I do not care for him with beards that is just my taste. I never cared for the "POP" look at all because the combination of the extra skinniness, stubble on his face and nothing but stubble on his head combined with the big orange glasses to give him a plucked turkey appearance I didn't find appealing at all. It became worse after he was sweaty and you could see the veins popping in his neck, eeww. So I'm just not a 'scruff' person. Not only Bono but on most people. But I like it on Edge for some unexplained reason.
Speaking of 'goofy' clothes as someone mentioned in that other thread, his Pop era wardrobe was the most tacky and tasteless ever LOL! Even I think the "Bad" pants were a little too high and I don't like suspenders, but those old fashioned pants worked well with his old west type outfits. Then there were those plaid pants he wore when he was really young that looked like the Bay City Rollers. I didn't like the Passengers old man hat look. But except that, he's always had good taste in clothes and wore stuff that complimented his looks in a positive way.