When it's alright not to show your hand

Your mother told you never to put your hands in your pockets. So how comes it's what all the successful men seem to do? Look, there he is, over there, standing outside Cecconi’s, looking into the middle distance, jutting his chin out and chewing on a match as though it were a piece of hay. It’s three o’clock in the afternoon, he’s just left the restaurant and is giving the impression that he’s had a very successful lunch. He looks for all the world as though he’s contemplating a leisurely amble up Savile Row, probably with a view to stopping to look in every single window. He’s probably in his mid-thirties, he’s wearing a loosely cut suit and – what’s going on here? – he’s got both hands in his pockets. Now, this isn’t a good look. Isn’t a good look at all. Because as we all know, standing around with your hands in your... [read full story]