The mayor visits Cobo Center's new food court. (NAIAS photos)

It's understandable if wardrobe choices rank low among Mayor Mike Duggan's priorities in Month One of leading -- kind of -- a bankrupt city.

Still, we hope he doesn't dress like a character from "Guys and Dolls" during his next auto show visit, as he did during a preview walk-through at Cobo Center last Thursday.


Mike Duggan greets a worker at Cobo. Who do you think is better dressed?

Photos of the mayor in a retro-look plaid suit are drawing potshots online, such as these on a Facebook thread started by a Detroit News reporter who shall remain nameless:

  • Boss Tweed
  • Stubby Kaye
  • He looks like good old reliable Nathan . . . Nathan, Nathan, Nathan Detroit!
  • Yeah, baby . . .  
  • He could use a stylist
  • Maybe he's saying "I have big things on my mind, but my clothing is not among them."

If you'd like to play fashion critic, post a comment below the video -- perhaps suggesting which man at right has a more appropriate style sense. Please stay playful, not nasty.