Howard Coble Rocks the Madras Plaid

Coble, rocking the madras plaid on Friday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick

Posted July 25, 2014 at 1:50pm

If there is any doubt that we’ll miss the fashion flare of retiring Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., in future congresses, we certainly hope this photo dispels those doubts. We love madras!

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