Thanks for the comments. As for Louis smoking...Lois Lane has smoked in multiple incarnations, from the comic books to the 70's movie to Smallville. Our Lois was smarter than that, but men tend to be less bright than women sometimes <g>. Men are more likely to smoke than women in any case.
As for the black suit...it's the man's world thing. Clara may have a need to be more severe than Clark would, so that she can be taken seriously. I don't see any women other than Madonna wearing underwear on the outside, and Clara, as a woman is probably less threatening than Clark, so is in less need of bright colors.
Thanks for the comments so far guys!
