STYLE GUIDE

Our essential style guide spells out

the 100 things you need to know
about the top trends, shops, and
labels in fashion right now. It’s all
yours to follow, chapter and verse.
(Or at least pick and choose from)

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hilt dandies, streetwear kings, and a phylum we like me a gluten-free Todd Snyder $450 | Maison Kitsuné
Caesar-salad $349 | Where to buy it? Go to
to call “guys who really, really wish they were from wrap for lunch! GQ.com/go/fashiondirectories
Paris.” In these pages we’ll identify the tribes, get all
armchair-sociological on their habits and mores,

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HARRY STYLES ROCKS

● Yes, he’s in the boy band One Direction. No, we’re not
drunk. Here, GQ creative director Jim Moore explains.
The mark of true personal style is finding a few things that
work for you and sticking to them. We see Harry in the same
jeans, Beatle boots, and Saint Laurent jacket again and
again. He’s the most confident dresser out there right now.”

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went minimal for a while. But now upstart streetwear brands with ’90s nostalgia (like Hood By Air and ■ OTHER MEMBERS OF
#BEENTRILL#) are bringing logos back as wearable Bat Signals of cool. Meanwhile, luxury houses like
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quality and simplicity.
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men without stylish
women—we’re trying to
get their attention.”
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a little to the north. Know the Dress Code
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Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane $380
Where to buy it? Go to GQ.com
/go/fashiondirectories

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 №.11
Guys Who
Are Killing It
Adam Scott
Because the best all-
American style doesn’t
take itself all serious-like.
■ RÉSUMÉ: Actor,
Parks and Recreation
■ TRADEMARKS:
Tailored preppy staples
like blazers, oxford
cloth button-down shirts,
ties in playful colors
■ TRIBAL HABITAT:
The nearest J.Crew,
underground stand-up
comedy clubs, your
girlfriend’s pants
■ OTHER MEMBERS
OF THIS PREPPY TRIBE:
Actor and rapper
Donald Glover, actor and
comedian Aziz Ansari,
Band of Outsiders
designer Scott Sternberg
Scott on Americana
I like clothes that are
simple and not too showy.
I wear a lot of stuff from
my favorite label, Band
of Outsiders: button-up
shirts, a leather jacket,
khakis. And J.Crew will
never be overrated. I’m a
slim guy with the body
of a 12-year-old. So their
slim cuts fit me.”
The Ex-Nerds Always Win
Duckie in Pretty in Pink
first made me aware of
style. I was an unpopular,
chubby kid, so I wanted
to build an identity
around that character to
get noticed. I always wore
an oversize blazer with a
shirt buttoned all the
way to the top and a bolo
tie. Lots of bolo ties.”
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12 14 FASHION HAS BECOME
NOs. THAT IS
↡
to
A GAME OF P.W.Y.W. PAY WHAT YOU
WANT
● Part of the glory of being men is that our uniforms are consistent: jeans, suits, polos, a sweatshirt you
can wear to work. And now labels across the price spectrum have caught on, realizing we all want the
same thing. So if you can’t afford Saint Laurent, get your gear at Gap.
$80 $160 $825
sleeve zippers. But still just
G A P ↠ A slim fit and cool,
Kinda genius (and punk)
J O H N E L L I OT T + C O
S A I N T L AU R E N T BY
↠ An even slimmer fit,
HEDI SLIMANE ↠
washed-out colors
with side zippers
a sweatshirt.
№.
● That goes for
tuxedos, too.
So whether you’re the
Tom Ford type or a
head-to-toe Uniqlo
man, don’ t wait for
an invitation to the
Met Ball to get all
tuxed out. If Gerard
Butler and Alexa
Chung can have cake,
you can eat it, too.
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Your tie rack needs WHAT DO YOU THINK
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good suiting store is piled
high with lightweight
cotton and linen ties that
will sync up with your I’m not mad at
summer suits and add a guys using it if they
much needed offbeat
note to your look. Plus, they
have a blemish or
come in sweet colors, like whatever. We do
someone took an eraser to the same thing!”
your normal pink tie.
From left: Alexander Olch $150
Topman $20 | Glendon
Lambert $80 | Gitman Vintage $85
Where to buy it? Go to GQ.com
/go/fashiondirectories
 Is your look starting to feel a little one-note? Then flip it like
mega-producer Pharrell Williams—a man who sees sounds,
hears hues, and is having his best year ever at age 40—

