Monday 30 January 2012

Yo! Clueless Clooney

He thinks that he is a latter-day Cary Grant. In fact, Clueless Clooney is a latter-day Archie Leach:

As usual, left click to enlarge.

8 comments:

  1. Probably Armani. Definitely confused.

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  2. I think that it is a bit unfair to compare George Clooney against Cary Grant.

    Different culture. Different times.

    Grant came from a time of impeccable dress and manners and propriety. The same cannot be said for our times, unforutnately.

    Therefore, Clooney has no cultural touchstone. In comparison, Grant had many.

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  3. Seitelman - well, Clooney has got Cary Grant as a touchstone. In fact, in a real sense (owing to the films), Cary Grant will never die. Moreover, George Clooney had a considerably better start in life that Archie Leach had; has bags of blunt, spondoolicks, dough and ends up looking as though he's been dressed in somebody else's clothes.

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  4. PS Mind you, I entirely agree with your observations on our times...

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  5. It's almost impressive how hard celebrities make it look to dress well.

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  6. Hollywood dresses badly because they have no culture. Only European aristocrats and the like have good style.

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  7. Aaargh! The trouser fabric pooling at the bottom is almost offensive! Jeez you'd think the feller would have had his own tux made by now...

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  8. Unfortunately for Clooney (and the majority in Hollywood) the studio system is long gone; and with it the professional handlers who would never let the talent appear like that in public.

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