Thursday was a big night for political culture, what with the first Republican debate on Fox News and the last “Daily Show With Jon Stewart” on Comedy Central. But for style and panache? Not altogether.
What struck me while watching both the early GOP heat and the main event was that every male candidate could have used a more closely tailored suit.
Stewart, on the other hand, has been no slouch in the suit department these past 16 years.
Throughout his run, he’s worn Giorgio Armani made-to-measure suits, shirts and neckties exclusively, and he’s always gotten it right: the jacket silhouette slightly fitted; shirt point collar spread narrow so as not to overwhelm the face; pants trim, not baggy; ties skinny, as is the Don Draper-influenced fashion, but not too skinny.