July 19, 2006

Suit Yourself

Duncan Quinn Opens

Bless his Chuck Taylors.

You just don’t have the heart to tell your guy that the too-short pleated slacks he wore to Staci Steinberg’s bat mitzvah (admittedly the event of the eighth-grade social season) are no longer doing the trick.

So take him to Duncan Quinn’s new Melrose Heights store. Formalwear-challenged guys and their mortified girlfriends can find solace among the polished steel shelving and luxe punk decor of the British menswear designer’s shop in the form of ready-to-wear and bespoke suits.

Quinn’s fall line is not your daddy’s conservative two-piece (unless your daddy is Colin Farrell). Inspired by “modern urban warriors” and heraldic symbolism from Medieval Europe, suits appear in gray wool and black corduroy, while custom Italian cotton shirts are bold in navy and primary red, and handmade silk English ties have been hit with kings’ crowns, red dragons, and barons’ crosses.

Accessories like pocket squares and umbrellas lend personality and edge without absurdity, so your man can feel cool and look hot.

Because he may not be Cary Grant.

But he suits you just fine.

Duncan Quinn, 8380 Melrose Avenue, at North Orlando, West Hollywood (323-782-9205 or    duncanquinn.com).

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