in the first pic and my double monks on the second pic. 

The shirt isn't pictured but I was in it for most of the work day as it was incredibly muggy inside the building. The shoes are by far one of my best purchases from eBay. They are pebble grain leather derby's with a rubber sole which makes them perfect for the wet weather we had this Friday.

Details:

Sweater: J. Crew Factory Off-White Shawl Sweater via J. Crew Factory Store-$10

Shirt: J. Crew White/Brown Gingham L/S Casual Shirt via Adrian-$10

Jeans: Old Navy "Slim Fit" via Old Navy-$2.50

Shoes: Cole Haan Brown Pebble Grain Derby via eBay-$15

WDIWT...4/29/14 Layered Up Again

Mother Nature hasn't figured out that its the end of April so temperatures dipped again. Layered up today as I didn't want to wear a coat for today. The shoe choice could have been better but considering that the forecast called for plenty of rain I went with my suede rubber soled beaters.

Side note: I've finally figured out; I think, the leg opening on my trousers, at 8". This is my first set of trousers exactly at 8".

Details
Jacket: Michael Andrews Bespoke Brown Donegal Tweed Holland & Sherry Fabric via Michael Andrews Bespoke-$$$ (part of a 3 piece suit) *this jacket has gotten so much play*
Sweater: Old Navy Navy Cotton V-Neck via Old Navy-$12 or $15
Shirt: JCP Brand Navy/White Polka L/S Button Down Shirt via JC Penney-$10
Trousers: J. Crew Bowery Fit Khaki Cotton via J. Crew Factory Store-$20 plus alterations (hem and taper)
Shoes: Cole Haan Brown Suede Balmorals via Cole Haan-$70

WDIWT...4/13/14

Today was an incredibly beautiful day so we headed to Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY. Wifey had a spa appointment, it's always good to treat the love of your life to something nice. The sneakers were due to the hiking we did.

And just because some pictures of the views at Mohonk.

Details:

Sweater: J. Crew Light Blue V-Neck via J. Crew Factory-$15

Shirt: Old Navy White/Navy Stripe S/S Casual Button Down Shirt via Old Navy-$10

Jeans: Old Navy "Slim Fit" via Old Navy-$2.50

Shoes: Springfield Navy/Maroon/White Lowtop via Springfield in Nice, France-30Euros or about $40 (bought them due to it raining and wearing leather bottom shoes were not a good idea)

WDIWT...4/9/14 Rare Air!

Field trip today with students to Sony WonderLab and with the walking we were going to do I figured sneakers would be appropriate for today.

I haven't wore sneakers to work in a long time so I figured why not bring out my rarest pair; the Nike Air Zoom Kobe IV Home Player Exclusive. House of Hoops released a version of this shoe but in a true purple (darker than the shoe pictured) while this is the lighter purple that was made for Kobe Bryant to wear during the 2009 Finals against the Orlando Magic. I know of only 4 others pairs, with 3 of those being in Kobe's size, 14. These are in my size.

 Details:
Sweater: J. Crew Violet V-Neck via J. Crew Factory-$15
Shirt: Alfani White/Black Micro-Check via Macy's-$12
Jeans: Old Navy "Slim Fit" via Old Navy-$2.50
Shoes: Nike Air Zoom Kobe IV Home Finals PE via Beaverton Connect-$200

This Weekend's Pick-Ups

I have purposely tried to stay away from the mall and outlet but had to go this weekend to return/exchange some stuff. I had some trousers I bought from Macy's that I didn't wear and still had the tags and a sweater at Gap Factory Store that I received as a gift but had whole in it. I made a quick stop at J. Crew Factory Store and found some flannel trousers for $26 down from $229.

Details:

Sweater (Left): Gap Green V-Neck via Gap Factory Store-$10 but nothing out of pocket due to exchange

Sweater (Right): Gap Light Blue V-Neci via Gap Factory-$10 but nothing out of pocket due to exchange

Shirt: Alfani White/Navy Micro-Gingham L/S Shirt via Macy's-$12 but nothing out of pocket due to exchange

Trousers: J. Crew Light Gray Flannel via J. Crew Factory Store-$26

WDIW…Thursday 3/13/14 (Tweed, Violet and a Cow-lick)

Mother-nature decided to throw us a curve-ball on Thursday and drop the temperature from 55 on Wednesday to about 25 on Thursday, layering was necessary. My nephews were also in town from LA so I went and met them at the National History museum in the city. I had a hat on before this picture hence the hair…sorry.

