Gaudy Prints, Bold Power Suits and Actual Effort at GQ's Men of the Year Party
EntertainmentGQ hosted a Men of the Year party in Los Angeles on Thursday night and, lo and behold, WOMEN also attended. Instead of boring vanilla suits, the men heeded GQ’s style tips and showed off in thrilling experimental prints, a la the standouts above: Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek in a blazer that looks like a cool oil painting, Donald Glover in a double-breasted windowpane suit and Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali. Below, what it looks like when men actually try.
Why is Matt McGorry wearing a tiny children’s bowtie? Everything about this makes your favorite annoying woke bae look like a game show host. I like How to Get Away with Murder’s Alfred Enoch in this casual moonlight-colored suit, and Westworld’s James Marsden looks super polished in a similar shade paired with dark brown shoes and a skinny linear tie.
On the lighter side of the spectrum, Armie Hammer kept it simple and sophisticated in dark grey, and here are two young men I don’t know but whose flair for color I appreciate: Vine star Cameron Dallas and soccer player Robbie Rogers in refreshing shades of plum, which men should wear more.
Keke Palmer’s two-piece looks like one of Barbie’s Going Out outfits, Katherine McPhee is letting a bunch of fabric wear her, and I usually enjoy Kelly Rowland’s red carpet looks but the styling here (the lace, the sleeves, the bob) feels off.
Dammit, Nick Jonas knows he looks great. America’s Next Top Model winner Keith Carlos opted for hints of what appears to be snakeskin on his lapel/pockets and it works. Wiz Khalifa is as deliberately carefree as one would expect on this beautiful L.A. day.