The Labour leader looks more mature in a V-neck than in his best tailoring
Ed Miliband's problem – not, some might argue, his most pressing problem right now, but a problem still – is that dark suits do nothing for him.
A dark suit is supposed to lend gravitas, to signal both status and dependability. But Ed Miliband looks much better – more relatable – in civvies than he does in his best tailoring. More comfortable, more believable, and crucially more mature.
In a grey V-neck on the beach, he looked like a grownup – a man you could have a pint with, even. Although he would probably take you to a gastropub with really expensive olives.
In his dark suit and purple tie on the Andrew Marr show, however, he seemed to have travelled back in time to the Lower Sixth politics club. The purple tie is ubiquitous – the poppy of conference season– and the dark suit is a good suit. Good fabric, well-tailored. (I don't know where it's from, but he's worn Hackett before, and his wedding suit was by Aquascutum.)
There was nothing really wrong with the outfit, but Miliband looked awkward in it.