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What are you going to wear? Sometimes it’s good to look at a few suggestions then add your own tweaks and ideas. That’s what these are for. We’re here! Fall. Autumn. Full of temptations both highly caloric and style-wise. For the next couple of style scenarios, we’ll be skipping the sugar and spice and will instead mine goods from .

The Flannel Blazer: . Super soft, breathable, cool/cold weather weight Italian flannel from Vitale Barberis Canonico. Ships/returns for free. The more affordable option: Wear whatever wheelhouse/4-season navy blazer you have on hand and layer underneath.
The Coat: w/ BRINSIDER ($400). Quietly 30% off with that BRINSIDER code. Was just 40% off. Perhaps they’ll do that again for Black Friday? Maybe. 40% off would drop it to $240.
The Pants: w/ STYLE ($124.95). Affordable wool dress pants in a year-round weight with a smart pinstripe. Going with lighter weight, year-round wool trousers because a flannel trouser with a flannel blazer or jacket works when it’s a suit… but it can look a little weird if it’s a contrasting blazer + pants combo.
The Shirt: or w/ BRINSIDER ($80). Or whatever your favorite sharp white dress shirt happens to be.
The Watch: . One of the best watch releases of the year. .
The Socks: . Still the best. Temperature regulating with just enough “squish” to keep feet warm and comfortable.
The Shoes: . It’s really hard to find subtle monk straps. Especially in the affordable realm. Everything is either over-burnished, too pointy, or has some other odd and unnecessary “flair.” These from Nordstrom are subtle, dark brown, and relatively cheap. They even ship/return for free.
The Gloves: . Another annual favorite. Kent Wang’s deerskin touch-screen gloves are soft, flexible, and “The palm side (including all fingers) is calf leather treated with nanotechnology to be responsive to touchscreen devices, such as phones and tablets.” So no little extra touch-screen-pointer-patch on the index finger of other, cheaper gloves.
