May 22, 1991
Here's Bob Stern's list of "The 10 Best-Dressed Shorter Men in America."
1. Tom Cruise, actor, 5 foot 9. "Black sunglasses. Black silk shirts. He's made both national passions."
2. John H. Sununu, White House chief of staff, 5 foot 9. "All business in both politics and dress."
3. Billy Joel, singer, 5 foot 7. "Fast becoming a major fashion force. Or on the 'brinkley' of it."
4. Bart Conner, gymnast, TV analyst, 5 foot 6. "Now making ladies flip as TV sports' golden bantam all-American Beau Brummel."
5. Bob Vila, TV's home handyman, 5 foot 8. "TV's new sweater boy."
6. Michael White, mayor of Cleveland, 5 foot 7. "A rare find. A politician with a mind as sharp as his creases."
7. Robert Morse, broadway actor, 5 foot 7. "He's gone from summer schlock to sartorial splendor again."
8. Tom Wolfe, novelist, 5 foot 8. "High collars, ice cream parlor suits."
9. Michael J. Fox, actor, 5 foot 5. "Named again for charmingly going back to the future in a tux jacket and jeans."
10. Danny DeVito, actor/director, 5 foot 1. "Years ago, he looked moth-eaten. Today, though, like a social monarch butterfly."
