Good taste and style speak for themselves and don't need defense by sycophants.
/johnny
This reminds me of a true story that happened in Houston when my husband was in the oil business 30 years ago. A business partner from Italy came to a summertime meeting in Houston wearing a suit that looked like it was made of burlap. The Houston guys were teasing him about the unusual fabric (it was probably silk).
He shrugged and said, “I know nothing. Gina (his wife) says this is “chic”. Doesn’t seem chic to me.” Everybody had a good laugh.