ODELL BECKHAM JR. and I have very little in common. He is a three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who made 77 catches last season and moonlights as a model in GQ spreads. I am an undersized reporter who can barely catch a cab and could get mistaken for Alfred E. Neuman on a bad day. Yet, after seeing the Cleveland Browns wide receiver convincingly wear a Thom Browne pleated skirt to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in New York last month, I was inspired to emulate this unlikely style role model.

While Mr....