This week will be a special week due to the fact that my dearest father will be spending the week with me. I am excited, but a little tense as well. Though my father taught me to be a ruthless business man, encouraged my love of sport, and how to win the love of beautiful women (woman now, I love you sweetie)......we can get a little argumentative when couped up together for too long. In terms of years, he is still relatively young at 52 and he is suddenly obsessed with wearing corduroy and bow ties. He sports a beard, tortoise shell glasses, and he is a little chubby. I plan to spend very little time at work this week, though my father will insist on going by to see my chief assistant LM. I sometimes believe he may just be coming to see her, though at 23 and with a flirty attitude, she does antagonize him. Oh well, let's see how the week goes, but don't worry, I will continue to post.
In the photo:
This is one of my oldest tweed jackets, shirt, and neck ties. I actually wore this while attending college.
A classic outfit, paired with my favorite shoes!!
21 comments:
Hoefully your dad will tell you that you should wear solid color shirts with windowpane tweed jackets.
The multicolor striped tie provides enough of a contrast when paired with the pattern of the jacket. Adding a checked shirt is dizzyingly distracting.
Richard,
Who are you calling a little chubby? You are chubby. Like father like son I suppose.
Oh gosh -- Richard you are so fat.......
God bless you anonymous........you and your cohorts need some new glasses. I am 6'0", 175 lbs as my father is 5'9", 250 lbs. I think he might qualify as chubby, but he doesn't care that I say that. Heck, his nickname is the "Bear".
Looks like an ad for Ethan Allen Fine Furnishings.
Great post, Richard. Love the tassel loafers, as always. It's nice that you can spend time with your father. As for mine...well, we can barely stand being in the same room together. Same with my mother. Some things are not meant to be. I laughed when I read that your dad's nickname is "Bear". A short, chubby, bearded guy called "Bear"...it's too rich to not comment on. ;)
Oh, please. What is with the calling you names like chubby? It's bizarre. You are right there in the picture and are clearly at a perfectly normal weight. I don't understand the haters, at all. Have a lovely visit with your dad, Richard.
You are in your early 30s and your Dad is 52? ( Basically my age?) My oldest is 20. I couldn't feature have a child in their 30s at this point in my life.
As someone who calls you a poser and an embarrassment; as someone who visits this blog to make fun of you and read the comments; as someone who laughs at your fake stories and how you wish your life was (or is) ....... I actually like this outfit. It is 100x better than your other clownish things you wear. I would go with a solid shirt though.
Richard,
I must say that you opened yourself up with the chubby comment. I am also going to say that I think you knew it would stir things up a bit by making the comment. Hint, hint, the past comments made about your own weight. But hey, whatever works for you.
However, as far as the ensemble, I give you an A-, as I tend to agree with the others as far as the shirt aspects. I absolutely love, I mean love the blazer and the tie. The shoes are a major plus, what kind? I did not see the usual list that you give.
It’s good to see that you have a good relationship with your father. However, I have a question, where is your mother? I’ve not heard anything about her in any of your post. Mine is more important to me then my father, as he was hardly around when I was growing up, may have something to do with his choice in careers I guess. I completely understand that you can only spend so much time with him, as I too have this issue. My father the Marine he is can be over bearing at times. So good luck.
So you have been taught to be "ruthless" by your father-and you are proud of this.
You are a prick.
Richard,
Great combination for color and texture. The trousers are way too baggy, though. Get them taken way in. They make you look portly. Love the shoes too.
Tan tan and more tan! Your yellow and navy tie saves the day.
Seriously? What Hotchkiss and Yale man would have kids so young? Unless you are a love child. Your stories just don't add up.....do explain.
I echo the comments about the shirt being too busy, and the pants baggy, but it's not too bad. Too many browns in this outfit overall. Believe it or not, blue is in the brown family, and provides great contrast. I think a solid light blue shirt would have done wonders for this outfit. I don't think you look chubby.
I echo the comments about the shirt and the pants being a little baggy. I don't agree with the chubby statements. This outfit has too much brown going on. Blue is also in the brown color family. A light blue shirt would have done wonders for this outfit.
Enjoy your time with dad.
It all comes off pretty dusty and stodgy. I'm 25 years old in Southern California. I enjoy the classicism of the articles, but this is just too much of a good thing. It's just has no modern aspects. But I guess I am missing the point of the blog entirely.
6 feet tall, 175 pounds? I find that pretty hard to believe. With those numbers, you would be looking pretty lean. Nobody here would ever have mentioned your weight if those numbers were true.
I myself am 5 foot 11 inches and 180. I am not finished with my weight loss goals, but I still appear thinner in candid pictures than you do in the pictures that you plan out and edit. How would that be possible?
First, I am just sick of all the chubby comments.....period ! If the word is even mentioned in any comments, I will not post them. PERIOD! I guess I will have to post of a picture of myself in boxers to show that there is not an ounce of fat on this body.
Poloist, I was indicating that my father is chubby to coincide with his nickname "Bear".
And I did not realize there was rules against marrying young and attending Yale. My father and mother were married at 18 and they had me at 21.
Doug, being in PR and being successful requires a ruthless nature. I am not a ruthless person, but rather a ruthless business man. And, I am thankful for my father installing this prickish attitude within me.
I sense you were joking about posting a photograph of yourself in only your boxers... but it really would put a lot of questions/comments to rest if you really did it... Just sayin'.
If you are as lean as you say, I have to ask: Do the WASPs not dress with their silhouettes in mind? I know I do. In fact, before I even THINK about colors or patterns of an article I am going to buy, I look at the big picture: the SHAPE of the article on my body.
If you are 6 feet, 175 pounds, without an ounce of fat on you, I have to say, you're not doing yourself any favors by not taking advantage of the more modern cuts available these days: Higher arm holes, slimmer shirt cuts, slightly shorter pants... Or does that deviate from the WASP attitude?
Anonymous,
I don't know, I am considering doing a post with me in my boxers! And yes, I do consider the fit of my clothes, and I attribute the awkwardness of some of the photos due to a lack of skilled photography. I own some full cut trousers, but I own just as many slim ones. All of my shirts are either made to measure, or they have been customized to provide a slim fit.
However, many of the ultra traditionalist would say that WASPs do not care about shape in their clothes, as they prefer sack suits, etc. I do own some sack suits/sport coats.....the one in this photo for example. However, I do own some slimmer suits as well in very traditional fabrics.
What's with people saying the trousers are baggy? Oh, I get it. It's probably the younger crowd. The slim fit, ultra slim fit, and Thom Browne crowd.
Ridiculous. The trousers are fine. It's called drape people.
Again we have green=it really does not work ever.Stick to clean cut lines Blues, greys whites.
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