I think Brooks Brothers...

...may have hit a new low today. I used to like the storied men's retailer but in recent years they seem to have slipped a bit.

The coup de grace may have been this ad I noticed on page 3 of the New York Times this morning. What am I supposed to like here? The model looks vaguely, well, never mind. And doesn't that shirt and tie clash? And are those shorts he's wearing? Is someone supposed to go out dressed like this in public?