↠
by cranking up the colors

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MIX
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 The Dark Days
Are Behind Us
Blue suede
hoodies, powder
pink shirts, leopard
slip-ons—all in a
day’s work. Pharrell
proves the best
way to stand out
on the street is to
step out in a mix
of fearless colors.
The only rule is this:
No worries. So does
leopard match
pink? If you say it
does, it does.

↞
jacket $5,180
Louis Vuitton
+
sweater $595
and tie $225
Burberry London
shirt $125
Polo Ralph Lauren
shorts $175
Gant Rugger
espadrilles $695
Christian
Louboutin
watch (throughout)
Audemars Piguet

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Pop Doesn’t Have
a Formula, But...
The “quiet,
loud” thing often
works. Try all
neutrals (say,
black and white)
with one loud
hit of color. Bang!

↠
cardigan $389
Kitsuné Parisien
+
t-shirt $270
Saint Laurent by
Hedi Slimane
jeans $185
J Brand
sneakers $75
Adidas Originals
hat $200
Lock & Co.
from George G.
Graham Galleries

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 ↠ The clothes in this
shoot were inspired
by the great British artist
David Hockney. To read
more about the man and
his influential look, pick
up our new seasonal
fashion guide, GQ Style:
What to Wear Now, at
your newsstand.

There’s a Way to
Be Sure Nobody
Mistakes You for
an Office Grunt
Take any navy or
charcoal suit, but
instead of a white
shirt and navy tie,
change the tune.
Try a bold print
shirt, an electric
tie, and your yard-
work sneakers.
(As long as they
don’t stink.)

↠
suit $3,975
Lanvin
+
shirt $595
and tie $295
Burberry Prorsum
tie bar $15
The Tie Bar
sneakers $50
Converse
custom glasses
Moscot

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Say Aloha to
Spring 2014’s
Snappiest Shirt
There are so many
Hawaiian shirts
in stores right
now you’d think
Oahu is the new
capital of fashion.
Here, Pharrell
updates the Tony
Montana thing
for a new era.
Funky as hell, but
still harmonious.
↠
shirt $1,420
Prada
+
pants $810
Prada
espadrilles $325
Ovadia & Sons
hat $350
Borsalino at
JJ Hat Center
necklaces
Chanel

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There’s a Secret
to Pulling This
Off (Besides Just
“Being Pharrell
Williams”)
P’s rumpled
collar, rolled
pants, and
unlaced shoes
say, “I don’t take
myself—or these
clothes—too
seriously.” With
that attitude,
you can wear
anything.
Even lavender
and lemon.

↞
sports jacket $595
Polo Ralph Lauren
+
shirt $145
and pants $98
Polo Ralph Lauren
sneakers $565
Maison Martin
Margiela
where to buy it?
go to gq.com/go
/fashiondirectories

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No.
NOS.

