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" Today marks the beginning of a much-beloved season. No, we&amp;#039;re not talking about meteorology here. Now that October is officially behind us, we stare straight ahead into the abyss that is holiday season.  And what does that mean for you? It means you&amp;#039;ve got to start making the rounds at parties of the holiday variety. Office shindigs. Family gatherings. Drunken revelry with friends. It means that you&amp;#039;re going to have to show face at a healthy amount of convivial meet-ups in celebration of whatever holiday you happen to observe. And you&amp;#039;ll have to drink punch. And exchange gifts with people. And eat a lot of crackers and cheese. You know the drill. As we enter into this period, might we suggest something? Get yourself a sport coat. It&amp;#039;s cold out, so think about a wool one \u2014 it&amp;#039;ll keep you warmer. And, while a patterned sport coat is nice, you&amp;#039;ll get a lot of mileage out of your standard gray or navy one. Make sure it fits. Tuck in your shirt, toss it on over, and there&amp;#039;s hardly a type of get-together you won&amp;#039;t be fully equipped to handle.  Go forth. Enjoy. And happy holidays.  The Essential Lambswool Blazer ($495) by Gant, gant.com Follow The Style Blog on RSS and on Twitter at @ESQStyle "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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