It takes a little guts to be stylish.

I see it all the time; apprehension in the eyes of my style competitors... Fear rearing its ugly head. You wanna know the secret to being a stylish male? Grow some balls. Wear colors that you wouldn't normally try. Layer fabrics you've never layered. Try wearing a pair of dress shoes sans socks for the love of God... just DO SOMETHING.

You know who always looks like a freaking bad ass? Don Draper from the hit AMC show Mad Men. Take this rather ballsy outfit...

The man has the audacity to wear an extremely loud plaid blazer and makes it look awesome. So awesome, in fact, that I've set out to recreate the look...

Indochino recently released a fantastic new summer inspired collection which includes Linen-Wool blend suits, seersucker suits and this awesome 100% linen plaid blazer. As you can see it will do nicely to recreate my Don Draper look, and at $199 its a great price. Plus, because its made to measure, using my measurements profile saved on Indochino's site, I know the fit will be just right.

The pattern is bold and colorful and the fabric. being 100% linen, will be quite comfrotable even in the my hometown Miami heat.

The nifty crown novelty tie Don wears with his blazer was a bit trickier to find. I tried mainstay TheTieBar.com with no luck. Park and Bond probably has something similar in its tie section but it will likely cost upwards of $100 and I'm not looking to break the bank. Instead I googled 'Vintage Narrow Neck Tie' and struck gold on Ebay with this strikingly similar, actually vintage, 1960's era tie.

It's so similar in fact that it even has a small red crown embroidered design in the exact spot where Don has his.

The best part? It costs me 15 bucks! Pair the blazer and tie with a great $20 silver tie clasp like this one from The Tie Bar and this brilliant $10 light blue edged linen pocket square I found on Etsy.com and all that's left to complete an awesome under $240 summer look is pair of dark denim jeans and a crisp white shirt.

Bravo, Don. Bravo.