When you picture Steve Harvey, you picture him in a suit. The TV personality has always dressed to impress, even during his stand-up comedy days in the eighties and nineties, when everyone was wearing jeans and T-shirts. Considering that Harvey has worn a suit in nearly every public appearance he has ever made—with few repeats—he must have owned over a thousand suits at some point. While this estimate seems high, fans don’t doubt it considering his well-dressed reputation and $200 million net worth.
In recent years Harvey’s look has drastically evolved—causing much commotion and a few memes on social media—but his proclivity for suits has stayed consistent. Now, he sports brightly colored European cut suits as opposed to the large brown, black and gray ones he used to wear. Keep reading to find out everything we know about Steve Harvey’s suit obsession and collection.
8 He Started Wearing Suits For The Audience
Harvey has been wearing suits ever since he got started as a standup comedian in the eighties and nineties. When his Kings of Comedy co-star, D.L. Hughley asked him about it, Harvey said he was trying to give the audience “something to look at.” “The Kings of Comedy wasn't no pretty group,” Harvey said in his online show, Rolling with Steve Harvey. “We was funny as hell, but we was not an attractive bunch.” Harvey also said that he lives by the advice that his mom once gave him, women love a well-dressed man.
7 He Wore 500 Unique Suits On His Show
While some game and talk show hosts may have a few suits that they rotate between, Harvey rarely repeats a look. During his now off-air talk show, Steve Harvey, the host wore at least 500 completely different suits. In 2015 the show’s YouTube channel posted a compilation of Harvey wearing a new suit in nearly every episode. This video proved that Harvey’s obsession with suits is truly no joke, he has a serious collection.
6 His Wife And Designer Conspired To Re-Style Him
Tired of Harvey’s old look—which consisted of many big somewhat boring suits—his wife Marjorie Elaine Harvey and stylist Elly Karamoh conspired to make him over. With some input from the man himself, their plan worked brilliantly. Harvey has shocked the world with his new more fashion-forward style. While he is still a suit man, Harvey has gone from wearing traditional business attire to wearing every color, pattern and fabric imaginable.
5 His Wife And Designer Threw Out His Old Suits
To kick start their makeover, Marjorie Harvey and Karamoh threw out Harvey’s old suits while he was away. The pair purged the popular host of his countless game show suits to make room for the more modern pieces they had coming. Harvey told GQ Magazine that when he returned, he noticed his closet looking a little bare. He even joked that he would have kicked Karamoh’s ass if his wife hadn’t been involved.
4 He Has His Own Clothing Line
“The best-dressed man on television” has shared his drip with the public by launching his own clothing line, H by Steve Harvey. According to the company’s website, the line combines Harvey’s timeliness professional look with his recent style evolution. The pieces are elevated, bold takes on classic menswear. H by Steve Harvey will be the star’s second clothing line, following the now dissolved line, The Steve Harvey Collection.
3 He Loves To Wear Colors
While he wore more neutral-toned suits during his early days as a game and talk show host, Harvey has always loved to wear color. He told GQ Magazine that when he dressed somewhat conservatively for his shows, he always felt like something was missing. That something was the vibrant color that he used to wear during his stand-up sets. When Karamoh re-styled Harvey, his main request was to bring back the color. Karamoh did not disappoint.
2 He Toned Down His Suits For 'Family Feud'
Harvey explained that the conservative suits he was known for on Family Feud and Celebrity Family Feud were not really his choice or style. He had to wear the same type of suit in every episode because of the way the show was shot. However, his Facebook Watch show, Steve, wanted the host to dress as he would in his day-to-day life. This gave Karamoh free rein to send Harvey out in some gorgeous looks.
1 He Only Wears Denim In Suit Form
Harvey has made it clear that you will not catch him in a pair of jeans. “I’m just not a jeans guy,” Harvey told GQ Magazine. However, Karamoh was able to convince the star to rock some denim by turning it into a suit. The denim suit idea worked so well with Harvey that he even suggested adding a shirt. Harvey rocked the Canadian tuxedo—shirt and all—on his Facebook Watch show, Steve.
