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Joe Celko does this but his outfit is a three piece suit.

He told me that it is part of his 'personal brand' so he is easy to recognize and approach when at conferences and public in general.

I wonder how different people's approach to him would be if his signature outfit was a hoodie.

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Vint Cerf usually wears a three piece suit as well. It's a bit of personal branding, plus he just likes wearing them. More importantly, perhaps, the look helped him in the past when dealing with (D)ARPA, military and congressional types, etc., allowing him to propose radical things. He wouldn't have been able to get away with that unless he looked sober, conservative, and respectful.

That must suck on really hot days. Where does this guy live?

Having read this whole thread, y'know what's even better than wearing the same thing every day? Not wearing the same thing every day. I have a bunch of different clothes, and deciding which of 'em to put on really doesn't take that much time out of my day.

Linen suits are very comfortable on hot days.

People who say suits are uncomfortable have usually only worn cheap suits.

I learned the hard way that linen trousers, if they're satin lined, are definitely not comfortable on hot days. Doh.

One thing there's still a dearth of in the marketplace is men's trousers with stretch. I had a pair of gray stretch cotton/spandex (~5%) slacks from Banana Republic 8-10yrs ago that were absolutely perfect for anything, but haven't found much else similar since.

Imho, a simple wardrobe is great but being able to execute on the plan depends wholly on one's lifestyle.

He lives in Austin as far as I know. So, yeah...not sure how he does it in August, or May for that matter (though this May was nice).

I love my city but two things I can never defend: the heat and the traffic. Aside from that it is heaven on earth.

Joe Celko is bald. Do not underestimate how much cooling this buys you. :-)

It's not too bad, as long as you own appropriate suits. If you wear a heavy wool suit in August in NYC, you'll be a sweaty mes. If you wear an appropriate summer weight suit, you'll be ok.

I wear tanks and light leggings on really hot days (or in really hot countries). It's cool you don't have a problem deciding what to wear, though. I found myself bogged down with what was the appropriate thing for the right occasion/did stuff match well/did I look really cute or not.

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