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Yarn-dyed or printed, 6 ounces or 12, tucked or out. The details that separate a shirt you keep from one you replace in March.

A chore coat, a rinsed denim and a brushed pair of boots will get you to church looking like yourself. The trick is what you leave out.

Pressure-test my business idea

How to tell whether your boots can take a new sole, what a good cobbler will and won't do, and when to stop throwing money at them.

Leather fails from neglect long before it wears out

Most leather that gets thrown away was never worn out. It was dried out, cooked by a radiator, or drowned in oil by someone trying to help.

Poll

Flannel is a finish, not a fabric. What actually holds heat is dry air, and most of us dress in a way that guarantees we lose it.

Six weeks, one jacket, one pair of boots that aren't your work boots, and a tailor who knows what to do with shoulders like yours.

Weight, rise, and a handful of seams decide whether a pair of jeans lasts a season or five years. Most of it you can check before you buy.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

What to look for in the fabric, the cut and the stitching so the jacket ages into something you'd hate to lose.

Chore coats, duck canvas, waxed cotton and welted boots are all over town now. Some of it still does the job. A lot of it quietly stopped.

Rehearse the raise conversation with me

The clothes that do real work can carry you through dinner, church and a school run — if you buy them for fit, color and how they age.

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