On Khakis

I meant to post this ages ago, but I was at the beach without my laptop.

From the July 15 "Critical Shopper" column by Jon Caramanica in the New York Times.

"Khakis are the dress pants of the uncertain, a compromise between comfort and rigor, insouciance and dignity. Worn correctly, khakis should solve all of life's problems. Mostly, though, they're just masks, something we put on when we're scared to try harder."

I think that sums up a major problem not only with the way men think about clothing and fashion, but our American society, as well.