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Your watch isn’t a status

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symbol anymore—it’s a
style symbol.
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invested in the same slab of
gold for his wrist are kaput.
Go for nylon, stainless steel,
or all Fuck-Yeah-America.
(Shinolas are made in Detroit.)
It’s about taste, not tradition.
Clockwise from top: Shinola $575 | Rolex $8,200
Omega $12,000 The New Holy Temples
of Menswear

Totokaelo, Seattle
You can excuse us if we hear “Pacific

NO. 25
Northwest” and think: log-cabin-inspired,
taxidermy-inflected haberdashery.
Totokaelo (pronounced toh-toh-kye-oh)

REMEMBER: YOU ARE NOT

is not that. It’s a midcentury-modern
space (and by “midcentury” we mean
2054) where the men’s floor feels like

A BLACKSMITH Morpheus’s lair in The Matrix…but with

indigo A.P.C. sweaters. There are also
art objects, stacks of books, and designy
● Must every men’s store have salvaged-wood tables, rusty anchors, furniture—in case you want to make
your living room into the Totokaelo of
and names like F. R. Woolery Rail & Supply? Enough! To prove you don’t
your town. Also: If you’re low on SkyMiles,
have to shop Ye Olde, we present three stores that are more like modern the website is fully stocked.
high-design experiences. Starting with…

№.
THE WORLD’S ● Fo r e o n s B i r ke n s t o c k s w e r e l i ke
m ock t u r t l e n e c k s f o r yo u r f e e t :

GONE BULLISH
p ra c t i ca l b u t to o d o r k y to ow n . U n t i l
now. In 2014, you’re as likely to see them

↠ON ’STOCKS at a fancy-pants galler y opening as

a t B u r n i n g M a n . H e re , a s h o r t h i s to r y.

Yer boy
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miracle, brother! by the
Sartorialist ;)

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The Lederhosen The Summer of Love-r The Hollywood Dope The Phish Phan in the The Assistant Fashion Stylist
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28 44
NOs. ● At last, an era when a man can take
p r i d e i n t h e d e s i g n o f h i s b a g a s readily
ISN’T DEAD; as that of his car or his sneaker s. Fro m
to ↠IT JUST LOOSENED wo r k b r i e f s t o g y m t o t e s t o weekend er s—
to carr yalls that can be a l l t h re e — t h e s e
UP A LITTLE a re t h e s e a s o n’s s eve n t e e n b e s t .

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 THE GQ 100 ›

NO. 45

FASHION AND STREETWEAR MADE A BABY

● When we heard Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci and Nike were No. 46
collaborating, we imagined gold-embossed sneakers with built-in
projectors that make holograms of Jay Z and Kanye appear. Man, The New
were we wrong. What they actually made is an Air Force 1 you can Holy Temples
wear on the daily—if you can get a pair.
of Menswear
Nike + R.T. $260 (per matching pair)

Just One
Eye, L.A.
Got sixty minutes to burn in L.A.?
Go to JOE—but think of it as
a free architecture tour
(it’s Howard Hughes’s old HQ)
or as a free art museum (for the
Murakamis and Hirsts). Just
don’t think of it as an H&M store
(unless you’re in Pharrell’s tax
№.
TRIBE OF ONE: bracket—he’s a believer).

LEONARDO
DICAPRIO*
48—50 ↡
*Note: You NOS.
↠ When off set, Leo DiCaprio can be spotted riding Citi Bikes cannot pull
in schlubby cargo capris. And yet he still dates Toni Garrn. We this off.
call his tribe Slacker Lothario, but unfortunately it will always
have only one member. Your next suit (and shirt and pocket square)
should be linen.
ŝThe featherweight summer fabric has been revived to
ERIN give you rumpled, retro appeal. Wear it unsparingly.
H E AT H E R T O N
Band of Outsiders suit jacket $1,995 | Paul Smith Jeans shirt $225
Brunello Cucinelli pocket square $160 | Where to buy it? Go to GQ.com
BLAKE /go/fashiondirectories
L I V E LY

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 №.51
Guys Who
Are Killing It
Devonté
Hynes

↠2014’S
ANSWER TO
LOU REED
Enigmatic. Genre-
bending. The epitome of
the downtown N.Y.C.
scene—and not afraid of
women’s clothes.

