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"  Okay, okay, first things first: We all know that Woody Allen looks like he just got jumped by a gang of pit bulls in this photo. But hey, sometimes as an actor you gotta look a little rough around the edges to nail that role. Let us tell you what doesn&amp;#039;t look rough though: that cardigan that Allen is pulling off like a jacket. From the set of What&amp;#039;s New, Pussycat in 1965, we see Allen wearing a look that seems to be coming back in a big way these days. As men make more of a concerted effort to show that they aren&amp;#039;t dressing up because they have to, but because they want to, wearing a cardigan in lieu of a jacket becomes a great way to show you actually decided to wear trousers and a tie, you know, of your own volition. Here, Allen illustrates how it&amp;#039;s done, with a solid cardigan that has a fairly high placket, and fits close to the body. And of course he knows, like we all should, to never button the bottom button of a cardigan, and instead let it hang like the open quarters of a jacket. So, next time you&amp;#039;re going out, skip the jacket, and try a cardigan instead. It&amp;#039;ll help separate you from the masses \u2014 and that goes a long way. Just be careful out there, we don&amp;#039;t want you getting all banged-up like Woody. Jake Gallagher is a writer living in Manhattan. He writes the blog Wax Wane. See more lessons you can learn from style icons, below: 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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