When Covid-19 hit, many New Yorkers skipped town, assuming that the suburbs would be safer during the pandemic. That assumption was not necessarily accurate.

Especially in this time of unparalleled uncertainty, a crisp white dress shirt, a tailored jacket and a pair of polished wingtips can help remind me that all civilization is not necessarily lost and maybe even still worth celebrating a bit. Sweatpants don’t do that for me.

Getting a COVID test and buying online custom clothing during a pandemic, when in-person shopping and tailoring is limited.