Details:

Jacket: Michael Andrews Bespoke Brown Donegal Holland & Sherry Tweed via Michael Andrews Bespoke part of a 3-piece suit-$$$

Sweater: J. Crew Violet V-Neck via J. Crew Factory Store-$10

Shirt: Stafford White/Pink/Violet L/S Dress Shirt via JC Penney-$10

Pocket Square: Merona White Cotton via Target-$5 for pack of 5

Denim: Old Navy "Slim Fit" via Old Navy-$2.50

Shoes: Joseph Abboud Gray Suede Chukkas via Nordstrom Rack-$50

WDIWT…3/2/14

Kept it simple for dinner with my wife today. Navy and camel for the day.

Details:

Coat: J. Crew Thompson Camel Topcoat via J. Crew Factory Store-$112

Sweater: Old Navy Navy V-Neck via Old Navy-$15

Shirt: Alfani White/Black Micro-check L/S Shirt via Macy's-$12.50

Jeans: Old Navy "Slim Fit" via Old Navy-$2.50

Shoes: Florsheim Imperial Vintage Loafers via eBay-$15

WDIW…2/25/14

Keept it simple on Tuesday with chalkstripe flannel trousers, a light khaki marbled v-neck and a camel topcoat.

Details:

Shirt: Perry Ellis White Cotton L/S Dress Shirt via Macy's-$10

Sweater: Old Navy Khaki Marbled via Old Navy-$10

Coat: J. Crew Factory Thompson Topcoat via J. Crew Factory-$112

Trousers: Claiborne Charcoal chalkstripe flannel via JC Penny-$10

Shoes: Stafford Camlin Brown Wingtips via JC Penney-$40

WDIWT…2/24/14

Postal Blue and walnut boots for today. Snatched these awesome trousers at a Michael Andrews Bespoke sample sale about 2 years ago for cheap. I need to let the seat out a little but otherwise they fit extremely well.

Details:

Topcoat: J. Crew Factory Thompson Camel via J. Crew Factory Store-$108
Sweaters: Banana Republic Light Beige V-Neck via Banana Republic Factory Store-$14
Shirt: ModernTailor Oxford via ModernTailor-$30
Trousers: Michael Andrews Bespoke Postal Blue via Michael Andrews Bespoke Sample Sale-$20
Shoes: Carmina Shoemaker Greeley Walnut Austerity Brogue via Epaulet New York-$365
Messenger Bag: Coach Brown Calf Bleeker Commuter via Coach-Gift

WDIWT…1/29/14 (Navy Tweed & Gray Flannel)

Another attempt at layering and staying warm. This blazer gets complimented every single time that I wear it. I'm usually not a fan of elbow patches but when I saw it in combination on this blazer, I had to have it. I'm usually not someone who buys something at this price point ($100+) impulsively but it was a great piece to add to my wardrobe.

The sweater is one of my new additions as well, I wore it here, but the color didn't come out well. The Camlin boots may not be the best quality boot out there but for $40 they have more than paid for themselves trekking through these salt laced streets.

Details:
Jacket: J. Crew Factory Thompson Navy Tweed via J. Crew Factory-$108
Sweater: J. Crew Factory Light Blue V-Neck via J. Crew Factory-$20
Shirt: Merona White L/S Dress Shirt via Target-$22 plus alterations
Trousers: IZOD Gray Flannel via JC Penney-$5
Shoes: Stafford Camlin Brown Wingtips via JC Penney-$40

WDIWT…11/15/14

I usually take out my clothes for the week on Sunday, steam it and grab the outfit of the day from the closet. Today though I didn't feel like wearing anything I had picked out on Sunday and put this together at the last minute. The denim I had just had it tapered; unfortunately my tailor didn't keep the selvedge line. The shirt I grabbed from my closet because it was white with blue and figured I could pure with whatever sweater or blazer I went with. The sweater I had just bought at J. Crew Factory Store and threw it on. Sometimes an outfit that's given very little thought turns out well.

I received quite a few compliments today on what I decided to wear. From students to colleagues, so it seems I made a good choice. 

Side-note: The color of the sweater is very difficult to pick up on camera but it is a pale light blue almost light gray.

Details:

Sweater: J. Crew Factory Pale Light Blue V-Neck Sweater-$20

Shirt: Stafford White/Blue Micro-check L/S Dress Shirt via JCPenney-$8

Jeans: Gap Selvedge via Gap-$23

Shoes: Allen Edmonds Amok Snuff Suede via Allen Edmonds-$60