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Last month, when the Washington Post ran a dual profile of Donald Trump and Robert Mueller, the paper took care to note Muellers daily wardrobe as the director of the F.B.I.: a traditional J. Edgar Hoover-era G-man uniform: dark suit, red or blue tie and white shirtalways white. A consideration of Muellers clothes has become a commonplace of both written narratives and TV chitchat about him. In the absence of leaks from the special counsels office, the public is left to listen to the clothes, which are equally reticent, which is their elegance. Assembled from a narrow palette of Establishment standards, Muellers regular outfit communicates a moral outlook in its particulars, an unostentatious grace in its polish. One of the pleasanter aberrations of the Trump Era is the emergence of Robert Swan Mueller III, the owner of a modest rotation of discreetly striped Brooks Brothers suits, as a fashion icon.
Last year, Derek Guy, of the menswear blog Die, Workwear!, wrote an admiring post about Mueller, titled The Trad in Washington. Guy argued that the special counsel soberly propounds traditional values by way of soft shouldered suits with naturally rounded sleeveheads. Mueller is one of the only people in Washington who knows how to wear a coat-and-tie, Guy wrote. All the details are middle-of-the-road, but theyre so perfectly executed that they come together in a classic American way you rarely see anymore. Muellers strong tendency toward foulard ties, with their navy or burgundy fields graced by suave geometries of small patterns, demonstrates a refinement that is nicely balanced by his wristwatch, with its horsey hexagonal chunk of a black plastic case. Identified by amateur horologists as a Casio DW-290 sport watch, with a list price of fifty dollars, it is synched to project an incorruptible constancy.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/culture/on-and-off-the-avenue/robert-mueller-style-icon/amp
WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)orangecrush
(19,611 posts)I had a feeling someone here would!
BigmanPigman
(51,624 posts)There was a discussion on CNN or MSNBC about Mueller and "who the man is" and this was mentioned. He is professional, thorough, non partisan through and through. The white shirt is apparently an example of his stellar character.
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)reminds me of "Jethro" on NCIS!
Brother Buzz
(36,458 posts)He wears that moniker with dignity
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)He has secured a place in history.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Once a Marine, always a Marine!! My late father (32 years in the Corps, and yep, Im a serious brat!) took care of his clothes (Haband, baby!) and they lasted for yearrrss...thanks, crush, for a lovely article!!
RESPECT
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)Suitable for sports diving.
Old habits (and Marines!) die hard.
babylonsister
(171,079 posts)orangecrush
(19,611 posts)There are many men and women of equally high integrity in government service.
Many of them resigned rather than serve under Trump.
Hopefully more of them stuck it out to try and save the country.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)Fun.
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)It's a break from the heavy stuff.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)I want a thumbsup icon like Facebook has, dagnabbit.
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)Maybe after we win both houses...
syringis
(5,101 posts)A few days ago, I saw a thread asking if we new decent republicans.
I now he is neutral in his job, but his sympathies go to the GOP.
Well, Robert Mueller is more than a decent republican : he is a true patriot.
And yes, he is an elegant man, smart, discreet and more than probably the savior in the Russia probe.
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)What he is doing is quite dangerous.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Mueller's suit in that pic looks like just a suit. I guess I don't know much about men's suits, except when they are a really bad fit. I don't even know what a Foulard tie is. But I'll probably notice his clothing from now on!
orangecrush
(19,611 posts)What stamds out to me is Muellers clothes are stuff I could afford, right down to the watch.
The man makes the clothes, the clothes don't make the man.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)orangecrush
(19,611 posts)I am not a fashion buff, but I did find the article entertaining!