Asking Clarkson to step away from her celebrity clients for a moment to perform a rushed hypothetical makeup look (or glow?) for Huang, she very kindly put together three outfits that I think we can all agree give off considerably less bad-egg biker vibes with pieces from Paul Smith, The Row, Lemaire, Giorgio Armani, Brunello Cucinelli, and more. If you’re lucky enough to have a budget comparable to Huang’s, we’ve added links to the individual pieces in the captions under each “look.”
“There have been a lot of tight-fitting leather jackets that barely covered his biceps, which always gives the impression that he’s trying to attract his next lover or that he’s just zoomed off on his Ducati to pay a quick lunchtime visit to his mistress,” says Clarkson. “That’s not the mood you want to run to Congress with.” For The Hill, she suggested Huang opt for a Nehru collar that “looks a little more buttoned up.”
However, because Huang’s current look is so strong, Clarkson advises that changing it too quickly will not only result in a huge amount of comments, but even more memes. “Small steps, not a complete makeover overnight. That’s why maybe he should keep the leather jacket, something like a suede jacket instead of the biker one,” she says, adding that black jeans should be ditched in favor of proper pants.
“He could also do a tie – a little more apologetic, a little more formal, a little more respectful. So a brown leather jacket with a tie and a shirt – then it’s a transition to a new direction,” says Clarkson, citing Giorgio Armani’s June Milan collection as the ideal inspiration.
However, Clarkson says the credit ultimately goes to Lori Huang, Jensen’s wife of 41 years. “She’s done a brilliant job. If anyone comes out a winner, it’s her. She could rebrand herself as a Hollywood stylist at this point because she’s done a great job creating an identity for her husband. Almost too well because it attracted too many women. Yet she could come away with a very good divorce and a whole new career.”
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