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Este diseñador es menos exagerado que el modelo.

Este diseñador es menos exagerado que el modelo.
This designer is less exaggerated than the model.
From Lesson 213:Exclamations of degree (¡Qué... tan...!)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Este diseñador es menos exagerado que el modelo.

How do we form the "less... than" comparison in this sentence?
To compare two things and say one is "less [adjective] than" the other, Spanish uses the structure menos + adjective + que. Here, we use menos exagerado que to mean "less exaggerated than". It follows the exact same pattern as más ... que (more ... than).
Since modelo ends in "-o", does it always refer to a male?
The word modelo (model) is invariable when referring to a person, meaning the word itself never changes to end in "-a". To specify gender, you only change the article: el modelo refers to a male fashion model (like in this sentence) and la modelo refers to a female fashion model.
Why use es instead of está for exagerado?
We use es (from the verb ser) because being exagerado (exaggerated or "over the top") is being described as a core personality trait or characteristic of this designer. If he were just acting exaggerated in a specific, temporary moment, we would use está (from estar).
Why is the word for "this" este instead of esto?
Este is the masculine singular word for "this," used right before a masculine singular noun like diseñador. Esto is only used when "this" refers to a general idea, a situation, or an unknown object, and it is never placed directly in front of a noun.

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