Why purple....why me?
Five months in, they ditched Conan’s blues in favor of purple. Well, lavender shirt, purple tie.
But why?
I get that this purple derivative is a softer complement to his red hair than deep cobalt, but pairing it with brown, while not horrible, well it’s just not great. Grey would have been a better match. But not brown. Not on Conan.
For the first time, I think it looks like he (or someone) is trying too hard. Or trying to soften his hard edge.
Again, why?
He doesn’t have to try hard at all. I love Conan. And I love his hard edge. He’s smart, funny and quick. Blue is his best mate, white a little less so but still works because it’s bold, like him. There’s just no need to go traipsing around the color wheel just to add diversity. That’s what guests are for.
I like my talk show hosts — the ones I like anyway — to be well-dressed and there’s something comforting in the predictability of a ‘good look’. Change the color way and it throws me off. Take last night: I was so busy wondering why they put him in purple that I missed the brilliance of half the monologue. That’s not right.
OK, maybe it really is just me.
