“I have no idea whether there was any connection between Brooks Brothers and writers and editors such as Max Perkins, Harold Ross, Fitzgerald and Cheever. But it always felt as if their ghosts were roaming the aisles alongside you, debating with themselves whether they should stick to white or whether they could pull off pink or pinstripes this season.”

– We are always suckers for a good essay on Brooks Brothers oxford shirts. This Wall Street Journal one in particular was pretty swell.

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