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"  There are few funnymen in the history of comedy that have perfected the art of madcap humor quite like Steve Martin. Off-kilter routines and sketches dominated the comedy shows and clubs of the seventies and eighties, and Martin was the unofficial leader of this pack. So what was it that made him such a roaring success when it came to making audiences roar with laughter? If you ask us, the answer lies in his attire. Whether he was flopping around the dimly lit stage of a downtown club or embracing the absurdity of early SNL sketches, Martin was always dressed more like a natty uptown gent than an off-the-wall jokester. And it was this balance between his straight-laced appearance and his wild comedic style that helped solidify Martin&amp;#039;s position as one of the all-time greats. Just take a look at him in the above photo, wearing an outfit that seems better suited for an Ivy League professor than a comedian, right down to that classic detail: the engine-turned belt buckle. It&amp;#039;s got the slightest hint of brassy shine, which plays off all the other textures in the mix \u2014 the tweed jacket, the woven belt \u2014 to round out the whole look quite nicely. Best of all, engine-turned buckles \u2014 so named because of the repeating surface pattern that&amp;#039;s done by machine, by the way \u2014 only get better with age. So take a page from a character like Martin: Pick one up and add some character to your own look. Get the Look: J. Crew Classic Leather Plaque Belt Jake Gallagher is a writer living in Manhattan. He writes the blog Wax Wane. --- More lessons from style icons Andy Warhol&amp;#039;s Field Jacket David Byrne&amp;#039;s Panama Hat Bob Dylan&amp;#039;s Sunglasses Arthur Miller&amp;#039;s Sport Coat Dean Martin&amp;#039;s Shorts Gary Cooper&amp;#039;s Socks Sam Cooke&amp;#039;s Trousers Jack Lemmon&amp;#039;s Slippers Errol Flynn&amp;#039;s Watch David Hockney&amp;#039;s Bengal Stripe Shirt Cary Grant&amp;#039;s Tie Dimple Douglas Fairbanks Jr.&amp;#039;s Belt Marlon Brando&amp;#039;s Perfect White T-Shirt Dustin Hoffman&amp;#039;s Unbuttoned Collar Vittorio de Sica&amp;#039;s shirt cuffs Mick Jagger&amp;#039;s Popover Ralph Lauren&amp;#039;s Contrast Waistcoat Gordon Parks&amp;#039; Trench Coat Steve McQueen&amp;#039;s Collar Pin Miles Davis&amp;#039; Perfectly Proportioned DB Suit Jack Nicholson&amp;#039;s Peak Lapels Woody Allen&amp;#039;s Cardigan Gianni Agnelli&amp;#039;s Spread Collar JFK&amp;#039;s Polo Shirt Robert Redford&amp;#039;s TV Fold John Lennon&amp;#039;s Patch Pockets Gregory Peck&amp;#039;s shirt cuffs Warren Beatty&amp;#039;s Side-Tab Trousers Frank Sinatra&amp;#039;s Hat Sean Connery&amp;#039;s Pant Cuffs Michael Caine&amp;#039;s Gorge Height Paul Newman&amp;#039;s Collar Roll "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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