Over the years, I learned some painful fashion lessons that I’ll pass along, with the hopes that they’ll help someone, somewhere. I aspire to persuade at least one person to wear a flat-fronted pant or a well-tailored suit, in favor of pleats and droopy sweaters. In the course of a few essays, I plan to sketch out a number of my worst offenses, explain where I went wrong and, in some cases, suggest alternative apparel.

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