The black polo is by far one of the most used polo shirts in my closet. The sleek look allows it to be worn at a job function or when I'm out on a date. It also allows me to looked at differently. Whenever I'm present at my girlfriend's place of work, I always notice that all eyes are on me when I walk in. She works at a high-end hotel and me walking in with a hoodie, blue denim jeans, and some timbs don't really help me much when dealing with people cut from a different cloth. I'm a black male located 30 minutes outside of Austin, Texas and I'm usually walking in the door around 9 pm. Call it paranoia but sometimes I feel as though their is judgment when I walk in the door. Not because I'm an African American male but because of the clothes I wear. So what do I do when my favorite attire is no longer accepted. Do I move with the times or adapt to the climate? But in doing so am I losing myself? Do I lose what's hip hop, represents a grinder, and a thinking man at the same time by wearing clothes that represent that or am I stuck in a time warp? I've notice that the more I dress in what's considered commercially as "casual" with a Perry Ellis jacket or even a brim hat I get a better response. This journey has only just begun and I'm starting to notice already what's accepted and what's not.