Ramsayings on the Run

In an eerie new video from Low, the band plays inside a glitter-filled snow globe, wearing period costumes, while giant, alien creatures look on.

By MIke Jackson aka alrightmike

Be bold. Mix patterns.

Jacket: Custom made in Hungary, thrifted $3

Shirt: Lands’ End tailored fit, $12

Pulling off a DB?

I’m putting myself into a challenge I have no business trying to be a part of. Nice Try, Bro has repeatedly espoused his hatred for the double-breasted jacket. He claims theylook bad 99% of the time. In response, #menswear heavy-hitters Ethan Desu and Phat Guido have defended the DB and demonstrated it looking good in action. NTB’s response to PG was that he’s the ‘Nick Wooster of the East,’ so not a good representation of how most men are wearing a DB. ED responded that he is no Nick Wooster, but will still wear the DB. 

Now, I’m no Nick Wooster, or PG or ED. But, I’ll also still rock the DB.

This gray flannel DB suit is an Oxxford I got off eBay for $90. I’ve had it tailored to shorten and taper the legs, as well as letting out the waist of the pants. I also had the waist of the jacket taken in a bit. The jacket fits really well in the shoulders and has minimal padding. 

Part of the reason I like the DB is because men my age aren’t wearing them. I consider it a greater challenge to try and look good and appropriate in one. The outfit I’ve put together here is what I wore to my wife’s grandmother’s 90th birthday (although with a white linen rather than pink silk pocket square). I thought it was appropriately conservative for the occasion, while still looking young enough to be appropriate for a man in his 30s.