Sartorial

To look at me, you would avoid descriptors like “Sartorial Lion”, stylish or fashionable. Frumpy, casual, or sloppy are terms that might fit better.

When working at the TV station, I am rarely seen. We don’t call the elegant facilities ‘THE CRYPT.” for no reason. Someone could roll a boulder over it, and nobody would notice. So, excelling in a sartorial fashion is not needed.

Likewise, when I am in the shop, it’s dusty, dirty, and cluttered. Wearing designer jeans would not be wise. I am also sloppy, so it’s old worn dock pants and long-sleeved T-shirts. I always have spares, too. My wife despairs sometimes, but hey, it’s the way things are.

Now I do have some dates down on the calendar marked in bold for me to go into the closet and pull out the rare item left over from when I worked as an anthropologist. I sometimes taught as an adjunct faculty member. So I had the tweed jackets and the corduroy with leather patches. I liked the top brands, too. “I was gonna be a contenda.”

Well, I don’t do that anymore. So it’s LL Bean long-sleeved T-shirts, Dock pants. And I’ve got some hot T-shirts with groovy designs on them for when I want to dress up. Oh, I forgot. I have some hot Indonesian print sports shirts from Orvis when I need to make a “statement.“Ah, yes, high style!