WHAT

TO
WEAR
NOW
SPRING 2016

HOW
TO GET
DRESSED
EVERY
MORNING
& LOOK
YOUR BEST
EVERY DAY
Including the

30

Essential
Trends
of the
Season

ALL THE
FRESHEST
NEW
FASHION
GEAR
The Most Influential Style Gods
The Perfect Wedding Suit
The Dopest Sneakers
Really, Really Badass Watches
And Your Next Haircut

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Spring 2016
01

11

21

Brown Is the
New Khaki

The Crushable, Packable,

Super-Shady Summer Hat

The Rebel Prep Blazer

PAG E 5 4

PAGE 102

02

12

Bolder, Bigger, Brighter

(But Still Skinny) Ties

The Wild, Wild Kingdom

of Animal Prints

PAG E 1 5 2

PAG E 5 8

PAGE 10 4

03

13

23

These Coats Are the

Raining Champs

The California Look

(Psych!)

PAGE 60

PAGE 10 6

04

14

Boogie Days: The Return

of 70s Swagger

Long Layers
PAG E 1 1 2

PAG E 6 4

05
The King of Watches

15

PAGE 148

22
The Designer Polo

Warren Beatty
PAGE 74

White Hot Trousers

Jimi Hendrix

PAG E 1 5 4

PAGE 94

24
Rose-Colored Glasses
PAGE 156

25
Yes, You Can
Pull Off Orange

Kurt Cobain
PAG E 1 1 6

Pel
PAGE 14 2

PAG E 1 5 8

Dirty White Kicks

Mark Rothko

PAGE 114

PAGE 160

PAG E 70

06

16

26

The Glam-Rock
Jean Jacket

The Pants of the Future

Are Here Now

Pop Art You Can Wear

PAG E 8 0

PAGE 1 2 4

07

17

Say Yes to the Vest

Shorts Go to New Lengths

Shirts and Ties That

Clash on Purpose

PAG E 8 4

PAGE 1 2 6

PAGE 170

08

18

28

The Next-Gen Loafer

Rock Out with Your

Socks Out (Again)

Camos Next Infiltration

PAG E 8 6

THE INFLUENCERS

PAGE 168

27

PAGE 172

THE ANTI-FASHION
STYLE KING

PAGE 130

09
Enter the Dragon Jacket

19

29
The Luxury Backpack

PAG E 8 8

The Spring Suit with

the Right Touch

PAGE 174

10

PAG E 1 3 4

30

The Long and (Very, Very)

Short of Summer Hair
PAG E 92

20
That Athleisure Thing
Gets on Track
PAG E 1 3 8

The Bow Tie Is Backand

Blue and Polka-Dotted
PAGE 178

In this issue, we set out to

do three things: show you
the most stylish clothes of the
new season, teach you how to
wear them all, and celebrate
the inuential men who inspired
them. And though he never
intended to be a fashion icon,
nobody has inuenced designers
more than shaggy thrift-store
loafer Kurt Cobain. Woke up
like this? He actually did.

Season of the Year

Now Lets All Learn How to Dress for It

+ IS ANY TIME MORE glorious than

springtime? The snow melts away.
The flowers bloom. Women shed their
Snuggie-like arctic parkas in favor
of little strappy dresses and thin cotton
tank tops that allow their shoulders
to get smooched by the sun. Its
all so joyous, hormonal, and intense
that a man can start to over-rev a
little. The engine can run a bit hot. And
this season, we say: Dont fight it.
Because, as youll see in this
issue, the wild and libidinous sexual
energy of the 1970s has returned
to menswear. So grow out your hair.
Put on the kind of brown suit that hasnt
been seen since the Boogie Nights
days. Undo a button or three on your
most fearsomely floral shirt. Wear
a belt buckle that draws attention to
your manliest zone. The idea is to get
in touch with your inner Hollywood
Lothario each morning and ask him to
help you get dressed. Hey, we put
Warren Beatty on the opposite page

for a reason. (We also celebrate

Jimi Hendrix on page 94, a gentleman
who once consented to having a
mold made from his actual erect penis.)
If you find yourself asking,
The 1970s? Why now? we say: Its
a fair question. And much as we
wish the answer was that sex, drugs,
and rock n roll have all come roaring
back, the truth is that the mantra
of our time is more like anxiety, the
Internet, and Drake.
But when fashion is doing its best
work, it is an #influencer, not a
follower. It drives the culture instead
of merely reacting to it. And as youll
find in these pageswhich are bursting
with clothes you can actually wear
and ideas for how to wear them
menswear designers are on fire right
now. Theyre pushing the culture to
a place where manliness is not anxious
or boxed in, but is once again fearless,
sexy, and unbound.
Lets all go that way, shall we?

