I didn’t wear a nametag to IFP Minnesota’s 20th anniversary party at the Varsity, so I teased Minnesota-raised Rich Sommer — aka Harry Crane on TV’s “Mad Men” — for sporting one on his lapel. The modest actor explained that his character is from Wisconsin for a good reason. “Probably to hide my Midwestern accent,” he said. Does he think the slick suits of “Mad Men” are doing for men’s fashion what “Sex and the City” did for women’s? “For a guy who dresses slouchily, it’s a very heady thing,” Sommer said, noting he’d also been in the style-centric “Devil Wears Prada.” Then he offered us a sartorial exclusive: “I wore a suit from Men’s Wearhouse to last year’s premiere. It was the worst $300 I’ve ever spent.”
He looked really dapper at the MN event–in a Kenneth Cole jacket and shoes and Levi’s jeans.
Now he calls the show’s costume designer, Katherine Jane Bryant, for advice, so he definitely won’t be a “don’t” at next month’s Emmy Awards. Since “Mad Men” has 16 nominations, I don’t think Sommer will need a nametag there either.
Some scoop about his character: “I can tell you that Harry Crane is a more ambitious guy than we give him credit for.” Hmmm… Hmmm… from the preview of this Sunday’s episode, maybe we’ll find out what he means by that.

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