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"  Fresh off The Shining in this shot from 1981, it seems that Jack Nicholson might have adopted a bit of that Jack Torrance brashness for himself \u2014 or at least his wardrobe. And while we could probably write a whole essay on those glasses alone, we&amp;#039;ve got to dedicate this piece to his peak lapels. These days, guys seem to be moving toward peak lapels so high they&amp;#039;re about to hit the wearer in the ear. But here, Nicholson shows that a subtle peak often works better than the extreme. Between the windowpane check and the sloped shoulders, his jacket already has a lot going on, and the lower peaks keep with the sartorially adventurous theme without taking it into the realm of ridiculous. They aren&amp;#039;t drawing extra attention to his jacket, they&amp;#039;re merely balancing things out by both adding to (hell, they are peaks) and detracting from (but they&amp;#039;re understated peaks) the already bold pattern. By choosing a white shirt and solid dark tie, Nicholson leaves the jacket to do all the talking, which is how it should be. We all love to get a bit bold sometimes, but as you can see here, it&amp;#039;s best to stay grounded and not let your style get out of hand like a pair of lapels flying off your shoulders. If you&amp;#039;re in the market for a peak lapel suit, just remember, more of this Nicholson, less of &amp;quot;The Joker&amp;quot; Nicholson, and you&amp;#039;ll be all set. Jake Gallagher is a writer living in Manhattan. He writes the blog Wax Wane. See more lessons you can learn from style icons, below: 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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