Just looked up some. Reno's oufit is giving Blanche Devereaux goes to aerobics energy. Those trousers! That's how he hit that note. Working for the Weekend is my jam esp the "hey-EY EY-ey-EH" bit. In that video he's giving Blanche at the Rusty Anchor.
Also one woman called him a thirst trap. LOL
I was still a kid in school at the time but I totally saw that back then! He had no chill but that was the way of that genre. Maybe he realized then that he'd never be that young or in a band that big, so he went for it. Can't blame him.
Precursor to hair metal. I said what I said.
A sweater with leather pants is an interesting choice but 1980.