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So, the GQ story where Glenn "Style Guy" O'Brien accused Mayor Bloomberg of "dumbing down" his style in order to be Mayor for Joe and Jane New York has hit City Hall, thanks to probing press corps reporters. The Daily News reports:
[A] reporter mentioned the GQ column and asked Hizzoner, "Do you feel, as mayor of one of the fashion capitals of the world, you should bring more style and maybe jazz up your wardrobe?"Snap! It just became another opportunity for the Mayor to show how he's really "normal" - just with a bank balance that has about six to nine more zeroes than most people's. And you know what? As much as Gothamist makes fun of how goofy the Mayor looks, we think overly stylish suits would be a distraction. We want our Mayor to "seem" like he could be a dude without the means to hire a fleet of stylists. Leave the French cuffs to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (who gets our vote for best dressed person in the Bloomberg administration).Gesturing to his dark suit, white shirt and red tie, Bloomberg modestly replied, "It sort of all goes together, I think."
"You know," he added, "I'm 63 years old, and I am what I am."
"Whether my dress is as sophisticated as others, I can't quite tell you that," Bloomberg concluded. "I buy my clothes off the rack here in the city, union made."
The Daily News spoke to O'Brien who did concede the Mayor Bloomberg "looks better than any mayor in recent memory." His analyses of Mayors Koch and Giuliani? Koch "wasn't much of a fashion plate" (ha!!) and Giuliani looked "Men's Wearhouse off-the-rack." But O'Brien did not seem to have any suggestions for skincare or haircare regimes. Maybe we need to get the Fab Five on this!
Photograph of Mayor Bloomberg sporting a leather jacket and rather pale jeans during the transit strike from the AP; and didn't the images of the Mayor crossing the Brooklyn Bridge remind you a little of Mark Romanek's 99 Problems video for Jay Z? "I got 99 problems and the strike is one"
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I think the mayor looks great. Well dressed but in a conservative dad kinda way, its comforting to know that he isnt spending a lot of time or $ on wardrobe even though he could afford it.
The mayor is rich oh snap!
You know, I don't really see what difference his clothing makes. There will always be folks who have to take the time to discuss what a person has on (see the "Look Book" for the most hideous examples) -- but as long as Bloomberg's doing a good job, who gives a shit what he wears? He can manage the city in jammies, just so long as he's doing it right.
As long as the mayor's well-groomed and dressed appropriately, I can't see how his clothing really matters one way or the other. Is anyone looking at Mayor Bloomberg as a fashion icon?
He should get his jackets from Sergio Georgini
The mayor has a lot of resources and power, yet manages to make himself very bland. The mayor has a lot of power in this city, and has made it even more bland. This is not surprising.