fashionista/Miller's Crossing question!

[aesc]

I need your help! Venture it only, though, if you are willing to be spoiled for some bits of "Miller's Crossing."


I told dogeared how much I hope that Ronon grows to like his earth clothes, and dogeared suggested the possibility of him wearing them on missions and totally weirding out people who have never heard of The GAP. Then one day, says I, maybe John catches him looking through someone's JCrew catalogue and Ronon's all "What? WHAT? I can get the jeans in tall, okay?"

Now, observe the before/after shots below:



And I ask you, who is responsible for this? The SGC? O'Neill's bizarre sense of humor? Or...



JOHN SHEPPARD: GUERILLA CLOTHESHORSE?

dogeared suggested the possibility that John could be a secret clotheshorse (he has long sparkly curtains), who hides behind a screen of plain black t-shirts and linen Shirts of Hot. Then again, he could be the kind of guy who believes jeans should never cost more than $15 and should be worn into the ground. I honestly can't decide. A possible crux is whether or not John picked out that suit himself.

Thoughts? Opinions? Comments on John reading the newspaper? And what the hell is that a picture of on the back page? It looks like a mutated jellyfish.

Also, David Hewlett has stolen my pants because I very clearly remember having a pair just like these. It would possibly explain something about their fit.



They are very much like a pair of pants I once had, light grey with thin striping, but went missing sometime around when I moved this year and I miss them and would like them back.

Comments

[winkingstar.livejournal.com]

the possibility that John could be a secret clotheshorse (he has long sparkly curtains), who hides behind a screen of plain black t-shirts and linen Shirts of Hot

Hmm, see, I tend to think of him as someone who knows precisely how damn sexy he is and therefore does not need sexy clothes. So the simple effect of black t-shirts is enough for him most days (he makes the clothes sexy, not the other way round). The crux of the issue for me, though, is with Rodney, who is clearly wearing the last clothes not in his laundry basket. If John is responsible for Ronon's sartorial enhancements, HOW did he let Rodney escape in that outfit?

Eee, reading the paper! ♥ (Mutated jellyfish is my best guess, too. Though zooming in it looks like there's something sticking out the top of it. I can't get the headline beneath it clear enough though.)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I tend to think of him as someone who knows precisely how damn sexy he is

Of course, that's offset by the fact the doesn't seem to be aware of the fact that he's almost (almost) as big a dork as Rodney. Oh, John. Six steps forward, half a dozen back.

The crux of the issue for me, though, is with Rodney, who is clearly wearing the last clothes not in his laundry basket. If John is responsible for Ronon's sartorial enhancements, HOW did he let Rodney escape in that outfit?

Well, there is the worry for his sister and all, and possibly John has been trying to convince Rodney to decrease his sartorial deficiency, but Rodney of course is stubborn and uncooperative and refuses to go along. He's probably not brought up the issue with Ronon either, but the trip Earthside would be the perfect opportunity to introduce Ronon to the wonders of the oxford collar. (Top couple of buttons undone, of course.)