[Status: dynamic document where I will keep adding links for my own reference]
My goal is to get through low-hanging fruit of 80/20 principles. My appearance will never be an advantage to me, but I think I will gain a lot by not having being so bad -- at many points a bit of a "fuck you" to everyone.
On the underlying body front, I will never be buff, but I can be thin... at least thin enough in 6-8 months. (Short and skinny-fat has been a disaster -- the 21 pounds lost now already people treating me better).
I was already able to upgrade my "walking around" outfits relatively inexpensively, and have wrapped my mind around what to do as I keep losing inches off my waste-line. Likewise, I think I understand a church-wear polo and khaki strategy that while perhaps not optimal, is good enough for a place where we have paid our dues and are accepted (also having a child to draw off attention is just so good; and my wife knows how to keep her looking cute).
Longer term, when I get a weight I like and can stabilize, I'd like to get a suit for the formal occasions of funerals and wedding. I think gray or charcoal, and I think I am going to schedule days were I take it out and do some writing at a coffee house or something, as I really have that feeling of panic when an event comes up and I don't know if I have anything appropriate, or that fits... Links for this topic:
https://lifestylepit.com/dark-grey-vs-charcoal-grey-suit/
https://www.artofmanliness.com/style/clothing/the-suit-ladder/
https://www.thetrendspotter.net/how-to-wear-a-grey-suit/
All interviews I could for at this point would max out at "business casual," which is a concept I am too autistic to actually understand. Luckily, I only need one outfit right now for interviews, and I'll cross the bridge of how to fill out a work week with it when I get there.
https://www.gentlemansflair.com/business-casual-for-men/
Another idea is a "capsule" wardrobe:
https://youtu.be/riypX84RlKk?si=3CAsDznd--HJgERC
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