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Because everyone likes Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi: a HBO POS of the highest order in Euphoria, the hit teen drama that makes sex with people twice your age and MDMA in gym class look alarming and enticing and normal and insane all at once. But despite Elordi's turn as a toxic wasteland of a star quarterback, the 24-year-old has won over a small army of fans thanks to being a Very Nice Guy, and a Very Nice-Looking Guy, and a Very Nice Jacket Sorta Guy. The latter is especially important.

Because, yes, we deal with these such things at Esquire. But also because the benefits of a boxy jacket are probably some of the worst-kept secrets in menswear. At a Euphoria screening event in Los Angeles, Elordi scaffolded what is a pretty tall and lithe frame (6'4, just in case you really wanted to lament your genetics) with a boxy jacket. When you're that tall, it's hard to build bulk without a Hollywood personal trainer and protein powder grown in a secret government lab. So you layer it on instead.

A wider shoulder and a shorter trunk effectively box up your torso – or at least give that illusion. The result is something stockier; a bit more rugby player; something like the kindly, burly Provençal farmhand that kept offering to carry your significant other's luggage on holiday. You can build a monstrously big back to safeguard your dignity on the next trip abroad. And, until then, safely cocoon in the cradle of a boxy jacket.

Elordi went for Prada. Strong! But there are other options. French outfit Jacquemus does the aforementioned country boy thing. But on these paler, sadder shores, Basic Rights and YMC are but two brands that do boxier jackets in wearable, solid colours. Navy, black and Elordi's choice of denim are easy fillers, but also provide a workwear edge. Important, especially when menswear continues to mine blue collar heritage for inspiration.

Granted, a boxy jacket isn't going to break the internet. Euphoria high would not be impressed by such a classic, you BASIC. But outside of that nasty, sexy institute, thinking inside the box is still a cool move.