MEN IN GRAY

From pale smoke to deep charcoal, gray is the season’s most important, most versatile color for designer suits and sportswear. Finish these outfits with shirts, sweaters and accessories in camel, white or black, and getting dressed is an open-and-shut case. And now that synthetic blends have put stretch in gray flannel, many of the best clothes provide comfort even when cut to fit close to the body. This fall, the good guys will be wearing gray.

There’s nothing plainclothes about fitted jackets worn over contrasting sweaters.

The single-breasted, knee-length overcoat stands out in the fall lineup.