At my time of life I'm leaning more towards the college professor look than the college student.

I like comfy trousers, middle of the road lapel and tie width, if J Press or O'Connells opened a branch in Staines I wouldn't need to go anywhere else for my clothes. I don't think that's in either companies strategy though.

Fall/winter: trousers are corduroy, flannel, or tweed with the occasional moleskin. A wide variety of button down shirts---but predominately Viyella, Press plaids, and Orvis. One Bean flannel survives. A few rugbys for an even more casual look.  Lambswool/Shetland sweaters---could be crew or cardigan with a couple of v-necks. Camel hair and tweed jackets. Ivy caps in tweed. Tweed gloves. Scarves in plaids, stripes, houndstooth. Coats depend on the purpose, but I love my camel hair full length and tweed blue full length. I am one of the few ever wearing a full length overcoat these days. Especially rare among those under 60. Then I have a few Orvis tweed bombers, a Filson blackwatch wax coat, and a Barbour quilted coat which I only bought this year. These look damn stupid on so many people that I hesistated, but when I saw me in one---looks great. Probably mostly catch me in rough looking longwings, or my whiskey colored pennies. Belts are tweed, dark surcingles, and some more muted color ribbons.

Spring/summer: Chinos, tropical wool, and the occasional linen trouser. Madras, gingham, and chambray shorts. Gingham, madras, and end on end shirts. Pencil stripe polos. The ubiquitous navy polo. Cotton crewneck sweaters in brighter colors---a nantucket reddish, light blue, a navy cable knit, and the most prep bright green cable knit. Some things can only be worn around the right crowd lest I draw unwanted attention or even rage. The green sweater is probably such an item. But the real killer combo is my white linen pants paired with the navy and white striped Breton sweater. I'm not going to Coney Island in that one. True sneakers...not running shoes. Boat shoes. Tan loafers. Seersucker and madras belts, brighter ribbons and surcingles---though the navy one is a staple.

There is much more and more variations, but that's a good overview. I probably more prep than most on here. At least from what I have seen in the ILSFT thread.

Topsters, Clickers, hi-water 5ps in cord and garment dyed, off white socks and vans, pale blue ocbds under boardshirts, ringer tees, grey sweatshirts, jeans of the right wash. Triple welt bluchers in browns and black. Blackwatch hats...black penny loafers. Ragwool socks, camp moc bluchers...1980 ll bean bodywarmers. 80s Brooks Bleeding madras shorts, chambray BDs..

Er that's  it...

I wish I had a need to be smart but I dont at the mo.

I rarely find myself in a situation that really calls for a tie.  Even when I'm in a sport coat, it's usually with an open neck bd.  A shame really, because I do like the look of a tie in and of itself.  They can do a lot for an outfit.

Well, when we go out on our date, we can wear ties.

I get funny looks at work for even wearing a sports jacket,  let alone wearing a tie. Unfortunately my tie wearing comes down to job interviews (only one to wear one to a recent interview and I reckon it helped a little because I got the job),  weddings, the very rare formal event I get to go too  and meals out.

I've upgraded to old navy cords.. what I would say are cheap American clothes are better than cheap European clothes.