Just a Face and a Caption: Silver Fox

Saw this while Wiki Walking.

While the image has the "silver" part covered, there's nothing really about the "fox" part, particularly the charm that's part of the Silver Fox definition.

I have no idea, however, about how to depict the "charming" part of the trope.

He looks handsome and confident. Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

Aye, Keep Until Better Image Suggested, especially considering [1].

Yeah, that's a Keep Until Better Image Suggested. He's handsome enough, silver-haired, and... yeah.

Not great (something about him seems a little off to me), but not bad.

I'm going to see about a possible alternative, but Keep Until Better Image Suggested for now.

Not great, but not bad.

I wouldn't even qualify him as that suave or handsome to be fair, only the age seems right. Probably got picked by a fan.

edited 15th Nov '13 3:19:48 AM by treelo

Here's a possible suggestion◊

The harsh light makes him seem a little sinister, honestly.

That's Magneto from the House Of M storyline...more handsome, but not all that much on the charming part.

Here's◊ part of what I had in mind. This is the source comic...not sure if the last panel can be cropped/shrunk enough to make it work on its own or if it requires the whole comic for context.

edited 15th Nov '13 8:08:15 AM by Willbyr

At 600px wide, that last QC panel would require a good bit of surgery to fit it on the page, I think, and the snippet I don't think works without the rest of the comic for context, or at least the bottom two panels.

Here's what I was able to come up with...if it's too clunky, then I'm good to leave the current.

edited 15th Nov '13 8:18:37 AM by Willbyr

I find the current better, due to the clunkiness.

I think Anderson Cooper might make a better page example, as he's more classically good-looking, and he's referenced quite frequently in media as being 'a silver fox', to the point that Wikipedia actually has him listed as a potential definition of the term. Google itself has over a million page hits linking the terms together, whereas the current guy has about 20,000 (mostly from Tumblr and such, and Cooper is referenced in LIFE magazine).

When I was looking through the example list, I thought Cooper would make a good possible alternative.

I think the pose is what makes the current work. In 13 it's the words that pull all the weight.

I love QC, I don't really care for the current (the guy's expression doesn't sell it for me), but I still think having the image of sorta-attractive guy is better than the text-based QC image. Just cluttered.

George Clooney◊ maybe? My issue with Anderson Cooper is his face looks very young; he looks more like a White-Haired Pretty Boy than a Silver Fox.

... I hate myself for typing that sentence.

edited 17th Nov '13 3:33:34 PM by Larkmarn

Or perhaps John Slattery?

Or, since there;'s no one standard for what makes an older man attractive, a montage. I'd suggest using Anderson Cooper, George Clooney, Mark Harmon (NCIS), Victor Garber (Alias) or Tim Gunn (Project Runway). John Slattery is good, too.

edited 17th Nov '13 4:26:16 PM by Madrugada

That's the best overall suggestion.

Which one?

@treelo: the green arrows are usually used to refer to posts above or bellow. : one post up, : two posts up, : three posts down etc.

I also like the idea of having a collage.

I'm aware but I simply didn't read the word "montage" in that post, apologies.

How's this? Would it be better to go with all the actors' names or their characters? (for Mark Harmon and John Slattery)

edited 20th Nov '13 1:59:41 PM by Willbyr