6-3-18

WOWEE. What have we here????

A grey suit, a gingham shirt, and a red tie, patterned with small suns. Yikes.

Unless Trebek was paying some sort of homage to Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, it is hard to fathom a universe in which these three items go together. 

Alex's outfit is simply so busy. But not the kind of "busy" which is hurrying around to completing good & important work, the kind of busy which spends years on a terrible project--like the emoji movie, for instance. 

Business is nothing without good taste. That is tonight's lesson for you, dear host.

6-2-18

It would seem that Trebek went blueberry picking before the show tonight, as the color and pattern of the dark, scrumptious is pervasive throughout his look. 

The whimsy of tonights tie is to be admired. It lends our host a fun-loving touch which would otherwise be absent in his stiff demeanor. 

Furthermore, Alex's blazer actually picks up on the color notes in the tie and enhances them, instead of blatantly clashing as happens so many evenings in our host's illustrious career. 

Overall, this outfit elevates Trebek. It would seem he finally dressed for success.

5-31-18

Ahh a sleek paisley aqua number wrapped itself around our host's neck today, juxtaposed with the faint pinstripes of his suit. 

There are only two things that can be said about this look.

1) One should never, ever, wear paisley. It is just ugly. 

2) If one does decide, against all odds, to adorn oneself with a paisley article, one should certainly NOT pair it with pinstripes.

Alex, what were you thinking?

5-30-18

Tonight's look found Alex in a striped indigo blazer, adorned with a floral purple tie.

The story of this ensemble would seem to be a fairytale gone awry on account of its dark color undertones.

While I cannot, in good conscience, insult the tie directly (as it is not too terrible a choice), what I can comment on is the general lack of personality to the look. This outfit simply does not mesh with the brash, verbose and omniscient character of our host. It is too muted, too downtrodden. Trebek would be better suited in burnt oranges or a sleek maroon.

It is important, when making fashion choices, to keep in mind not only the value of the garment itself but also oneself, to consider whether the garment truly fits who one is.

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.