ahead of the curve

Via Obscure Store, from the L.A. Times, a backlash against casual work wear:

The trend toward casual dress has gone so far that Matt Smith, a 27-year-old Century City lawyer, is on a quest to establish "Tie Tuesday." He would like to wear a suit to work but knows he'd be ridiculed. Instead, Smith dons a tie every Tuesday and hopes other men in his office will follow. So far a couple have.

Someone else, though, was there first.

Jim Anderson: pathfinder, trendsetter, trailblazer.