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"  He&amp;#039;s the man who gave birth to the cool, so it&amp;#039;s only natural that even back in 1959, Miles Davis would be wearing an example of the double-breasted suit that still looks great to this very day. Davis is hitting all the right notes with the pinstripes, the peak lapels, the spread collar-shirt and knit tie\u2026 oh man, the list could go on and on. But what really makes this suit so perfect is the bigger picture. Sure, the details are great, but if you take a step back, the whole look comes into focus, and Davis shows us all exactly how a DB suit should fit. Despite what you might think, the most crucial point here actually isn&amp;#039;t the jacket, but the trousers. Because a double-breasted jacket has a relatively squared-off hem, the cut of the trousers from the waist to the knee is paramount. As Davis illustrates, they shouldn&amp;#039;t be too tight \u2014 otherwise it would just look like two toothpicks were sticking out of the bottom of the jacket. Instead, you should go for a fuller cut in the thigh, which keeps all the proportions in check (and prevents unwanted attention around your midsection). The look from the waist down may be predominantly slim these days, but take it from Miles: Sometimes more is just\u2026 more. Jake Gallagher is a writer living in Manhattan. He writes the blog Wax Wane. See more lessons you can learn from style icons, below: 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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