Chris Brown is guilty

I'm a journalist, not a legal expert. I can't speak to whether it's a fair deal that Chris Brown got. He plead guilty to felony assault and got zero jail time and some probation. No one will forget the pictures of Rihann's face. But, alas, he's also the poster boy for a suit wearing him. Every detail about his court ensemble needed tweaking. The collar on his dress shirt needed to bigger and collar stays would have been useful. The collar stands out rather than sitting comfortably on the shirt. It's not so much the combination, just the proportions.

Since the collar is so small, a smaller knot in his tie would have complimented the collar. It's basic elementary. Either that or a spread collar shirt.

He shows no sleevage. It's a more put together look whe

n the jacket sleeves are taken up a bit to show some shirt cuff. That's a great amount of room in those jacket sleeves. Maybe two arms can fit into one sleeve. Again, just take the size down a notch.

A cardinal sin: he's fastened both buttons on his two-button suit. Look at how awkward the jacket looks when he moves with both buttons done. It's constricting. 

The check suit is a quite bold choice. Maybe too bold for the courtroom. Rihanna looked elegant yet subdued for the hearing.

Read Kenyatte Nelson's Tweed & Velvet blog entry about courtroom attire http://www.tweedandvelvet.com/2009/06/holding-court.html.