■ RÉSUMÉ: His one-man

band Blood Orange

■ TRADEMARKS:
Minimalist color palette,
high-waisted trousers (like
Joaquin Phoenix’s in Her ),
kufis or the caps tourists
buy in Times Square

■ TRIBAL HABITAT:
American Apparel
(women’s department), the
coolest parties you never
hear about (till after)

■ OTHER MEMBERS
OF THIS REBEL TRIBE:
Rapper Theophilus London,
UK rocker King Krule

Dev on Imitating the Olds

I get my inspiration
from my elders—Tony
Bennett, Todd Rundgren,
Harry Belafonte.”
And on Girls’ Clothes
Most of the time, I wear
women’s clothing. My t-shirt
watch, these trousers—my Rogue
button-up shirts are really pants
just blouses. You can’t and watch
American Apparel
show any hesitation.”
bracelet
Eddie Borgo
shoes
Topman
location
American Two Shot,
N.Y.C.

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WITH YOUR
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 How to
Break Hearts
Completely
Much about
men’s style has
changed, but
the holy trinity
of bastard-dom
is unwavering:
an old T-shirt,
beat-up jeans,
and a nice-ass
chain. (Come
to think of it, the
holy trinity is
a quartet. You
need cool boots,
too. Turn the
page for proof.)
↞
t-shirt $115
ICR-The Innercity
Raiders
+
necklace
David Yurman

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 ↟
Now, Here’s cardigan $1,490
Where Things Get Saint Laurent by
Interesting Hedi Slimane
Rather than going +
with motorcycle tank top $50
Dsquared2
boots and a jean
jacket, complicate jeans $610
the typical tough- Dior Homme
guy thing by mixing boots $745
in Chelsea boots Saint Laurent by
and a cardigan. Hedi Slimane
You’ve just been necklace
upgraded from David Yurman
regular bastard to vintage bracelet
mysterious bastard. Melet Mercantile

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New-Move Alert:
Turn Your Flannel
Into a Belt
Sure, it’s a nod to
grunge, but Pearl
Jam never made it
look this elevated.
The difference? Suit
jacket, suede boots,
and a flannel that’s
nice, not thrifted.

↠
blazer $275
Kenneth Cole
New York
+
t-shirt $390
Tom Ford
plaid shirt $335
Maison Kitsuné
jeans $168
Diesel
boots $210
Jack Erwin
vintage bracelet
Melet Mercantile

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 Think of Black
as a Free Pass to
Show More Skin
The tougher you
dress, the more
you can get
away with as
far as loosening
a button or
rolling up your
sleeves. The
end result is sex
appeal—and
isn’t that always
kinda the goal?
↞
shirt $525
Dolce & Gabbana
+
jeans $68
Levi’s
boots $995
Saint Laurent by
Hedi Slimane
necklace
Pyrrha
bracelet
Maison Martin
Margiela
vintage belt
Melet Mercantile
where to buy it?
go to gq.com/go
/fashiondirectories

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 THE GQ 100 ›
№.62
Guys Who
Are Killing It
David
Gandy

No. 53 Proving life is an occasion

you should dress way the
hell up for.

■ RÉSUMÉ: The Dolce &

Gabbana supermodel
who doesn’t need a stylist

■ TR ADEMARKS:
Bespoke suits, brogues, suit
The New Holy Temples If the style world made a no-expenses- accoutrements like collar
pins and tie bars
of Menswear spared time capsule of 2014,
■ TRIBAL HABITAT:
this would be it. A visit to the store will
Dover Street quickly distill for you the range
of wearable wonders twenty-first-century
Savile Row in London, the
Polo Mansion in N.Y.C.

