8 September—Yes, those are my feet. Don’t fret the backstories about the 50-year-old Church shoes and 38-year-old Gieves socks in the picture. And, anyway, where is it written that shoes and socks and any other commonly paired haberdashery items must match? Or even both legs of a pair of pants or both sleeves of a jacket? I’m not talking about intentionally unsymmetrical or inharmonious schmattes, of course, like jester, clown, or other specialized costumes or uniforms.

Just accept that it may be a fashion statement. Or not. Or just a matter of wasting not, wanting not. Or something else. And nobody appears to have noticed my unmatched but none the less elegant (if unpolished) shoes. Who really looks at shoes anyway? Or maybe it’s just that people are afraid to offend an old fart who’s color blind or can’t dress himself properly . . .