When Quentin walked up on the picnic today, for a split second I thought he was wearing a sweater. The first thing that popped into my mind was Bing Crosby.
Arashi,
Yes, I was glad to see that although Quentin was wearing a sports jacket at the picnic, he, at least, was NOT wearing a tie, especially in this heat!!! (Somehow, I think that Mrs. Hyacinthe Bucket, that paragon of decorum and good taste, would have been appalled at seeing the Q-Man sans the necktie, even at an informal family outing.)
Today's picnic sequence was one of the few times that you don't see DS male characters formally attired. The other day, as Quentin was ruefully telling Barnabas and Julia, about Chris Jennings' sudden departure, Barnabas had on a very conservative navy blue three-piece suit, and the Q-Man was sporting that light grey, albeit funky-looking, suit. The clothes helped to set the right melancholy tone for that scene.
Can you imagine if Mr. B. and Quentin had been wearing a more informal and casual style of clothes in that scene? For example, if Barnabas had been sporting loafers, knee-high socks, bright red Bermuda shorts and a loud Magnum PI Hawaiian shirt, and, Quentin had been wearing sandals, faded jeans and a psychedelic dashiki (sort of like Sebastian Shaw's shirt), the somber tone would have been impossible to achieve, IMHO.
Nevertheless, I was glad to see that Dr. Hoffman was finally out of that seemingly ubiquitous light green suit dress of hers. She looked very smart and professional in that light grey suit dress with the wide-check pattern she had on. Maybe we'll finally see the good doctor wearing ladies' white deck sneakers, clamdigger pants and a silk blouse before the end of this now sweltering summer?
Tastefully yours,
Bob the Bartender, Collinsport Star Fashion Editor.
