What Alex Wears... for the holidays

Just because I'm having fun doesn't mean
I should look like I'm having fun.

Oh man, it's getting late in the year.  And you know what that means? Finals!  Oh wait, not everyone is in grad school... what's that other thing that happens around this time of year?  Oh right, non-denominational winter present giving festivities!  And drinking various spiced wine drinks!  And of course that means that you get to wear ludicrous crap you wouldn't normally wear!  Like white shoes! (I seem to really like exclamation marks!)  And the rest after the jump...

Giving thanks (mostly for tweed though)

It's definitely the country, I'm pretty sure we were contractually obligated to wear tweed.

Happy Holiday's everyone!  Well... I suppose not our non-american audience (of which there is at least one! Hey Egypt!), but everyone else.  I hope you're recovering nicely from the turkey overload.  I've been soooooo busy with a cold, school and turkey that I haven't had time to post.  But I have had time to wear tweed.  And so did my cousin Damon (on the left... no, the other left... my left) and John S. (on my right, with the bitchin' moustache).  Because even though it's about family and food and all that other good stuff (seriously, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays) it's always a good day to be a snappy dresser.  More of our jinks (most hi, some low) after the jump...

What Alex Wears... when he skips all the way to Connecticut to give thanks.

I decided to skip ALL the way there

It was a brisk fall day (brisk as shit, that field coat was NOT warm enough.)  Ashley and I decided to get some lunch.  It was a mere 3 hours from when I was going to head down to CT for my most favoritest of holidays (except my birthday, of course).  And what says fall more than some camouflage and jeans?  The rest of my outfit, after the jump.

What Alex Wears... when he votes!

What are you looking at my fancy duds for?  Go out and vote!

What Alex Wears... when he makes it rain at 555

In the interest of making myself look taller than Ashley showing off my shoes I'm standing in this ludicrous pose.  But there's an important reason.  It's fucking Restaurant Week bitches!!  That means we went with some friends to 555 to drop some serious dolla dolla bills, y'all.  And what do you wear to a swanky place to eat?  A suit goddammit!  But I didn't want to look like too big of a pretentious jag, so I dressed it down pretty significantly.  Plus it was raining, so I figured red chucks would hold up better than leather soled shoes.  I didn't want my feet soaking for the whole meal... that's just miserable.


The rest of the preparation after the jump.

What Alex Wears... when he meets the parents

Oh boy.  This was the big one.  I went to Ashley's parents house for dinner the other night (she was there too).  I don't know why I was worried, they both love the blog! (note to advertisers: I have cross generational appeal!)  In fact her dad was wearing a vest, tie and jeans! Thankfully he had on a snappy tweed number with a woven wool tie.  I had on my grey vest and a burgundy (that's like a dark purple-ish red, if you don't follow color too closely) knit wool tie.  How embarrassing would it have been if we had been wearing the same thing?!


Probably not very, my ego is vast and can accommodate people thinking I look good enough to copy.  I'm still waiting to see who dresses up like me for Halloween.  Of course I have a full break down of the outfit after the jump.  (Plus some musings on style, which I'm sure everyone was chomping at the bit to hear... or read... which I guess on the internet is pretty similar).

What Alex Wears... while he passes out from exhaustion.

Poor me... I was all tuckered out after my long day of one econ class and then some beers with grad school people.  The last few days had been exhausting though.  I could barely sleep after being called the best dressed in PPM 610 (Foundations of Public Policy).  What would be next?  Best dressed in PPM 640?  PPM 611?  What would be the marginal utility and opportunity costs of being the dressed man in an economics class?
These were the question running through my mind when I just passed out from brain use.  Fortunately I was wearing this surprisingly comfortable combo.  Those pants were made in China... but I bought them in China... so I think I was supporting local labor.  The breakdown after the jump...

What Alex Wears... when he's named best dressed in class

This post is actually a ay late.  I was super busy doing work all weekend for Grad School (that public won't policy itself!)  But after all the work I got a prize!  My professor said I was the best dressed in class! Hurrah!  Let that be a lesson to everyone out there, wear a tie and your teachers will remember you... Unless you all follow that lesson... but I don't think anyone will start wearing a tie just on my say so.  Though I can dream.  Outfit breakdown after the jump.

What Alex Wears... while he engages in a high speed chase

As you can see here on a beautiful fall day in Maine this outfit is great for sliding over your car hood so you can hop in and chase down some no good hippies (or punks, your choice).  The shoes let them know you're coming and the jacket is short, ensuring it won't get stuck on the car hood, and the aviators let em know you aren't fucking around.

What Alex Wears... while he BLOGS!

Look at me go! I'm a blogging machine!  what I'm wearing after the jump...