How to combine charcoal and tan. With a khaki transition.

We all know that you can't really wear charcoal and tan.

Well, you can, if you choose another colour as a transition.

In this case it's khaki.

Have a look:

Charcoal sweater by Hemlock

Shirt by Gilberto

Belt by some Italian shop

Chinos by Dockers

Over the calf socks by Burlington

Half-Brogues by Gordon & Bros.

Underwear by H&M and GANT

Home office and business with one get-up.

I've spent the morning in my home office taking care of my daughter.

Now I'm back at my desk. Still wearing my comfy get-up.

But I don't care.

Fuzzy pea coat by some Navy shop 
Fuzzy wool Aran sweater by H&M
Flannel shirt by L.L.Bean
Levi's 501
Caterpillar boots
Wool socks by Falke
Underwear by GANT

British get-up today. Sports. China Study.

I've started my day at 0515 hours for my morning exercise: 8 kilometers of running. I do this on Wednesdays and Fridays. And around 0900 hours on Saturdays or Sundays.

In the early morning, the world is still quiet, dark and peaceful. It's just me and my dog. And the creatures of the night, which live along the river Ruhr, our favorite running track.

Running really helps me to get in shape and to feel great.

Besides that, I've totally quit on meat and dairy, after reading the "China Study". 

But I don't live true vegan, as I still do eat honey and eggs (and sometimes fish), do wear leather shoes, belts and wool/cashmere clothes.

So if you care for clothes, you must care for your body as well!

Barbour Beaufort from the 90s

Funny iPhone cam: Is this sweater green, charcoal or blue?

Golden Corduroy

Chukka Boots

Texture and colour

Siegfried Farnon wannabe.

Do I look like Siegfried Farnon?

No, not at all. 
Maybe I'll travel to London this summer to buy a 3 piece Tweed suit at Cording's.

But still I won't look like him...

Donegal Tweed out of focus. Looks like a painting.

Look at my new Suitsupply belt!

Wool trousers and waxed lether boots

Texture and patterns

Back in Düsseldorf. Wearing blue colours again and a great paper bank find!

I'm in steel blue, navy and some brown colours today.

Steel blue Shetland sweater by Torquato

Navy chinos by Dockers

Timberland shoes

You might know that I'm a big fan of the BBC series "All Creatures Big And Small".
And I try to watch one episode of my DVD box every night.

But I wanted to go deeper and maybe invest in the original stories by James Herriot, so I ended up checking Amazon and Ebay for offers.

So when I went to the paper bank yesterday, I noticed quite a lot of books right on top.

And three of them were the old German books of James Herriot, dated 1979.

How can anyone even think such books are rubbish?

Anyway, I'm pretty excited to read these old stories!

Another business trip to Munich.

Starting this evening, we'll have our anual Sales Meeting tomorrow in Munich.

Time to dress up with a jacket. But I'll skip the tie this time.

My Barbour Liddesdale

Tweed and a cashmere blend sweater

Brown corduroy trousers with my new Suitsupply belt

Wool-lined brogue boots by Clarks

Patterns

Corduroy and wool.

I'm wearing my Barbour Beaufort, a wool sweater by Mr. Lauren, Corduroy and Chukkas.

Nothing special.

I'm blue. Wearing denim in the office.

Today, I'm taking my get-up a bit easy:

Navy shawl-collar cotton sweater by L.L.Bean
Some checked shirt
Levi's 501
Clarks Brogue Boots

English weather in Germany.

Vintange Barbour Beaufort

Blue OCBD by Christian Berg and Shetland sweater by
L.L.Bean

Navy corduroy trousers by Christian Berg

Chukka boots by John Crocket

Over the calf socks by Burlington

Grey and brown in town.