5-9-18

Although spring has sprung, our host has clothed himself in fall colors tonight. 

The blue undertones of the shirt and suit bring out the bright orange of the tie, emphasizing its bold pumpkin color. 

Since the tie is monochrome, it is difficult to find fault in it (save its being out of step with the season). 

The only true travesty tonight is the undertones it brings out in Trebek's skin tone, giving him a peachy glow which is not nearly as sweet and attractive as it may sound in writing.

5-8-18

Tonight, Trebek sported white suns on a red tie atop a blue gingham shirt. He looked as though one went for a picnic on a particularly hot day and got a radically pronounced sunburn.

It is difficult to say what may have been running through our hosts mind as he crafted this ensemble. With the overwhelming grey of the suit, he appears almost like a confused pigeon who is uncertain how he came to be wearing such bold and clashing things around his neck-area.

One hopes that Trebek's awkward and embarrassed smile (as seen above) is a sign of remorse for his fashion choices. As they say, the first step to solving a problem is recognizing that you have one. Perhaps Alex is turning a corner in the self-awareness of his style faux pas.

5-3-18

Much like a craisin combines cranberries and rasins in a provocative flavor combination, tonight, our host's tie combined a deep purple and a maroon in an interesting swatch of color.

Other than the regular diagonal ivory stripes cascading down the necktie, there is nothing remarkable about this selection. As Trebek's expression insinuates, this tie makes one think "ah. why?"

In my unprofessional opinion, anything which looks like it has been dipped in a bog should not be worn to one's place of business.

The bland pattern does nothing remarkable to redeem the ugly color and, thus, we are stuck on this muggy Thursday evening with a jarring example of mediocrity. Sigh.

3-2-18

Tonight, Trebek adorned his neck with a tie reminiscent of cherry blossoms. The bold red with round pastel pink accents is a fine color combination for our host, and not nearly as offensive as some of the bold red ties we have seen to date.

The issue in this look is not in the tie itself, but in the shirt underneath. The very light pink color gives off the impression that Alex put a white shirt in a load with some colors, staining it this ever-so-slight hue.

Any outfit with colors so subtle as to make us question the laundry habits of our host fails to make a sufficient fashion statement and, for that reason, I believe this look to be a failure.

5-1-18

OH HOLY WOW. 

A grey plaid suit, a very very blue shirt and a purple patterned tie. I would play a game of "one of these things is not like the other" but, the fact is, ALL of these things are not like each other. 

It is a mystery that Alex has his glasses on in this episode because it would appear that he got dressed utterly blind. 

The heinously bright blue of the shirt does not match the undertone of blue in the plaid of the suit. The plaid clashes with the pattern on the tie. And everything falls just short of matching the colors of the set behind our host. 

I hardly know where to begin except to say that never in any kind world should these three items be worn in the same outfit. They repel each other (and the viewer) like oil and water.

Trebek should know that, just because one is hosting a trivia show, does not mean one should dress trivially. 

4-30-18

OH MY. What have we here...

It would appear our host has clothed himself in an art-deco patterned purple number atop a shirt with some kind of contrasting print. The displeasure on Trebek's face is indicative of what we all feel when we see two perfectly fine pieces of clothing paired disasterously in a manner which only serves to make them both look much WORSE than they actually are. 

Just like one person can be a perfectly fine dude, but simply should absolutely not be married to a certain gal, most items of clothing are perfectly decent on their own, only made terrible by what they are paired with. 

Accessorized with a light grey shirt and a charcoal blazer, this tie might look rather nice. However, as it is, this viewer finds it highly distasteful.

4-26-18

Tonight, a royal blue tie sat atop Trebek's Dorothy-style gingham shirt. While our host seemed to think the shade of blue on his tie was complemented by that on his shirt, the difference in shade was actually rather distasteful, leading one to think he spent little time putting this ensemble together.

More notable, however, was the attire of one of his contestants who made Alex look radiant by comparison:


Gosh some people just don't know what color looks good on them....