Back From 10 Days Away

I’m back from a little more than a week away on the Gulf Coast.

I thought I’d post some fit pics I snapped while there, which I posted most days on my Instagram story. We had a wonderful time with family and friends. Our primary purpose for traveling was the same as it is every year around this time: to observe an 8-day biblical festival with great meaning and significance. So I got to dress up for services every day in addition to having fun beach-y activities. Here’s what I packed:

Tailored

• A navy suit and two sportcoats—navy double breasted blazer and green windowpane single breasted jacket
• Cotton-linen dress trousers x3—faded navy, rich mid-brown and off-white
• Four dress shirts—white, blue, and blue/white stripes
• Tan suede tassel loafers
• 7 ties

Casual stuff

• Three sportier button up shirts—denim popover, linen fun-stripe shirt and a Leno weave striped shirt with single piece collar
• Three polo shirts—navy and seafoam green
• White jeans, light-wash jeans, and… a second pair of white jeans (Sid’s natural denim)
• Three pairs of swim trunks
• White espadrilles, flip flops and Birkenstock’s

It was basically the last hurrah for cotton-linen trousers, swim trunks, linen shirts and summer-weight jackets in 2020. I found the tassel loafers to be very versatile as my only dress shoes on the trip, even with the navy suit. See the results in the pics below to see if you agree.

You’ll notice a couple pics of my dad. He was able to wear a glorious faux-tweed “balloon” Ring Jacket he bought recently during the first half of the week when it was surprisingly cool and low in humidity, and he also wore a Ring Jacket calm twist navy suit; both were purchased from Supply & Advise.

Highlights of the trip besides quality time with loved ones were a 2-hour jet ski rental in the bay (this company definitely recommended if you find yourself in PCB), an afternoon pontoon rental, and racing my brother on go karts with our kids. The time off was really beneficial for me. I’m looking forward to cooler weather and all it entails; I ordered a pumpkin spice latte on the drive home to celebrate :D.

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