God bless Shannon Sharpe. Unlike his more conservative colleagues on The NFL Today, Shannon has a flare for sartorial splendor dressing well or at least that's the perception he's going for. But every now and then things go wildly wrong and he jeopardizes the collective reputation of black men across the fashion diaspora.
This past Saturday was one of those occasions. I don't mean to embellish matters, but his ensemble was tantamount to wardrobe Armageddon. For a moment, I just knew the end was near. If nothing else, I thought my widescreen would suffer irreparable damage from the explosion of pixels.
After all, we're talking about a shiny burgundy sports coat made of some sort of velvety micro-fiber that actually probably could withstand the fire and brimstone of his impending fashion apocalypse. Watching this spectacle in high-def 1080i doesn't help. We can only hope there weren't pants to match. I appreciate taking a risk every now and then but, outside the grounds of the Playboy Mansion, this had no chance. I go by a simple rule: a man should always speak louder than what he's wearing. Let us all learn from this. One
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Fashion Diaspora??!!! CLASSIC....mwaaaaahhaahhhhhaaa!!
Is that velvet!? FTW!
See, it looks like velvet but I'm not sure that it is. My bet is it's some sort of newfangled water repellent micro-fiber. I could be totally wrong and it might just be some throwback crushed velvet. Whatever it is, it's a big ass bowl of wrong.
Why is everyone focused on this guys suit? I don't get it.
@Kim
Because this site is about the "style, substance and sensibilities" of men. This jacket is clearly a style issue. If you like his jacket, that's cool too. Thanks for stopping by.
not a problem..I wasn't just speaking of this site... it seems to have been world wide news...
"his ensemble was tantamount to wardrobe Armageddon"
*DEAD & GONE*
You my dear need to have your own show...fashion federali
Dark Chocolate men often feel like they own the rainbow because lets face it color is their friend, but not all types of fabric is suitable for suiting up my godiva brother...not all
Wow,
That was historic.
What a mish-mosh of jack up fashion awfulness!!!! What the pluck when wrong?
We can only hope there weren't pants to match.
Too funny.
I see your point though. At least then we can begin to understand why he'd wear such a jacket.
"tantamount to wardrobe Armageddon"....nuff said