White Suede and Grey Tweed: Casual Editon

Four days later, white bucks and a tweed jacket get a second airing, this time in a more casual feel:

With a Brooks Brothers shirt in navy gingham, a tan wool v-neck from the House of Tweed in Scotland, and my favorite paisley square.

Dark blue jeans, washing and wearing nicely, and argyle socks. In the past, I wore my jeans with big cuffs. These days, I like them in a proper length. Every now and then, a small cuff is the trick. It gives just the right tiny nod to a 1950s look, kinda Pat Boone, but without the dorky aspect.

I titled this post the "Casual Editon". It's true, this outfit is relaxed and comfortable, but the original combo of tweed and khaki would have been cosidered fully casual not so long ago. Many people might have considered todays combo to be dressed up. How times change.

I can remember when I was 12, in 1988, the older kids would wear wrecked white bucks with a button down oxford and a crew neck school sweatshirt, in the Fall. It was a look. The more dashing among them night finish it with a scarf or a sports coat, likely stolen from dear old dad.

I'm telling you, white bucks in Fall are the jam. Don't knock it till you've tried it.