Here's What the Homies and I Think of Robert Pattinson's Batman Red Carpet Suit

How do you think I got these jawnz?

Robert Pattinson is on the brink of ushering in a new era of Batman (The Batman™). There are clearly differences between Matt Reeves’ vision and other directors, but one notable change is that his Bruce Wayne is decidedly more fashion-y. If Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne had dad vibes and Christian Bale had ultra-wealthy playboy swag, Pattinson’s appears to be a guy who’s spent at least a few late nights researching Hedi-era Dior pieces on Grailed.

This energy has carried over to the real world, where Pattinson was spotted on Wednesday rocking an of-the-moment oversized suit. Like, very oversized. We’re talking about some shit that you’d usually on see on a runway and then tweet about how it’s “challenging the existing paradigm of men’s wear” (note the fancy New York Times headass spelling) to flex on your normie friends, who by the way, I assure you do not give a single fuck. (Let’s bow our heads in prayer that they may one day overcome their swaglessness.)

I stared at the picture of R.Patz for a while and couldn’t decide how I really felt honestly. I think on some level I respect the big swing and know that dude is hot and famous so his ability to pull shit off is naturally stronger than the average IG bozo’s. But I also don’t think he looks, like, objectively good? Something isn’t working, but I couldn’t put my finger quite on it.

To help me reach a consensus, I hit up a few homies for their quick take on the above photo/fit. Here’s what they had to say.

Julien Decanali, Jawnz Judger for Bergdorf Goodman

“I’m meh on it. I like how conceptually is a super heavy wool flannel super constructed suit just don’t love it. But I’ll also say it looked like something Bruce Wayne would wear in the comics, in a good way.”

Isaac Hinden-Miller, DJ/Quirked Up White Boy

“Honestly I like it. The bigger the suit the closer to God.”

Cole Young, The Only Well-Dressed Golfer in America

“Henchman vibe is so sick. Like some bruiser that’s down to do anything illegal to make the boss happy.”

Lawrence Schlossman, 3x All-Pro Podcaster

“My off the cuff react is that these trousers could use some cuffs.”

Jacob Gallagher, Coastal Elite Tailoring Expert

“He looks great! Love it!”

James Harris, 4x All-Pro Podcaster

“Me at the GQ internship interview my grand papa Senator Jeremiah Rockecarnegie IV granted me for my 18th day of birth.”

Dave Schilling, LA’s Premier Wearer of Suits

“He’s getting lost in the suit. I appreciate the cut is very modern but it’s too long for his frame. Maybe if the shoulders were more pronounced, but these proportions don’t work for me. If there wasn’t a break on the pant, maybe I’d be flipping out for it. This is too far from the Thom Browne look. I get moving away from razor sharp cuts, but Like, we found the line. It’s here. This is the line.”

Hasan Minhaj, Comedian/Professional Power Point User

“Big tweed coat with the cuban link bracelet? I’m a fan Batman! It’s actually really cool.”

Asaf Rotman, Garmento King

“Playing with proportion is all well and good, but if the shoulders don’t fit and the waist isn’t at least somewhat cinched, you lose all shape and are just swimming in fabric. I see a number of designers referencing ‘90s Armani to great effect, most notably Jerry Lorenzo with his latest Fear of God suiting, and appreciate the modern take—even Giorgio himself is bringing it back. Still, the reason Richard Gere looked so good in American Gigolo was because that was predominately unstructured tailoring and he had the frame to carry it. Even Pattinson at his most chiseled does not. When we look at something like Balenciaga—or in this case Jil Sander which is what Pattinson is wearing—the heavy padding essentially envelops the wearer entirely meaning the clothes speak louder than the person wearing them. For what it’s worth, I actually quite like Jil Sander and love what the Meier’s do, but for a red carpet look and for this film, it frankly makes no sense. I want my Bruce Wayne in Tom Ford, a billionaire playboy with limitless wealth and wit, not a downtown Fashion elitsit with “Creative Consultant” in their IG bio. This, for me, is the latter.”

Bonus: Katie Hathaway, noted woman and non-fashion nerd bro like the rest of us lmao

“Works for me. V nice.”

The Takeaway™

Ultimately it seems clear that as far this suit goes dude didn’t really nail it. That’s okay though, we all toss up bricks now and again, the key is to use that as fuel to lean in even harder and dress even more insanely than ever. As such, Patz quickly bounced back with an all-black oversized tailoring fit complete with chain-link necklace that wouldn’t look out of place getting cozy with a bag of white at some about-to-be-played-out New York bar at 3am. In other words, fire.