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Could someone help Michael Dell buy a properly fitting suit? The guy looks like a gorilla with the cuffs nearly covering his hands. I'm not saying he needs a

Could someone help Michael Dell buy a properly fitting suit? The guy looks like a gorilla with the cuffs nearly covering his hands. I'm not saying he needs a $10k Savile Row cut-to-fit but it'd be nice if the guy talking about a $24 billion dollar deal doesn't look like he bought a suit off the rack at JC Penny's.

mdesq 14y ago
At least it's not a hoodie.
lifeisstillgood 14y ago
This is weird - if Dell was a woman, everyone would comment on his (her) ill-fitting two-piece. But this is either a nice balancing of the sexism divide we have seen recently, or its bike-shedding. I suspect that bike-shedding is the major issue.
- msandford 14y ago
  I don't really care what he wears. But the fact that he wears a suit means he feels it's important, and the fact that it's very bad means either he or someone who works for him has atrocious attention to detail. If you are going to wear a suit, wear one properly. He would be ahead (at least in my mind, not that my opinion matters) if he just wore properly fitting slacks and a polo vs an ill fitting suit. He'd be better off wearing a hoodie and jeans too because at least then we know he doesn't have any respect for the idea of "dress is important" EDIT: Fixed spelling
  - moe 14y ago
    Perhaps he just doesn't care either way? Do you think his business would run better if he wore better fitting suits?
Ao7bei3s 14y ago
Why? (serious question; I really don't understand why that would be important to you or anyone)
- msandford 14y ago
  It reflects poorly on him. With Zuckerberg we know he has no respect for the Wall Street orthodoxy because he steadfastly refuses to wear a suit. I don't care for him personally but I respect the position he seems to be taking. But Dell is wearing a suit which means that he in some way feels it's necessary to do so. But he does such a bad job of it that even a glance makes it obvious he doesn't know what he's doing. Or the person he paid to get him a suit did a horrible job. Given that he's "running" a $24 billion dollar company I would like to see better attention to detail on a thing that he must think is important, as evidenced by his wearing a suit.
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  - saraid216 14y ago
    Eh. Maybe he's more comfortable in a suit? Lots of people are.
    - Tyr42 14y ago
      More confortable in one that fits well, I'd guess.
  - astine 14y ago
    It could just say that he lacks imagination or doesn't feel that his attire is something on which one should spend a lot of mental capital. A suit is practical, easy, and non-threatening and picking up a bunch of cheap ones is a simple way to look professional without a lot of thought. It's really easy to look like a slob in a t-shirt and jeans and I suspect that a lot of SV CEOs put a deceptive amount of effort into their laid-back appearance. It's worth noting that Dell is a Texas company, and the t-shirt and jeans look is still a pretty specifically SV trend.
spqr 14y ago
Who are you, Joan Rivers?
joonix 14y ago
Who cares? Does the ability to buy a tailored suit correlate positively with investment acumen? If a speaker's appearance convinces you to invest your money, you're a sucker.

mdesq 14y ago

At least it's not a hoodie.

lifeisstillgood 14y ago

This is weird - if Dell was a woman, everyone would comment on his (her) ill-fitting two-piece. But this is either a nice balancing of the sexism divide we have seen recently, or its bike-shedding. I suspect that bike-shedding is the major issue.

msandford 14y ago
I don't really care what he wears. But the fact that he wears a suit means he feels it's important, and the fact that it's very bad means either he or someone who works for him has atrocious attention to detail. If you are going to wear a suit, wear one properly. He would be ahead (at least in my mind, not that my opinion matters) if he just wore properly fitting slacks and a polo vs an ill fitting suit. He'd be better off wearing a hoodie and jeans too because at least then we know he doesn't have any respect for the idea of "dress is important" EDIT: Fixed spelling
- moe 14y ago
  Perhaps he just doesn't care either way? Do you think his business would run better if he wore better fitting suits?

Ao7bei3s 14y ago

Why? (serious question; I really don't understand why that would be important to you or anyone)

msandford 14y ago
It reflects poorly on him. With Zuckerberg we know he has no respect for the Wall Street orthodoxy because he steadfastly refuses to wear a suit. I don't care for him personally but I respect the position he seems to be taking. But Dell is wearing a suit which means that he in some way feels it's necessary to do so. But he does such a bad job of it that even a glance makes it obvious he doesn't know what he's doing. Or the person he paid to get him a suit did a horrible job. Given that he's "running" a $24 billion dollar company I would like to see better attention to detail on a thing that he must think is important, as evidenced by his wearing a suit.
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- saraid216 14y ago
  Eh. Maybe he's more comfortable in a suit? Lots of people are.
  - Tyr42 14y ago
    More confortable in one that fits well, I'd guess.
- astine 14y ago
  It could just say that he lacks imagination or doesn't feel that his attire is something on which one should spend a lot of mental capital. A suit is practical, easy, and non-threatening and picking up a bunch of cheap ones is a simple way to look professional without a lot of thought. It's really easy to look like a slob in a t-shirt and jeans and I suspect that a lot of SV CEOs put a deceptive amount of effort into their laid-back appearance. It's worth noting that Dell is a Texas company, and the t-shirt and jeans look is still a pretty specifically SV trend.

spqr 14y ago

Who are you, Joan Rivers?

joonix 14y ago

Who cares? Does the ability to buy a tailored suit correlate positively with investment acumen? If a speaker's appearance convinces you to invest your money, you're a sucker.