I recently watched the fascinating and hilarious documentary Public Speaking, about Fran Lebowitz. It made me want to pull out Lebowitz&amp;#8217;s two books, Social Studies &amp;amp; Metropolitan Life, which are among the funniest I&amp;#8217;ve ever read. (My favorite Amazon review, by the way, begins: &amp;#8220;This book is a feeble attempt to promote a philosophy that is  contradictory to conventional judaeo-Christian values and tenets upon  which this country was founded.&amp;#8221;)
Lebowitz has a signature look: menswear. She&amp;#8217;s typically found in boots, jeans, and a men&amp;#8217;s tailored jacket. What I didn&amp;#8217;t know until today, though, was that her tailored jackets look so good on her for a reason: 