Market, N.Y.C. humankind has yielded so far, including

a new suit in a shade of blue not found
■ OTHER MEMBERS OF
THIS DANDY TRIBE:
in the ocean and the Nikes we showed Tom Ford, Jay Z
you in No. 45. Even the stuff you’d
Gandy on Tripling Down
probably never wear is impossible not to
Smarten up your
pick up, if only to test its weight—or gawk
outfit by focusing on
at the price tag. And all of it is stashed the details. Match your
inside seven stories (seven!) designed brown shoes to your
to maximize the drama (starting with tortoiseshell glasses and
the spiral staircases and many strange brown watch strap.”
sculptures). It is a world to behold. Spend And Speaking of Bespoke
ten minutes here or spend eight hours— Men’s fashion should
either way you won’t feel left out in a be all about tailoring, and
Savile Row is the pinnacle.
conversation about clothes for the rest of
My go-to’s are Henry
the year. (Though we also recommend a Poole and Thom Sweeney.”
subscription to GQ.)

54 61
NOs.
MIGHT BE TIME TO GET ● No, you’re not going to wear
those bright green Adidase s (or a
to THE DOUBLE-DECKER pair of tassel loafer s) ever y day.
SHOE RACK And that’s exactly the point.

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 ↠THE
DANDIEST
GUY
WE KNOW

suit and shirt

Ralph Lauren
Purple Label
tie
Ralph Lauren
Black Label
(tie bar, vintage)
pocket square
Robert Talbott
watch
Cartier
location
Blaue Gans, N.Y.C.

DAN MARTENSEN

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NOs. ŝ)URPLQVLGHWKHHYLOKHDUW
of SoHo, on Broadway—
to amid the chaos of pashmina-
pushers and fashion
victims—just hang a left
onto CROSBY STREET.
Carhartt. This location is
more button-down-collar
than blue-collar—think
super-tapered canvas
pants, polo shirts. Next,
swing by MiN New York (2),
the menswear bloggers
turned menswear retailers at
Carson Street Clothiers (3)—
just be prepared for what
you wear into the store
to be scrutinized as closely

THE COOLEST Not fifty yards from a man

about to have an aneurysm
a magic shop of vials,
ointments, and smell-goods,
as what you take out of
it. For a break in the

SHOPPING trying to locate the Apple

Store, you will find the most
so that when people come
close to you…they’ll want to
boutiquey-ness, stop by
trusty staples AllSaints (4)

STREET IN concentrated new dose

of quality menswear design
come closer. But man
can’t live on fisherman’s
(for moody clothes to
channel your inner Justin

AMERICA in America. And because

this street is more
cobblestone alley than
thoroughfare, these stores
IS JUST have stayed miraculously
A BLOCK AWAY unsucky. Start at Carhartt
FROM HELL
Work in Progress (1). Yes, that
soap alone, so swing onto
Prince Street and hit
Hampton Chutney Co. for
a dosa (like a sandwich
wrap, but from India). Trust
us and order the number
nine. After that, suit up with
Theroux; Jennifer Aniston
sold separately) and
Bloomingdale’s (5) (for
a new leather duffel bag).
Both have back doors
on Crosby—we like to think
of them as VIP entrances.

NO. 77

If you’re still posting outfit

selfies on Instagram,stop.
№. BECAUSE THE
LIVING-ROOM SHOT
IS THE NEW SELFIE
● At t h i s p o i n t , a p h o t o t h a t s h o w s h o w yo u r c u f f e d
p a n t s m a ke yo u r C h e l s e a b o o t s p o p m a y n o l o n g e r
ca p t u re t h e h e a r t s a n d “ L i ke s ” o f t h o s e d e s p e r a t e
for Internet attention. But mess with a trendy throw
p i l l o w — o r b e t t e r ye t , a r e t r o t y p e w r i t e r — a n d yo u ’ l l
p r o b a b l y h a ve m o r e l u c k . B o n u s : Yo u ’ l l a l s o p r o b a b l y
e n j o y yo u r h o m e m o r e .

