Wow that is one passive aggressive jab there Matt. I agree Jasun looks like a schlub in the photo and the recall "campaign" is utter bullshit. Still, that was mean and this is coming from a guy who uses Abusive as his Blogtown handle.

For clarification: Passive aggression is defined by its passivity. I called Wurster up and asked him to respond to our commenters' concerns about his dress. He did. I told him about the post I was preparing, and he welcomed it.

If your accusation is a question of "if you can't say it to my face..." then I'd say we've done our due diligence.

Like it or not, Portlanders are WELL known for dressing down. Like sh!+

Very helpful advice, even for people not trying to recall the Mayor. Thank you.

I would like note that for the cost-conscious well-dressed man; I buy many of my shirts at Costco. I'm currently wearing a very nice Hugo Boss shirt that I bought for around $40.

Question to the masses, collar stays: Yea or Nay?

Collared shirt. If we want to be taken seriously as a serious city then we need to dress the part.

The queen of Blogtown has spoketh!

Matt, you didn't dress up in your videos about Tri-met broken ticket-machines.

"the least he could do is roll in to council wearing locally designed hoodies and tees that support Portland's economy and give the audience something interesting to look at"

Oh yeah. I'm sure that if he had been wearing one of those shark hoodies highlighted by Skinner a while back, Adams would have been ousted on the spot.

For clarification: It was 90 degrees that day, and a Fred Perry shirt counts for something . Most days you will find me in a collared shirt, at the very least. Usually a tie. And on occasion, I'll wear a formal suit. I also have a tailored suit from Duchess Clothier—which cost me close to an entire pay check but was well worth the investment. Duchess proprietress Seyta Selta is now making suits out of Winn Perry.

I'm not the perfect dresser, but then, I'm not running a political campaign. If I were, then more $ would be devoted to styling, and less to investment in a mortgage and a Roth IRA.

On collar-stays: they make shirts look sharp. Not necessarily needed, they certainly don't hurt. Personally, I like them because they remind me to take my time and iron a shirt properly.

Collar-holders, on the other hand, sort of weird me out.

I'm guessing you'll repost this the next time someone from Sisters of the Road or Street Roots testifies on the Sit/Lie ordinance. Or not.

Last time I was in the UK, what Fred Perry shirts "counted for" was fitting in with pilled-up wanna-be football-thugs at the discotheque. Has this changed recently?

Good call on interviewing the commissioners as well. Fritz may be a psychiatric nurse, but she generally dresses like she needs one.

Portland Mercury = Dead Red Herring Wrapper.

For clarification: "what Fred Perry shirts "counted for" was fitting in with pilled-up wanna-be football-thugs at the discotheque. Has this changed recently?"

No.

It's funny that you listed someone that represents their $800/pair shoe business with a shitty wordpress page, given the topic of this article.

"I would specifically suggest he invest in something from Seize sur Vingt."

Marjorie, if you're reading this, could you give us a little more info about why you would suggest this, as opposed to something for 10-20% of that price at Marshall's or the Rack? In a city hall meeting, exactly will be gained by spending $200 instead of, say, $30 for last years Calvin Klein?

He could pickup a button up shirt at Goodwill for $5 and look presentable too. (I've found some very nice shirts there myself.) This list is in case he wanted to look amazing.

Or had a couple grand to spend on an outfit. Seems pretty useful, considering the target demo.

All this from a limey stud in green tennies who interviewed RL in the loo at City Hall?

For clarification: INTERVIEWED. INTERVIEWED. And only about three people know about that. I'll thank you to sit on the story for a while, if you don't mind.

I can see next week's WW headline: "Matt Davis sits on story about Randy Leonard's potty break."

I disagree with some of Skinner's fashion conclusions, but I appreciate the cross-over, and hope for more of this sort of focused frivolity especially aimed at those god damned do-gooders at City Hall.

Best Blogtown post of the month!

Oh for real this is so stupid. Can we please call out Sams Number One Fan for her get ups? What about the fact that Fritz gets her hair did less often then a high school librarian and dresses like one too. I for one don't really care but let’s be fair and admit that there is a lot of personal style lacking on both sides. The only one that looks like a commissioner up there (in my opinion) is Nick Fish and he is probably shopping at Ross… clearance.

Anyhoo, I still think what Jasun had to say was valid regardless of the attire.

Thank you for the good spirited follow-up to the public dressing down of you not dressing up.

I have two issues I would like addressed by the the recall PAC.

1) In your speech you state, "protecting individuals who fear the well documented political thuggery ". I would like you to define what you mean by "political thuggery", and I would like to see the documentation proving that Adams has done these type of actions. Please also provide examples that have nothing to do with the Beau-incident and resulting cover-up.

2) Also in your speech you say, "your hands are antithetically placed around the throat of our democracy" in regards to Mr. Adams. Do you feel that this sort of hyperbole can easily drive off people who view and practice their politics from a more logical viewpoint and not from an emoitional viewpoint?