A man in a well tailored suit will always shine brighter than a guy in an off-the-rack suit.

It's tailored like a suit.

I love wearing a well tailored suit.
Strutting in my sartorial repute.

He's letting himself be viewed as a good guy, but an empty suit. And that's potentially fatal to him.

Me? Beautiful? I'm plain as cardboard.

That may be how you see yourself, but the rest of the world would be hard to agree. You shine brighter than the Milky Way.
Now there are those who might try to take that from you, but you don't have to give it away. Keep on shining Pattyn.
And when the right young man comes along, he'll love you all the more for giftin' this sad planet with your light.

Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.