Why does Dean always wear the same outfit?

[zulchzulu]

It's so '80s. The dark pants, the rolled-up white Oxford shirt and the tie that's a little too long for his body...

Granted, he would look odd in that black nehru outfit that Kucinich wore at the MTV debate. Maybe there are Dean photos where he wears different outfits.

This could be an interesting Photoshop project to see alternative Dean outfits.

[Bill McBlueState]

1. don't they all wear

dark pants, white shirts, and ties?

I guess I don't have the fashion sense to pick out the subtle differences in whatever Dean's wearing.

[GalleryGod]

28. In a Word...NO!

I guess they've never heard of cufflinks in Vermont,either.

[HuckleB]

2. New England Frugality.

He doesn't own many suits, and he wears them over and over and over again.

[SahaleArm]

43. Hope he cleans them :) n/t

[vi5]

3. "nehru outfit"....LOL

That look was rather awkward. Its something that it's hard for anyone to pull off. Wasn't Clark wearing something similar?

[zulchzulu]

4. Yep

Clark was wearing his Trekkie Time Machine getup. O8)

[vi5]

6. He pulls it off a little better than Dennis....

I like Dennis but his appearance isn't classic enough to be able to get away with something like that. Clark can pull it off a little better but it's still not the wisest choice.

Maybe it's a military thing. I seem to remember that every time I see that Hackworth dude he's also in that type of garb.

[elsiesummers]

8. I kind of like

the Clark and Kucinich look. Clark's dark grey mock was a better choice than Kucinich's near-black mock which was more of a sprocket thang.

Dean's outfits are ok. The tweedy look of his suits is pleasant.

I read somewhere that Einstein had multiple pants, shirts and socks that were identicle, so he didn't have to waste time thinking about what to wear. Seems like an easy way to shop.

[knight_of_the_star]

35. It looks cool on him though!

All he needs is black sunglasses and he would look like Neo in 30 years!

[maxanne]

5. a suit is a suit

remember all the fuss about Al Gore hiring a consultant to tell him how to dress? Not good. He's comfortable - and non-offensive.

[HILLARY SUPPORTER]

7. Same outfit?

Because he's a dirtball!!

[Ediacara]

9. why does Dean always wear the same outfit?

Uh.... Maybe because men's fashion is limited in choice and variety and a button down shirt and dark pants is pretty much standard fair. It's not like men's fashion is anything like women's fashion, he can't through on a powder blue gown and then a little black number....

The only variety is really sports jacket or no sports jacket....

[Ediacara]

oh and tie color

that's the big variety thing....

[knight_of_the_star]

36. Exactly!

Oh, and don't forget the color of the shirt! The color of the shirt under the sports coat is crucial!

[_Wayne_]

10. He could definitely use fashion advice

It's so goddam superficial to suggest this, but Dean needs to focus more on his appearance-specifically his suits and shirts. The worst thing he does is roll his sleeves up past his elbows- a BIG NO NO. Ideally, the sleeves should be rolled twice, which leaves them around the mid forearm area.

Moreoever, Dean's suits are very boring, and his casual wear (tight jeans, t-shirts, and white tennis shoes) is horrendous. He also needs to smile more.

[retyred]

11. No one would recognize him

without his disguise!


george bush…pResident?

retyred in fla
“good night paul, wherever you are”
So I read this book

[Ripley]

12. Is this queer DU eye for the guy?

Really now, do we need to dissect the clothing? The media will do that well enough.

This is a really irrelevant subject.

[knight_of_the_star]

38. But fun to discuss!

Gawd you are, like, so 90s!

Ok, I'm NEVER doing that AGAIN!

[brainshrub]

13. "It's not a shirt...

it's a tattoo!"
-Lawton Chiles- (The late-great Florida Govenor...God rest his sainted soul.)

I think Dean looks great. He's trying to make a stamp on the collective counscience with that outfit. It's his trademark outfit.

[KaraokeKarlton]

14. Because he's frugal and doesn't believe in wasting money

Ideals that we NEED in a president, in my opinion.

[SahaleArm]

44. Scrooge would be a model president? :) n/t

[TexasSissy]

15. The tie isn't long; the body is short.

Just kidding. I think he's going for a Harry Truman sleeves-rolled-up-I'm-a-rural-working-guy look.

If and when he becomes Pres., he'll switch to the dark, GC tailor-made suits and accessories that a wealthy city boy like himself can easily afford.

[HuckleB]

17. I doubt it.

There's nothing in his history to indicate that such a switch is forthcoming.

[janx]

16. Where do storks go in winter?

?

[QC]

18. Most politicians do that

to show that they, despite their fabulous wealth, unimaginable power, and intimate acquaintance with the movers and shakers of the world, are really just regular folks like us.

[HuckleB]

19. Or maybe they're such policy wonk geeks, that they hate shopping.

Hey, I like to dress well, but I hate shopping most of the time, too.

[Hep]

20. Since I can't stop thinking about Dean

I'll just demonstrate the wide range of Dean related topics that pop into my mind.

[drfemoe]

21. fashion preview

[Fleshdancer]

26. HILARIOUS!!!!

you HAVE to send this to the campaign. roflmao

[Demobrat]

22. In his book he says

that it's because he's never in the same place for more than two days, so who cares?

[NashVegas]

23. Try Living in Vermont Sometime

It's not exactly a state for the fashion-conscious.

[janx]

24. It is if your idea of fashion is a plaid wool shirt and a

pair of jeans.

!

I like that.

[Fleshdancer]

25. who died and made us Tom Ford??

You know I have nothing but love for my fellow DUers, but I'm not going to sit here and actually believe that we are the pillars of fashion-foward thinking.

Admit it...most of us are sitting in our cubicles wearing jeans and a shirt or maybe some drab dark suit with a white or blue shirt.

[DuctapeFatwa]

27. If 8 men ever needed Queer Eye Emergency treatment...

I see little perceptible difference in the candidates' clothing. They are all walking, breathing GQ Don'ts.

I had no idea Dean always wore the same thing, I thought he just had 12 identically boring, identically unmemorable, identically indistinguishable from (insert candidate here)'s outfits.

[killbotfactory]

31. Queer Eye for the presidential guy

I'd watch it!

[dajabr]

29. Howard Dean is a cheap bastard!

Well, he is.

:silly:

[Fleshdancer]

30. Technically, he's not a bastard. n/t

[Cha]

34. But he's "fiesty"!

[tom_paine]

39. Oh, he's a Feisty Bastard, all right!

Just the kind of man to restore the Old American Republic!

[dajabr]

40. OK, but "cheap son of married parents" just doesn't work! (nt)

[Cleita]

32. Another let's bash Dean for what he wears thread.

If you don't like what he wears, why don't you write him and tell him instead of posting this crap online?

[TLM]

33. Maybe he should try earth tones...

thanks for elevating the level of the discourse to something important like clothes.

Never mind that whole Iraq war thing or that pesky little record deficit... lets talk about his pants.

:puke:

[leetrisck]

37. Probably to keep the right wing and the press

from saying "he keeps reinventing himself"

[OneTwentyoNine]

41. Your right!!! Out the window with my Dean vote!.....n/t

..

[PatrickS]

42. Oh brother

Another brilliant anti-Dean thread from Zulchzulu.

[Philosophy]

45. Politicians always wear really long ties

Their campaign managers tell them to. Long ties are supposed to be a subliminal phallic symbol of virility. Especially if they are so long that they hang below the waist.