I like to dress well, and these days that involves being frequently overdressed by most peoples standards. It’s very rare that my daily life requires me to wear so much as a dress shirt, let alone a tie or a jacket. But I do it anyway, because I enjoy it and it makes me happy. (…) one might get the impression that I sleep in a tux. It’s far from true. Much of my life is spent in casual clothing doing somewhat messy things (…) Even then I find ways to be comfortable and stylish. (…) Being comfortable and suitably dressed for such situations doesn’t have to mean eternal slovenliness.

Guiseppe speaks the truth on casual clothing. It is absolutely possible to be comfortable and stylish. It just takes a bit of thought and research.

Check out the green knit tie in this video. I need one as it will match everything in my closet.

My style is community-college librarian.

—Zach Galifianakis

Riffing on “make it your own” a bit here. Yes, bespoke is much too costly for many of us, but that shouldn’t stop us from making clothing our own. I call it clothes hacking, but adding a new element to a clothing item, whether it be new buttons (rustic gunmetal blue blazer buttons!) or stitching or some other sort of flare (gauntlet button thread color?), there are ways to make it your own.

I couldn’t agree more with this philosophy on really wearing your clothes. And, I want some Blaze Orange Swims myself.

my philosophy of never wearing clothes that you have to baby. I never want to walk around worrying about scuffing my shoes or if my cashmurr is getting wet. Men shouldn’t be walking around overcautiously keeping their clothes out of harms way. Be a  man.

Mister Wong offers some sage style advise in his post on experimenting with bespoke shirt options.

bespoke is a journey & not an over night success.

Here’s my typical uniform (“kit” for my soccer friends) for any given day.

• On my feet are some variation of brown shoes.
• Socks, usually with a grey or navy pattern.
• I prefer grey pants, if clean.
• A button-front shirt in some shade of blue. Pink is possible with no blue clean.
• If there’s a chill in the air, I like tan sweaters.
• Blazers should be navy (a few exceptions noted).
• I wear grey crew neck and white v-neck t-shirts.
• When applicable, head-wear is a Detroit Tigers hat and/or Ray Bans or Moscots.
• Wrist-wear is a Victorinox watch with orange strap.
• Brown belt.
• My favorite handkerchief is pink.

Ethan Desu on buying quality (clothing).

Pg hits the nail on the head here for me in an issue that I think more and more defines the sort of peron you are – living within your means is the most liberating stance you can take in the evolution of your style, but to live within your means doesnt mean settling for what is cheapest, it means having less but having better. A single great cigar, once a month, with one great meal is better than a hundred cheap smokes. Likewise with clothing, to be “cheap” often does you more disservice in the way you treat your own things. If you have two great pairs of shoes and three well cut suits, all of which you treat with something like reverence for the joy they bring you to wear, you will always look sharp.
So, for myself at least, after many years dealing with all things classic menswear, I have come to this conclusion – cheap is always just cheap. Less, but better, is the path of the quality man.

Getting dressed is a moment of calm, I think, in each day.  It’s a moment that’s entirely our own.  It’s a moment when nothing else can disturb us. And I think it’s something we need to learn to enjoy once again.

—Patrick Grant

If you read this post (and comments), you’ll see why I’m taking credit for what the USA will be wearing on Sunday at the Ryder Cup. It’s worth noting that I’ve known a bit about the uniforms for a while now…