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" How to nab a starlet, by Arthur Miller. Step one: Write a hit play (or two, or three.) Step two: Win a Pulitzer. Step three: Wear a three-roll-two sport coat. Step four: Smile. Okay, okay \u2014 maybe it&amp;#039;s not that easy. But Miller, who was a card-carrying member of the Playing Outta My League Club (other well-known honorees include Serge Gainsbourg and Mel Ferrer), knew that if he couldn&amp;#039;t match Marilyn Monroe&amp;#039;s looks, then he damn well better dress above par. In this photo, taken in 1956 at the couple&amp;#039;s estate in Englefield Green, England, Miller is a paragon of East Coast style. A born-and-raised New Yorker, the playwright&amp;#039;s trad roots clearly run deep, from his dark-rimmed specs to his dotted silk tie to his oxford cloth button-down (with a pretty perfect collar roll, we might add.) But it&amp;#039;s that little buttonhole \u2014 right above his thumb; see it? \u2014 that holds the key to Miller&amp;#039;s superior style. Basically a reworked three-button setup where the top button and buttonhole serve only as ornament so it fastens like a two-button, the three-roll-two is one of the most quintessentially American button stances. Closely associated with the &amp;quot;Ivy League&amp;quot; look that reigned during Miller&amp;#039;s mid-century career, it&amp;#039;s an enduring (and increasingly international) style to this day. Put simply: It&amp;#039;s a classic. Are we saying that Miller&amp;#039;s three-roll-two was the secret to his romantic success? Not necessarily. But the man knew that it&amp;#039;s the little things that set us apart, and so maybe \u2014 just maybe \u2014 that rolled-back buttonhole is what caught Marilyn&amp;#039;s eye. And maybe, if you get a similar jacket, it&amp;#039;ll help you play way outta your league, too. Hey, a man can dream, right? UPDATE: A reader tweeted at us with a very good question:     @Esquiremag any advice on where to find a sportcoat like that? \u2014 Darren Brady-Harris (@DBHSF) June 28, 2013    Why, yes, in fact. Brooks Brothers, that bastion of classic American style, is known to carry three-roll-two sport coats on the regular (here&amp;#039;s one that&amp;#039;s currently on sale). And if you&amp;#039;re looking for an Italian spin on the style, try Boglioli. You can find an unstructured three-roll-two by the brand on Mr Porter right now. Happy shopping, sir. Jake Gallagher is a writer living in Manhattan. He writes the blog Wax Wane. See more lessons you can learn from style icons, below: Dean Martin&amp;#039;s Shorts Gary Cooper&amp;#039;s Socks Sam Cooke&amp;#039;s Trousers Jack Lemmon&amp;#039;s Slippers Errol Flynn&amp;#039;s Watch David Hockney&amp;#039;s Bengal Stripe Shirt Cary Grant&amp;#039;s Tie Dimple Douglas Fairbanks Jr.&amp;#039;s Belt Marlon Brando&amp;#039;s Perfect White T-Shirt Dustin Hoffman&amp;#039;s Unbuttoned Collar Vittorio de Sica&amp;#039;s shirt cuffs Mick Jagger&amp;#039;s Popover Ralph Lauren&amp;#039;s Contrast Waistcoat Gordon Parks&amp;#039; Trench Coat Steve McQueen&amp;#039;s Collar Pin Miles Davis&amp;#039; Perfectly Proportioned DB Suit Jack Nicholson&amp;#039;s Peak Lapels Woody Allen&amp;#039;s Cardigan Gianni Agnelli&amp;#039;s Spread Collar JFK&amp;#039;s Polo Shirt Robert Redford&amp;#039;s TV Fold John Lennon&amp;#039;s Patch Pockets Gregory Peck&amp;#039;s shirt cuffs Warren Beatty&amp;#039;s Side-Tab Trousers Frank Sinatra&amp;#039;s Hat Sean Connery&amp;#039;s Pant Cuffs Michael Caine&amp;#039;s Gorge Height Paul Newman&amp;#039;s Collar Roll "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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