The Shopper column in the Nov. 20 Sunday Source incorrectly said that Hasbro first released Monopoly in 1935. Parker Brothers, which has been a division of Hasbro since 1991, first issued the game.
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Jacket Weather? Don't Be Distressed; Denim Is Your Friend
Distressed denim jacket ($115), at Banana Republic stores or bananarepublic.com with Shakespeare tee by Lincoln Mayne ($71), at the Denim Bar, 1101 S. Joyce St., Arlington.
(Julia Ewan -- The Washigton Post)
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If denim jackets make you shudder with fear-- like a "Stone Cold" Steve Austin smackdown -- you might have a point. Put these jackets and men together and you don't usually hear the phrase "looks so manly." But we love the '80s as much as anybody, and a man in a denim jacket presses all sorts of nice, John Cusack-y buttons.
"I firmly believe in the denim jacket," says Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys New York and a softie for Western wear. But, he warns, it has to be worn in a very specific way. Doonan sports his with a shirt, tie and dressy pants -- channeling Johnny Cash and Porter Wagoner. "I look like a second-rate country manager -- Patsy Cline's manager," he jokes.
Many denim jackets have gone the way of Goodwill. Mostly because "jeans are so totally ubiquitous," says Doonan. "It's an integral part of a young man's wardrobe. No one wants to look like they're wearing a denim suit. It's a little too 'CHiPs' on their day off."
For those who are a little denim-jacket gun-shy, the velvet blazer can be an appropriate substitute -- worn with tees or button-down shirts, over jeans or pants. A little less country, a little more London cool.
But don't be scared. The denim jacket can be your friend. Says Doonan, "It's a great midlife crisis jacket."
-- Janelle Erlichman Diamond
