Paul Rudd is the kind of hot, hip, and self-deprecating-slightly-dorky leading man that makes women realize that men don't have to be testosterone-spewing alpha males to be sexy. Just like sparkly stones don't have to be diamonds to be bedazzling (Rhinestone-encrusted jean jacket? Yes, please! Aunt Mitzi's tennis bracelet full of blood diamonds and also, possibly, the blood of Uncle Marve? No thanks!). So I was especially stoked to hear that Rudd is People's 2021 Sexiest Man Alive. I'm so glad that this once-upon-a-time geeky dreamboat is finally getting his due. Not that joining the Marvel universe as the world's most intrepid insect was too shabby either.
Of course, true fans know that Rudd has had it going on since Clueless. Awhile back, I read an article saying that Rudd, who played Alicia Silverstone's stepbrother-turned-love-interest in the iconic '90s flick, was "a wry forty-year-old" even then (his real age in the movie? A callow twenty-nine.).
Rudd's turn in Clueless is reason enough for me to pull out the plaid (yes, again!). I'm particularly taken with these oh-so-'90s skirts. All they need are a couple of big safety pins.
What's more, their side-by-side contrasting plaid makes for an aesthetic that's classic-meets-edgy. Kind of like the gentlemanly yet slightly snarky Rudd himself. Who, by the way, in response to becoming officially "sexy," quipped that he'll now "have to spend more time on yachts."
Oh, Paul. That dry -- excuse me, wry -- sense of humor is why you'll always be the object of our (and Jennifer Aniston's) affections.
