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" We&amp;#039;ve said it before, but it bears repeating in light of recent developments. Don Draper has no personal style. He&amp;#039;s the man in the gray flannel suit \u2014 literally. His whole look is designed to conform to the standards of his mid-century business world, and even though we&amp;#039;ve seen him branch out ever so slightly in the later seasons of Mad Men, by and large, sartorial anonymity is the man&amp;#039;s stock in trade. So he&amp;#039;s not exactly breaking the rules or blazing a new trail with the way he dresses. But hey, at least he&amp;#039;s a consistently sharp dresser, right? Well, maybe not. Just take a look at the shot above, a few years old but brought to our attention recently in light of our PSA about the lamentable practice of bottoming the bottom button of your suit jacket. As you can see, Don didn&amp;#039;t get the memo. In fact, he went ahead and buttoned only the bottom button, which is just, well\u2026 weird. And not particularly flattering. But then, there&amp;#039;s the rub when it comes to simply adopting the prevailing look of your era wholesale, instead of taking the time to develop your own sense of how you want to put yourself together. Even if you&amp;#039;re a master chameleon \u2014 and no doubt, Don is \u2014 you&amp;#039;re bound to slip up from time to time. Because you&amp;#039;re imitating style, not understanding it. Listen, we&amp;#039;re not saying you shouldn&amp;#039;t break the rules with how you dress. By all means, do just that. But the real mark of a stylish man is knowing the right way to break those rules. Don Draper doesn&amp;#039;t. You should. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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