New Haircut

So I went to the Barber who lives a few blocks from me yesterday, first time I have been there. He's been cutting hair there for over 40 years and definitely knows his trade. Lots of good conversation, quite old fashioned, and a wonderful result. I'm really happy with the result. (Compare with my other pictures on here for the difference)

A walk on the waterfront

Eddie Bauer sweater, jeans, boots, grey flat cap. Perfect for a sunny but slightly breezy day walking along the waterfront.

Grooveshark

For anyone who hasn't used this website before. GrooveShark

Pretty awesome streaming music site, and no I have no idea what the legality of this is. I think it is user uploaded music. I'm using it to listen to a lot of Jazz and Blues right now.

Yesterday

I didn't post this yesterday due to lack of time so I figured I would today. This is just another "look at what I wore today!" post. Feedback from anyone reading would be appreciated.

This is a combination of my Land's End shirt, Oscar de la Renta blazer, and the grey pants that I found thrifting more recently.

I have a question for the more sartorially minded? I wore my brown shoes with these, since they don't clash with the pants. How strict is jacket, belt,shoe matching? (Brown belt to math the shoes of course) Is it just that your jacket and shoes shouldn't be clashing colours (brown and black for instance) or should they match more closely in colour?

And, while it isn't totally clear in the picture the jacket is a greyish-greeny-teal sort of colour. To my eye it didn't appear too similar to the pants. I wanted to avoid looking like it was a mismatching suit. I did have compliments on it.

A Cool Spring Day

So the weather here is notorious for being... chaotic I supose is a good word to describe it. But that's what you get for living in a port town on the North Atlantic. A few weeks ago we had some stunningly beautiful weather. People were out in shorts and t-shirts. Those of us who weren't undergraduate college students were usually out in pants and a light sweater or button down shirt. My girlfriend, sister, and mom (who was in town visiting) went down to the waterfront and I enjoyed one of these:

An excellent West Coast style IPA. Extra hoppy, just the way I like it.

Of course the last few weeks haven't been so kind. A few days ago we had snow. It didn't last long but still it was snow.

Today looks like it will be a nice day, but not sit out at the water front and drink a cold beer nice. It was cool but sunny out on my walk in to the lab. I opted to go with some heavier trousers, a button down sport shirt, and a classic quarter zip Eddie Bauer pull over.

And my brown leather shoes. A little more fashion-forward than some prefer with the square cut toe but I like them. This look probably would have been pulled off better with a pair of loafers or boat shoes for a more classic New England look.

And don't worry, the socks are brown not black.

Cheers

DG

Ralph Lauren Again

So Today I really wanted to wear the tweed Brooks Brothers Sports Jacket that I got during the Great Thrifting Adventure but, alas the sleeves are just too short and I haven't had time to go get them altered yet. There was some concern that the jacket might not fit period but every time I try it on I think that that isn't true.

Anyway so today is the Ralph Lauren jacket with a blue shirt. Also, jeans and my boots:

My Neck still looks too fat, good thing I am going to the gym today. :)

I also need a haircut. When some cash comes in I.ll be going to the Barber.

And here are the boots:

Synthetic and not real leather but they are very comfortable and look pretty good I think. It gives a little bit of "edge" to a more dapper presented look.

New Blogs Added

I just added some new blogs to follow over on the sidebar.

Being Manly
A Suitable Wardrobe
The Modern Traditionalist

All look like great sources of inspiration!