Tux and Tie: magic or tragic?

One thing that bugged me about Sunday nights Emmy's was the amount of guys wearing a tux with a black tie. This isn't uncommon especially in Hollywood. For me it just doesn't sit right, in some cases it actually looks like a lazy move. For example check out Alec Baldwin who wore quite a bold tux from Zegna which really would of made a statement with a bow but instead big Al chose a loosely knotted black tie. another example was Neil Patrick Harris who wore a beautiful deep claret Dolce & Gabbana dinner jacket for which he then matched up with a slim stripe tie. Bad form for a man who was presenting for the evening. Jason Bateman almost gets it passable in his Dior Homme ensemble if it wasn't for his attempted Windsor knot with the Dior slimline collar. Best of the bunch had to be Jeff Daniels in Prada. Oozed class even if I'm not a fan of the look I couldn't deny Mr Daniels the fact that he looked good. Even with this salute I'm still not budging. If you go for a satin lapel you simply have to tie that bow.

Breaking Bad in Burberry

I have to say I was very impressed with the level of dress the "thesps" from Hollywood turned out in this past Sunday at the Emmy awards. The A list are starting to learn that keeping it simple is the best way forward. Stylish salutes go to Big Bang TheoryJim Parsons in his sleek shawl contemp number from Zegna. I also appreciated the 'outside the box' approach to the off white shirt. Also a mention has to go to Jimmy Fallon in Lanvin. Perfect! So much elegance and style I almost had to double check it was being worn by an American TV celebrity! Best dressed of the night was shared by Breaking Bad pair Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston in Burberry. I don't know whether it was premeditated but it was genius! Paul in a modern midnight blue, Cranston in black. Minimal and class. That's how you do red carpet. I salute you boys!

Rob and Dior forgive me!

Remember the blog post where I weren't too sure of Mr Pattinson's credentials as the face of Dior Homme and what he could bring to the table. Well I make an apology for that assumption because after seeing Dior's teaser/ behind the scenes video my opinion has changed somewhat! Pattinson looks sharp with a mature edge, the styling is on point with crisp, clean and masculine menswear staples ( I love the peak lapel tan coat when he's on the Manhattan rooftop). I look forward to the finished campaign with a high expectation now. Bravo Dior!

Gorgeous George reigns supreme at the GQ awards

A couple of evenings ago it was the annual GQ awards and as always I was looking out for who put their best dressed foot forward. Salutes to Rio Ferdinand in a shawl lapel Rake number, Tom Hiddlestone in a velvet Armani dinner jacket and Mr Miles Kane in an "out of the box" Sandro cream whistle. Runner up for me was Mr Douglas Booth with a edgy new 'do', bit of stubble and a slick velvet jacket. But the best dressed gent of the evening had to go to Mr George Lamb though. Wearing a beautiful deep midnight blue peak from his co owned label A Sauvage. But what stood out was the finer details ( a real lesson for some of the selected elite in attendance). Look at the gorgeous tied bow and like I've mentioned in previous posts.. A cummerbund! So many forget and neglect the mid section when going "black tie" even with stylists and advice on their beckon call. George I salute you and your cummerbund!

PS I don't think Tom was too happy who else choose to go DB for the occasion..