The Week in Style: Brad Pitt Edition
Matthew Sebra, GQ Magazine
The Cannes Film Festival trumped all other sartorial celebrity spottings this week and most of the men attending got it right when dressing for the red carpet or more relaxed events. Brad Pitt rolled into the photo call for his film Killing Them Softly in a look that manages to be both dressy and casual - and completely appropriate for one of the world's biggest movie stars.
Zac Efron's Power Play
Matthew Sebra, GQ Magazine
Zac Efron's earned every right to sport a smirk in this photo, rolling into Cannes looking sharp as shit. With one Prince of Wales check suit he pretty much slays the competition thus far, out-dressing men twice his age.
It started out as Americana. Now it's dropping acid
Eric Sullivan, GQ Magazine, Photograph by Levi Brown
The boat shoe made its comeback a few years ago, and soon after, a handful of designers (shout-out to Band of Outsiders) tweaked the yachter staple—but not enough to kill its blue-blooded roots. Now we get Boat Shoes 3.0, a technicolor explosion that will only get you dirty looks in Hyannis Port. We're talking tri-tone colorways, neon yellow soles, and jailhouse stripes. Sure, you can wear them with anything from khakis to seersucker for a shot of adrenaline. But think outside the prep and wear them with camo shorts, gray jeans, Supreme gear—in short, anything that would give the country-club set fever dreams.
Jake Gallagher, GQ Magazine
It seems that every era has their iconic Wayfarer image: be it Bob Dylan recording in the studio, Tom Cruise dancing sans pants in Risky Business, or the Strokes wearing them on stage. To understand the Wayfarers undying appeal, we have to look back at the heyday of American design, the fifties.
Matthew Hranek, GQ Magazine
I'm all about patina. There is nothing quite like a weathered Barbour, broken-in selvage jean or a well-worn oxford button-down. There are a couple ways to get to it: either earn it yourself or scour the thrift or vintage markets and find the ones that have been beat up for you.
The Week in Style: Chace Crawford Edition
Matthew Sebra, GQ Magazine
The past seven days of style showed us a host of looks that ran the gamut from colorful to bland to just plain crazy. The only guy who had it together, and looked awesome in the process, was Chace Crawford. His look is the perfect example of why we think every guy should have a two-button gray suit hanging in his closet.
Glenn O’Brien solves your sartorial conundrums.
Glenn O’Brien, GQ Magazine
"Dear Style Guy: What is your take on nonprescription frames? I dig the glasses look, but I've got perfect vision. Am I taking accessorizing too far?"
A GQ primer on the new skinnier dress-shirt collar and how to wear it, starring champion boxer Amir Khan.
The Editors, GQ MagazinePhotographs by Kai Z Feng, Still lifes by Tom Schierlitz
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