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5 6 7 8 9

Miansai (6), the GQ-approved
place for gold cuff bracelets
and leather goods, is just
down the street. Next, pick
up a surfboard, an oxford,
or maybe just a coffee from
Saturdays NYC (7) and drink
up on the back patio for
some of SoHo’s best models-
on-laptops-watching.
Regardless of whether you
snowboard, Aether (8)
deserves a visit for its high-
performance outerwear
that is blessedly free of
Mountain Dew Code Red
logos. Also worthwhile:
the furniture store BDDW.
Picture leather-framed
NOS. 75–76
mirrors and a wooden
coffee table with a Women
built-in turntable. After all,
interior design is the
Have
new menswear (see No. 78). Tribes,
Stop to ogle the tangerine Too
suits at Jil Sander, then
hook a right onto Howard Looking for a trendy
Street for some Japanese new girlfriend?
sweats from the store She’ll probably
that would be the hippest come from
kid on any city block, one of two tribes.
Opening Ceremony (9). If
OC leaves you wondering,
OR
“How am I gonna pay ↠
Model
rent this month?” realize Cara
it would probably be Delevingne The Sabrina
a good thing to get the Street- the
hell off Crosby Street. Savvy Teenage
Tomboys Witches

No. 79 NO.

FINALLY, THEY
DESIGNED A PLANT
80 ↠
Stop jacking your
FOR MEN! style from Mad Men
and turn to Top Gun.
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● Yo u k n o w w h a t e l s e w i l l commands respect?
i m p r ove y o u r h o m e ? Wear something
Succulents. military-designed. The
old MA-1 flight jacket—
We’ r e t a l k i n g a b o u t a l o e a stark-simple bomber
ve r a a n d c a c t i f o r yo u r with a patch pocket
living room. They are on the arm, spotted on
the likes of Bradley
m a n l y. ( I t ’ s t h e t h o r n s . ) Cooper and Kanye West—
They are minimal. (Jean has been re-enlisted
P r o u vé w o u l d a p p r ove . ) and re-imagined.
T h e y a r e h a r d t o k i l l . ( Yo u r Gap $88
Where to buy it? Go to GQ.com
thumb is green enough.) /go/fashiondirectories
Instagram it up, boys.

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 Have you seen Taken, Taken 2, Non-Stop? At 61, Liam Neeson’s
reinvented himself as an action hero, proving it’s never
too late for an overhaul. No matter what your age, a new,
razor-sharp mogul suit will make you look like the boss

RE
MICHAEL HAINEY PAOLA KUDACKI

BOOT
YOUR
POWER
SUIT
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 Show the
Young Guns
How It’s Done
There may come a
time when you’re
less inclined to
wear snazzy plaid
suits or young-
guy skinny lapels.
Understandable.
But your business
suits can still be
updated and
elevated. Start
with strong
shoulders; add
pocket square
and tie bar.
↞
suit $3,075
Giorgio Armani
+
shirt $495
and tie $225
Giorgio Armani
tie bar
(throughout)
and pocket
square
The Tie Bar
watch
Omega

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 There’s Great
Power in Subtlety
This dark shade
of brown has a lot
of black in it. That
makes it different
enough to get you
noticed but quiet
enough that the
junior partners
won’t even realize
how you’re out-
dressing them.
↞
suit $3,345
Dolce & Gabbana
+
shirt $395
and tie $185
Dolce & Gabbana
pocket square
Paul Stuart
briefcase
(on table)
Louis Vuitton

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 Memorize
This Foolproof
Pairing
Pin dots with
pencil stripes
instantly
modernize
any serious
business suit.

↟
suit $2,995
Ermenegildo
Zegna
+
shirt $575
Brioni
tie $125
John Varvatos
USA Luxe
pocket square
J.Lindeberg
where to buy it?
go to gq.com/go
/fashiondirectories

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Get Fit (Without
a Drop of Sweat)
Neeson came
into our fitting
as a size 46 long
and left as a
44 regular—and
that snugger,
more modern fit ↠
is what makes suit $895
him look so Boss
striking. If your +
suits haven’t shirt $485
been tailored Charvet
since the Bush tie $115
years, they’re Boss
too big. Try the briefcase
next size down. Louis Vuitton

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 THE GQ 100 ›

83 88
NOs.
TELL YOUR

82 ↡
NO.
to PANTS THE FLOOD
HAS ENDED
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dirty white jeans?
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Polo Ralph Lauren $98
Where to buy it? Go to GQ.com
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Bandanna Three-button
neckerchiefs suit jackets

DEAD
FOR NOW

Suit pants hemmed Woven friendship

super short bracelets

DEAD
FOREVER

Xtra-hold hair gel Boot-cut jeans

NO. 89 NOS.

