Say what you will about Kanye West's foray into designing womenswear, but the Chicago native knows how to put a look together. A Givenchy rottweiler tee, leather trousers, blacked out varsity jacket ensemble is complemented by a somber expression, and of course there was that Celine blouse incident that we all know well and admire, but it's this suit at Paris Fashion Week that betrays such a high grade of calculated style math that I adore. Dark blue with a peak satin collar and a fine-gauge cashmere scarf tucked alongside the lapel and a jolt of bright red at the shoes. Perfection.
RAIN
Rain for MCM.
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Since Rain has been conscripted into the South Korean army for his mandatory two-year engagement, we've been pining for the fashion magazine editorials that don't come or the MCM luxury ads just like the ones you see above. Perched atop an enormous monogrammed steamer in rag-and-rolled khakis and an MCM varsity jacket (that differs markedly from Jaden's, you'll note) and in another look perched atop his toes in MCM mids and a Harrington, we are reminded of the enormous handsomeness of the K-Pop GOD and acting genius. Return to us soon, Rain. We're only happy when it Rains. How I wish it would Rain. Your love's coming down like... etc., etc.,...
RYAN GOSLING
Ryan Gosling at the "Drive" Photocall during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on July 20, and at the "Crazy, Stupid, Love" World Premiere on July 19.
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What is there even left to say about Ryan Gosling? The dude just can't lose this year. Not even a little bit. Not only does he laugh at exactly the right level of slightly ugly but he can actually dress with aplomb. While Gosling would maintain a freakish level of hotness in the most predictable handsome-man gear or even whiskered stove-pipe carpenter jeans (because that would be hilarious), the flaxen-haired leading man (of my dreams) sorta wears the weirdest clothes.
Take this navy piped pajama top at Cannes that's matched with white jeans and blue and white spectator shoe—SO odd and SO hot in its oddness. It's the same ease with which he sauntered onto the stage of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in a graphic tee, tapered black suit, black smoking slippers, and no socks. And there is also the issue of his having an enviable tailor. This shiny Gucci suit with its mega pointy lapel, high placket, and little-to-no give is incredibly stylized, but the thing that prevents it from tumbling into Puffy-circa-Hype-Williams-videos territory is that a) it looks like it was cut and sewn with him in it and b) the simplicity and tininess of the tie.