Checks and Balances !

For the autumn season, popular menswear labels are blowing the dust off old-school checks, and are offering up a barrage of eye-catching jackets that were probably last spotted at a convention for used car salesmen – back in the ’70s. No worries friend. Today’s reincarnation has a trimmer and lighter construction that keeps the aesthetic contemporary and youthful. Here is how to wear the season’s boldest jackets without looking clueless and archaic.

True, glen-plaid patterns have enjoyed the sartorial favor of well-dressed gents for years now, but those of the windowpane variety, well, not so much. Nevertheless, windowpane is quite popular this fall, and the simple pattern makes for easy coordination with the remainder of your ensemble. 

Shown: Paul Stuart Shetland Windowpane Sport Jacket