When not in period costume

Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune

was a seriously stylish man

Jackie Robinson and Van Heflin both had great style. Even though it is short by today's standards, that black knit tie and herringbone is a winning combination!

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Donegal tweed, washed in the river Eske

Today it has to be green! Sláinte!

Steve Cochran, rocking two of my favorite looks. You guessed it, a black knit tie and a white shirt!

The classic French working man's jacket "Bleu de Travail" has become a fashion icon. Whether you buy vintage or new, this is a perfect casual jacket for casual weekends.

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Being simple, classic and French, I am pairing it today with an equally iconic French fragrance, Pour uh Homme de Caron:

Not sure if I try hard enough.... However, this leathery fougère from the 1970s holds up very well and is my scent of the day:

Carol Reed's classic 1949 thriller was the inspiration for Caron's fragrance by the same name. A woody, leathery scent with a spicy overdose of nutmeg, it is my scent of the day.

Leave your number and go on home

But don't wait with sandwiches by the phone

I told you I loved you

Now get out.

For now....

Van was a fan....

White shirt, hard at work.