For many men in Milwaukee, "dressing up" means pulling a newer Brett Favre jersey or a clean bowling shirt over a pair of reasonably clean jeans or semi-rumpled khakis.

Larry Harris has lived in town for 18 years, but he doesn't fall into that camp.

The Bucks general manager takes pride in his wardrobe, which consists of tailor-made suits from Toronto and accoutrements from other cities. OnMilwaukee.com chatted with Harris, a self-proclaimed shopaholic, about what it's like to be an impeccable dresser in a city known for casual comfort.

OnMilwaukee.com: Milwaukee is generally not considered a fashion-forward city. Is it hard to be a well-dressed guy here? I've heard some businessmen say that they have to go Chicago in order to shop. Do you do any shopping locally or do you have to travel to buy clothes?

Larry Harris: I've got a couple different places for different things. I get my shoes in Atlanta and I've got a tailor out of Toronto that does all my suits and he Garanimals them for me; he puts the suits and shirts and ties together. I've got a little board that has different matches on it.

There are some good stores in Milwaukee that I go to. I get a couple of suits here and there and maybe some blazers and things like that locally. All the shirts I wear, casual shirts, slacks and things like that is stuff that I buy here. We've got good clothing stores here.

OMC: How do you keep up with the latest trends? Do you read magazines like GQ?

LH: Definitely. My tailor, Rob, is very good at letting me know what's going on. He puts a lot of stuff together for me.

OMC: You work in an ultra-competitive environment. Does that enter into your sartorial decisions at all? Do you or coaches or players that you've known feel pressure to out-dress your counterparts?

LH: For me, it's not really like that. I give my father (former Bucks coach Del Harris) all the credit in the world. He just thought it was very important to take care of yourself and to dress well. Appearance is important. You know the old cliché, "Dress for success." It's one of my vices; I love clothes. I probably have more clothes than most women do. It's bad. It's a bad habit. I can't even wear all the clothes that I have in one year, especially shirts.

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