■His weekend shirts are custom-made.
■He chooses an extra-thin watch with a suit.
■He knows that Winston Churchill wore butterflies in polka dots.
■He reserves his derbies for casual wear.
■It makes the difference between a simple hem and a lapel.
■He is not afraid of the visible but not unsightly wear of a good garment.
■In the spring, he swaps the overcoat for a light gabardine raincoat.
■He has at least twenty ties in his closet. And not only from Hermès.
■He honours his tailor with at least one annual visit.
■He only has shirts with mother-of-pearl buttons.
■He can take a sweater out of the closet he was wearing as a student.
■He has the decency to wear a dark tie at funerals.
■He knows what a Donegal tweed looks like.
■He has at least one flannel trousers.
■He was moved by the mention of the word 'cordovan'.
■He once had a cross blazer with gold buttons. With or without wanting to have one more.
■He has made a number of...
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