MAN ON FIRE
In his prime as an
actor and playboy
were talking late 60s,
and basically all of the
70sWarren Beatty
conquered Hollywood
with raw charisma,
roguish looks, and
alpha-male sex
appeal. (Dig that wide
stance.) Our tribute
(page 74) explains
how to peacock the
Beatty way.

Jim Nelson
Editor-in-Chief

Fred Woodward

Will Welch

Jim Moore

Design Director

Style Editor

Creative Director

John Muoz

Nick Marino

Madeline Weeks

Senior Designer

Senior Associate Editor

Fashion Director

Martin Salazar

Mark Anthony Green

Ted Stafford

Designer

Associate Editor

Fashion Market Director

Krista Prestek

Zach Baron

Victoria Graham

Director of Photography

Alice Gregory

Bookings Director

Jolanta Bielat
Justin ONeill
Senior Photo Editors

Michael Hainey
Chris Heath
Jesse Katz
Feature Writers

Michael Allin
Photo Editor
Monica Siwiec
Associate Photo Editor
Emma Schwartz
Assistant Photo Editor
Katie Dunn
Melissa Goldstein
Photo Researchers
Jim Gomez
Production Director
Mia Tran
Production Manager
Timothy J. Meneely
Production Associate

Liza Corsillo
Sean Hotchkiss
Sam Schube

Lucy Armstrong
Garrett Munce
Jon Tietz
Fashion Editors
Kelly McCabe
Contributing Stylist

Jeff Vrabel

Nanette Bruhn

Jake Woolf

Credit & Location

Additional Writing

Coordinator

Catherine Gundersen

Lucas Zaleski

Managing Editor

Research Director

Laura L. Vitale

Lu Fong

Associate Managing Editor

Benjamin Phelan

Ted Klein
Rebecca OConnor
Senior Copy Editors
Greg Wustefeld
Copy Editor

+
ON THE COVER

Parka: $3,200
Blazer: $3,000
Shirt: $650
Pants: $1,250
Dior Homme
Tie: $200 Gucci
Tie bar The Tie Bar
Pocket square
The Hill-Side
Watch Herms
Folio Louis Vuitton

Emma Ramadan
Mick Rouse
Max Thorn
Researchers

Tom Schirmacher
Model Photographer
Nigel Cox
Still-Life Photographer

Howard S. Mittman
Publisher, Chief Revenue Officer
Meredith Homet
Associate Publisher, GQ Style

Stefanie Rapp
Associate Publisher
Edward Romaine
Associate Publisher, Integrated Sales
Rory Stanton
Executive Director,
Finance & Business Operations
Bobby Graham
Advertising Director, International Fashion
Rula Al Amad
European Sales Director
Diane Mattioli
Executive Director, Luxury & Video
Meghan Finnell
Advertising Director, Strategic Partnerships
Kimberly Buonassisi
Account Director
Tim Begley
Luxury Goods Director

HENDRIX PLAYS
THE BLUES

Syd Cooper Hersh

Los Angeles Director

With fashion, as with

music, Jimi Hendrix
knew how to layer
tone upon tone until
the eect became
singularly electrifying.
This issue is full of
tricks like that: little
style moves that seem
complicated at rst
glance but really arent
that hard. Well teach
you how to dress like
a rock staror, if thats
not your thing, like a
prep, or a skater, ora
painting? Read on.

Greg Barnes
Northwest Director
Terry Dwyer
Midwest Director
August Media
Southwest
Peter Zuckerman, Z-Media
Southeast
Patrick Lavergne
Executive Creative Director
Brita Bergh Dahlback
Integrated Business Director

SMOKIN TOBACCO

Brown Is the
New Khaki
+ SPRING HAS FINALLY
broken, and were ready for
a new go-to suit. Something
striking. Something that works
for business, or barhopping,
or a whole slate of summer
weddings. Sure, khakis always
reliable, but suddenly brown
looks fresher. Cosmopolitan
brown, like the cool guys wear
at Wes Andersons stylish
Bar Luce in Milan. Handsome
brown, which has always
worked at the office but now
has swagger and sex appeal.
(Especially with a tan.) Its the
suit color of the moment and
the easiest way to look a whole
lot, well, richer all season long

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G Q STY LE
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O.G. tough guy Clint Eastwood knows how to make a brown suit look totally un-corporate.
The secret is not treating it as preciously as you might a fine pinstriped three-piece.
That means throwing yours on with a pair of scuffed, lived-in, ass-kicking shoes and in
general not being afraid to get a little dirty.

