Who gives a ....?

Good Day Readers:

Does it matter the Trivago Guy isn't wearing a belt or may be unshaven? What's of more concern is how you cannot escape him as you surf from channel to channel. Ever wonder how many times that ad has run? If he's being paid by royalty he must have earned a very large pee pot full of money by now!

You should only be concerned if his pants fall down in the middle of a commercial.

Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk

Trivago Guy to get much needed makeover

The Trivago Guy, the dishevelled pitchman for the hotel booking website and Internet sensations, is getting a makeover.

by Bruce DeMara/Entertainment
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Tim Williams a.k.a. Trivago Guy is getting a makeover thanks to internet reaction to his beltless and too casual appearance in ads for the hotel search website.

When it comes to the Trivago Guy, everyone’s a critic.

Why isn’t the pitch man for the world’s largest hotel search website wearing a belt? Why doesn’t he shave? Why does he look so dishevelled?

The ads featuring 48-year-old American actor/musician Tim Williams have created a burgeoning Internet buzz since they began appearing on television last year. It reached a crescendo this summer when the ads began appearing on major sports events like the World Cup, with everyone from Rolling Stone Magazine to the Wall Street Journal weighing in.

At last the company, based in Dusseldorf, Germany, has announced a Trivago Guy makeover contest, with the winner receiving a five-day trip to Berlin and a chance to watch the next commercial featuring the new and improved Williams.

People are invited to post a photo of what outfit they’d like to see Williams wearing on its Facebook contest page or via Twitter or Instagram, using the hashtag #trivagoGuy. The deadline is Aug. 24. Voting will begin on Aug. 28 on Facebook.

Charlotte Jenkins, operations manager at Gotstyle, a Toronto menswear emporium, has some fashion suggestions for Trivago Guy.

“I understand what they (Trivago) are trying to do here, they’re trying to make him (Williams) casual and very approachable because the site is geared toward budget-conscious people. If you put him in a three-piece tuxedo, it’s not going to appeal to the demographic that they’re going after,” Jenkins said.

“That being said, (Williams) is a hot mess,” Jenkins said, noting his shirt looks like he slept in it and is at least two sizes too big.

“What would improve him is obviously finding clothes that fit his body type. He’s a good-looking guy, he’s in a good shape. With clothing that fits him, he would be more polished and put together,” Jenkins said.

“I don’t think it would hurt to put on a sports coat, a nice blazer or sports coat with a dark denim jean and a belt would be great. I would love to see him in a buttoned-down shirt, something a little more crisp, with a nice stiff collar. I don’t think a tie is necessary but a crisp shirt, whether it’s white or blue, whether it’s a nice, toned-down checker pattern, with a blazer would be impeccable,” she said.

“The black jeans are a little aged rock-and-roller. I think (Williams) would do much better in a nice, dark rinse denim jean, a dark blue like an indigo blue, with a brown belt,” Jenkins added.

Williams himself is more than game for the fashion shakeup.

“Why not? I think it’s fun and I would definitely like to have somebody else’s opinion on my outfits,” Williams said in an interview with CNN.

“Do I need a makeover? No. Do I want one? Kind of, yeah,” he added.

The Houston-born Williams has just completed a stint playing an American rock star on the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (Good times, Bad times). In the U.S., he has had minor roles on The Cosby Show and Law and Order.