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" Reptile Style First, a few important facts about crocodiles and alligators: Both belong to the order Crocodylia, both swallow rocks to help with digestion and buoyancy, and both appear on Animal Planet every night. Oh, and they make for a damn fine pair of shoes. Australians and swamp-crawling Cajuns alike have for centuries used croc and gator skins to make everything from boots to belts to back scratchers. Now upscale fashion houses are using these same hides to make eye-popping yet durable accessories sure to gussy up any ho-hum pair of khakis. And fear not, these skins won&amp;#039;t bite. Alligator carry-on bag ($9,995) by Armani; crocodile lace-ups ($3,995) by Prada; crocodile billfold ($735) by A. Testoni; crocodile belt ($720) by Calvin Klein Collection. SARTORIAL CINEMA For a quick lesson on how to capture the essential 1960s mod style, look no further than Michael Caine&amp;#039;s title character in the 1966 film Alfie (below left). The film coincided with the explosion of mod staples along Carnaby Street in London--suddenly kids were donning fitted jackets and skinny pants about town. With his own mod outfit and perfect blond hair, Caine&amp;#039;s character cavorted around hipster London wooing every woman, married or not, in sight. The film became a sixties classic, so much so that it&amp;#039;s being remade as we speak. Due out this year, the new version employs the talents of heartthrob Jude Law (below right), who assumes the sexually voracious role that Caine made famous. Ladies, beware the blond Brit in the skinny tie.  How to get the Alfie look. You don&amp;#039;t have to be a British movie star to get the mod look just right. It has a handful of very simple elements: a formfitting two-button single-breasted suit with thin lapels, a white shirt, a skinny tie, and a great pair of Chelsea boots. And you needn&amp;#039;t go vintage either; several designers are revisiting this look for spring in every price range. Whether you&amp;#039;re ready to drop a couple grand on something truly timeless or would rather sample the sixties for less than the price of a used Vespa, there are a number of ways to go mod this season. Here, four great mod-influenced suits and their accoutrements, for every size wallet.  $1,295 (Varvatos) For high-end craftsmanship and a little flair, look for the piping along the suit&amp;#039;s thin lapels to frame a super-skinny tie. Two-button single-breasted wool suit, cotton shirt ($198), and silk tie ($110) by John Varvatos; leather boots ($595) by Ralph Lauren. $1,295  $1,155 (Calvin Klein) This suit is tapered in the jacket and pants to give you a slim silhouette. It is, after all, hard to be a mod icon if your stomach sticks out farther than your tie. Two-button single-breasted wool suit, cotton shirt ($185), and silk tie ($95) by Calvin Klein Collection; leather boots ($470) by Dolce &amp;amp;amp; Gabbana. $1,155  $995 (Hugo Boss) The fabric used in this suit adds a nice sheen to a clean and simple look. Two-button single-breasted silk-and-cotton-blend suit and silk tie ($85), Boss by Hugo Boss; cotton shirt ($85) by DKNY; leather boots ($208) by Kenneth Cole. $995  $310 (Penguin) Attractive for its price and for its unique blue lining, this dark-gray suit works well with a striped tie. Two-button single-breasted cotton suit by Penguin; cotton-and-polyester-blend shirt ($40) by Claiborne; silk-satin tie ($40) by Tommy Hilfiger; leather boots ($138) by Banana Republic. $310  THE ESQUIRE STYLE QUIZ Earn your stripes by matching the challenging shirt with the correct patterned tie  1  2  3  4  A  B  C  D  Answers: ( 1 ) C A bit Silicon Valley conservative, but the white checks on the tie match the shirt&amp;#039;s stripes. This is the sartorial equivalent of graduating from high school; don&amp;#039;t uncork the Cristal just yet, but feel confident that you&amp;#039;re no dunce. Cotton shirt ($78) by Banana Republic; silk tie ($95) by Canali. ( 2 ) B Congrats on matching the brown tie with the brown stripes. That took some genius. But did you catch the interplay between the small white dots on the tie and the white secondary stripes on the shirt? Cotton shirt ($165), Boss by Hugo Boss; silk tie ($95) by Corneliani. ( 3 ) D This rainbow shirt will probably piss off a lot of people. And the unlikely blue-and-green floral print is the only tie of the bunch that can tame it and prevent you from looking like a cad. Pat yourself on the back for this save. Cotton shirt ($245) and silk tie ($115) by Etro. ( 4 ) A It takes balls to wear a pink tie, but this one works well: The shirt&amp;#039;s pink stripes match the tie&amp;#039;s primary color, and the adjacent lavender bands bring out the bluish floral print on the tie nicely. Who cares if the combo elicits cries of &amp;quot;mama&amp;#039;s boy&amp;quot;? Cotton shirt ($90) by Tommy Hilfiger; silk tie ($145) by Brioni. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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