comfortable in
your own skin, impossible
to be underdressed
“He didn’t identify with fashion statements per se,” said Kevin McLaughlin, a co-founder of the prep wear mini-empire J. McLaughlin and driving force behind the re-envisioned heritage label Quaker Marine Supply. “But he set a standard and had an influence in that if you’re cool and you’re comfortable in your own skin, it’s almost impossible to be underdressed.”
From the article, Don’t Underestimate Jimmy Buffett’s Influence on Style, by Guy Trebay, in the New York Times.
Mr. Trebay writes: “Our industry rewards elegance and style,’’ said Mr. McLaughlin. “Jimmy took the reverse approach, based on a level of self-confidence.’’
Call it nonchalance, sprezzatura or swagger — that offhand assurance is a quality too little appreciated by contemporary fashion, where the benchmark of critical success is often looking overdressed, overthought, overwrought.
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