Under-Appreciated Stylish Male TV Characters

Everyone's justifiably waxed lyrical about how well dressed the men of Mad Men (well, except Harry Crane; no one should abide by short sleeved dress shirts under suits and clip on bow ties) and Barney Stinson are. While the aforementioned characters are all well dressed, I want to give a shout out to some male tv characters of the last 20 years who deserve more credit for their style.

Frasier and Niles Crane




















Other than Frasier's unfortunate long hair at the beginning of the series and Niles' occasional 3 button peak lapel suit, the two best Freudian and Jungian psychiatrists in TV history have always looked their sartorial best, with Frasier usually favoring odd jackets and Niles double breasted and 3 button suits. Even though these guys had their start in the 90s, they thankfully did not fall prey to the schlubbiness of most 90s male tv characters (i.e. Ross, Chandler and Joey, as funny as they are, look appalling), wearing clothes that actually fit them well and dressing their ages.

GOB Bluth



Him? Yes, seriously. Think about it vis a vis his attitude and lifestyle. His loose linen suits, refusal to wear a tie, paisley shirts and general lack of regard for any shoe but sandals and espradilles express his "I don't give a fuck" attitude (though he obviously does care, why else would the stylists have put his character in those clothes?). He wears all of these items well. Gotta commend the guy on that. Well okay he does wear a tie once, in his father's progressively more expensive suit.

Jack Donaghy



This is how power should dress. He keeps it simple. Dark suit. Pale blue or white shirt. Dark tie. Dark shoes. He even takes a page out of JFK's book and purposely buttons his lower jacket button, which one should normally not do unless the jackets are custom, which Donaghy's obviously are. Plus he almost exclusively wears tuxes after six. What is he, a farmer?

Jeeves and Wooster



Reginald Jeeves and Bertie Wooster are Edwardian style at their best (okay the weight of their suit fabrics are not quite so accurate, but whatever). Wooster with his extravagant and fairly fashion forward ways (he dared to wear a straw hat in the metropolis, though his white mess jacket did make him look like a waiter), and Jeeves with his monochromatic valet attire trying to get Wooster to dress properly were always spot on.

Brother Mouzone



Don't let the bowtie and Harper's fool you. The trim dark suits, the bow tie, the precise manner of speaking, the diction. You wouldn't expect a man like that be a cold blooded killer, would you? Most of his victims don't.

Part 2 featuring more classic TV stars to follow later.