YO, WNBA HOTTIE

SKYLAR DIGGINS! ARE 90—95
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From top: Warby Parker $95
Oliver Peoples $410 | Moscot
$270 | Saturdays NYC $295
Raen Optics $170 | Shipley &
Halmos $275

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 №.96
Guys Who
Are Killing It
Jack
Antonoff

↠THE GUY
WHO GETS
THE GIRLS
Lena Dunham’s rocker
boyfriend makes his move

■ RÉSUMÉ: Guitarist
in pop-rock band fun.,
mastermind of ass-
kicking new solo project
Bleachers. (Debut album
comes out this spring.)

■ TRADEMARKS: Short-
sleeve shirts, colorful
chinos rolled up to expose
striped socks, young–Elvis
Costello glasses

■ TRIBAL HABITAT:
Marc Jacobs sample sales,
vintage-guitar stores, the
Girls writers’ room

■ OTHER MEMBERS
OF THIS BOOKISH
TRIBE: Lena; his fashion cap
designer sister, Rachel Rachel Antonoff
x Tracy Watts
Antonoff; Jack Kerouac
glasses
fans worldwide
See Eyewear
tie
Antonoff on Inspiration Burberry
from Unlikely Places Prorsum
I draw inspiration tie bar
from ’90s bullies and The Tie Bar
gay women. I feel like pants
Marc By Marc
the bully look—high-
Jacobs
waisted pants, tight shirt
socks
with rolled-up sleeves— Banana
evolved from what ’50s Republic
and ’60s boxers used boots
to look like. My style Dr. Martens
is somewhere between (shirt, vintage)
that and Tank Girl. A location
Jack’s childhood
shitty, intimidating look
bedroom,
on someone who has Woodcliff Lake,
such a nice Jewish face N.J.
works well for me.”

G Q . C O M / P. 3 1 SCOTT TRINDLE
 THE GQ 100 ›

↠THE MAN
BEHIND
THE MOST
DESIRED
JEANS IN
THE WORLD

coat, jackets,
and chinos
Visvim
location
Miss Lily’s, N.Y.C.

G Q . C O M / P. 3 2 SCOTT TRINDLE
 №.97 NO.

Guys Who
Are Killing It 98 ↞ NO. 99
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● B e c a u s e l ow f u n d s should never stop a man of high style, here’s how to get a key
Hiroki Saying the Kind p i e c e wo rn by e a c h o f our cover subj ect s— for way l e ss cash.
of Shit Only He Can Get
Away with Saying
An important element DKNY
of having a great look $580
is being loved and giving
love. If you have love Turns out
on the inside, it will show being stuck
wearing the
outside. Getting dressed
same old
is just one aspect of
boring chinos
taking care of yourself.” is a problem
eighty bucks
And on the Solution- can fix.
Based Wardrobe
BURBERRY BRIT H&M
Sometimes style is $250 $249
about just letting things
happen. I started wearing
a bandanna as a belt
so I wouldn't get stopped A motorcycle
at TSA when I fly. I was jacket you can
like, ‘Hey, I kind of like the LEVI’S afford before
$78 the long ride
way this looks.’ ” Proving that
to the top of the
you can get a
food chain.
power suit
before you’ve
actually got
the power job.

SAINT LAURENT
EMPORIO ARMANI BY HEDI SLIMANE
$1,295 $5,200

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