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The summer issue of Departures, American Express's magazine for people richer than you are, carries a feature on the joys of seersucker.

"Nine modern men (and one fabulous bride) embrace an old-fashioned favorite," says the display copy. "The result? There's a lightweight summer stripe to suit just about everyone." And one of those nine modern men? Paris Review scion Taylor Plimpton.

"Mint juleps and the Kentucky Derby — that's seersucker to me," young Plimpton tells the magazine, and, while we considered mocking that statement, we decided against it. Taylor's Plimptitude entitles him to utter such things, and, in truth, we have a certain beloved seersucker blazer of our own.

But we will mock this statement, by the Departures writers:

Plimpton spends his days as any young writer does — sending essays to The New Yorker, finishing a memoir, and taking notes.

Tell us: Where do we sign up for this "any young writer" gig? Because, thus far, our version looks very different.

Don't Look Now, Summer Seersucker Is a Cool Look [Departures]