29.12.13 Esquire Award

I see that the US edition of Esquire magazine has racked its metaphorical brain and decided on a winner for its Best Dressed Man of the Year 2013. Unbelievably and completely stupidly, the winner is the Pope.

Now, I am not saying the guy doesn't look smart, but come on . . . . he basically wears a fucking uniform!  How on earth can he be awarded a prize for basically being Pope.  The outfits he wears have a generally religious theme, and are predominantly white.  So how the fuck does this allow any assessment?  To claim that he has a sense of style is preposterous.  If he is indeed the winner, then I suggest that in second place, just pipped by Pope Francis, was Boss Hogg who is also very keen on white.

I suggest that Boss Hogg is rather more stylish than the Pope, and should at least get a mention, and perhaps a photo shoot would be appropriate for the magazine.  In third place behind Boss Hogg must surely have been David Emanuel, based on the criterion of "wear white".

So, folks; there you have it.  If The Pope gets first place, then Boss Hogg and David Emanuel must surely be in second and third!

Just to underline the stupidity of people, here's a quote from Mary Lisa Gavenas, who is apparently the author of The Fairchild Encyclopedia of Menswear [me neither] -

"Pope Francis understands that menswear is meant to express the character of the man wearing the clothes."

What complete fucking nonsense.  Hmmmm . . . I suspect this chap who wears white (historically rather a Papal choice) and carries a crucifix and beads around, is probably expressing a character of being fucking Pope.  On that basis, he qualifies magnificently under Ms Gavenas's guidelines.  Next year I expect a Traffic Warden to be nominated.  Any bloke in such a job will be wearing the standard attire and will be instantly recognisable.  The 'character' being expressed by the uniform is one that is rather well known to most.

I hope the Pope can cope [with soap on a rope - sorry, I just had to continue with the rhyme] with this accolade.  Seeing him wrapped up in the photo above makes me think that I've overlooked perhaps the most obvious contender for the award this year.

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