Alex on Boylston, Boston

I was puttering around the house one Saturday afternoon, when Alex texted: Sale at Saks. Want to go suit shopping today? You don’t have to guess my answer. When I arrived, he, another friend and I decided on the type of suit best tailored for his silhouette.

With the help of the salesperson, we brought in armful loads of summer suits. There was the gray, the charcoal gray, the silver gray with pinstripe, the blue, the blue with lighter blue pinstriped, the blue with gray pinstripes, the blue with stitching around the lapel. After quite a few minutes in the dressing room we ruled, nay on pleated trousers, yes on a back vent for the jacket, and yes, his tush had to be well displayed. A few hours later, we decided on the Zegna that he’s wearing in this picture. The shoes are Gucci.