My new Boston Scally - DC caps came today. Nice look for an adult while bringing the child out of you. The Superman with dust bag and collector pins. Stylish for the new room and strong enough to the Man of Steel. The Batman with dust bag and collector pins. Sophisticated enough for Bruce Wayne and black enough for the Dark Knight. The Two-Face with dust bag and double sided collector coin. Show of your duality with the sleek and uniformed good side, then show of you mixed up wild side.

Took the day off for my birthday, just to stay home & hang with my oldest. Cheers Gentlemen!!

In June of last year, I technically owned zero blazers - despite a navy blazer generally being recommended as a great first piece of tailored menswear (and one of @Brian McGuire's favorites). I had a few suit jackets and a decent number of sportscoats (or sport coats), but technically no blazers. You can review this post from last June for more information on the technical definition of a blazer. While I personally would not walk - nor do I recommend walking - around in public correcting random people's misuse of various menswear terms, including blazer, I do recommend personally ensuring that one does use proper terms and terminology as much as possible. After all, being an honest and effective communicator entails both meaning what you say and saying what you mean - which includes proper terms and terminology. After all, as 'The Lawyer You Know' is fond of saying, "Words matter; definitions matter!" Some might argue that whether to use the term Blazer or Sportscoat is a semantic issue, but that is incorrect. Whether to use 'Sportscoat' or 'Sports Coat' or 'Sport Coat' is a semantic issue; the difference between a Blazer and a regular Sportscoat is a functional issue. It's also similar to the difference between a square and a rhombus. Just as all squares are rhombuses but not all rhombuses are squares; all blazers are sportscoats but not all sportscoats are blazers. As you can see, I now have five blazers in my closet. Two of these happen to be suit jackets but, when worn as part of a separates outfit, both adhere to the technical definition of a blazer. The first image showcases my first traditional blazer - and it's as close to my ideal blazer (from the aforementioned post) as my local menswear shop was able to get me with their basic made-to-measure program. As you can see, I didn't stop with that one... The second image shows all five, and I'll give the details here, in order...

Bluegrass Musician’s.Supply has been an important part of the music community of Columbus and Ohio for many years and it has been an important part of Robin and my life since moving South. We have bought a lot of instruments and supplies over the years plus participated in the weekly jam over the years. Un fortunately, the shop will be closing later this year. So today we took the time to make one of our last visits and stock up on strings, picks, books and other supplies. We also looked at some vintage instruments. As we left we got a picture of the ivonic sign. In the picture I am wearing a Stetson Silverbelly Jameson, a white snap button western skirt with a blue and red paisley pattern, a white knit tie, a red Denimi. Double breasted waist coat, red denim trousers and burgundy Lucchese boots.

How’s the fit on this shirt for an untucked button down? Should I stick with the slim cut or go to a more classic fit?