M E ET O U R
BU D DY
M A R I A NO

He looks so good in
a brown suit that
we asked him to wear
the clothes in the
rest of the issue, too.
Watch him closely
and copy his moves.

Its Gotta Be
Which Shoes, Exactly?
Dont worry, dress
shoes in any color will
work with this suit.
But one bulletproof
strategy is to go
brown from head to
briefcase to toe.
Suit Ralph Lauren: $4,995
+
Shirt, tie, and pocket square
Ralph Lauren
Folio Louis Vuitton
Loafers J.Crew Ludlow

Bring Me Your
Finest Cacao!
So lets say you go to your local menswear shop and
you tell the guy, Hello, my good man. Id like to try
on a brown suit. Hes gonna say something like, Great.
What shade? Have an answer ready. Because these
things now come in a million subtle variationsmany
with silly names that are nonetheless useful to know.

15 WAYS
TO WEAR
YOUR
BROWN
SUIT
1. To the office (duh)
2. To a wedding,
instead of
khaki. (Youll
be the only one
this year. Next
year? Dont
count on it.)
3. With a crisp lightblue dress shirt
and a dark tie
4. Over a Henley

BU R B E R RY

SA LVATO R E F E R R AG A M O

BEIGE

Off-white but
on point

MILK
CHOCOLATE

Darkly classic

TAN

For that trip to

Cuba youve
been planning

5. With a white
band-collar shirt
(look it up)
6. Double-breasted,
with the jacket
open and
your sleekest
tortoiseshell
shades (like
youre from Italy)
7. Single-breasted,
with a T-shirt
and your sleeves
pushed up
(like youre from
Miami)

MAHOGANY

AUBURN

CACAO BEAN

Be a walking
corner office

A touch of
red, you classy
bastard

Its like black,

but just a little
lessblack

How to Mix (and How Not to

Mix) Black and Brown

8. Just the jacket

with super-faded
denim
9. Just the pants
with a cotton
turtleneck
10. With loafers
11. With espadrilles

For years, wearing brown and black together was akin

to wearing both a belt and suspenders: extremely not
recommended. But lately guys are cracking the code on how
to mix em. Here, two new-school guidelines to live by.

12. With your best

bench-made
dress shoes
13. To meet the
parents

Allowed

AMI

CA NA L I

Do wear a black tie with

a brown suit. Its the
fastest way to make
a business-brown suit
evening-appropriate.

Not Allowed

Dont overdo it. Blackand-brown is a cool combo,

but a brown suit with a
black tie, belt, socks, and
shoes is trying too hard.

14. With a baseball

cap
15. Anywhere youd
wear plain old
blue or gray

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P. 57

Why Stop with One?

The right brown for
you depends not just
on your taste but
also on your hair and
complexion. Try on four;
buy the one (or ones)
that makes you look
the most handsome.
FROM LEFT

Hickey Freeman
Hart Schaffner Marx
Kiton
Boss

02
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P.58

A TIE CLIP CANT HOLD THIS BACK

Bolder, Bigger,
Brighter
(But Still Skinny)
The tie Oscar Isaac
wears here isnt as
bright as the ones
at left. Instead, the
boldness is in the
mix of various tonal
grays in this look.
Thats what we call
advanced suiting.
Tie Eleventy

M I C H A E L BA ST I A N

Keep Those Dogs

on a Leash
We are into flowers,
dots, and abstractions.
But not novelties like
golf clubs or puppies.
FROM LEFT

Michael Bastian: $145

Ted Baker London: $95
Gitman Vintage: $110
Burberry: $190
Nick Graham: $60
Burberry: $190

+ BECAUSE
practically no one
has to put on
neckwear in 2016, the
coolest new ties are
twisted versions of
the square business
bibs that bankers
wore in the 90s. But
this time around,
there are a couple
of key distinctions:
The patterns are
exaggerated, and
the width has been
sliced in half. You
can wear one with
your most baller
suit or your most
raggedy denim
jacket. Either way
they pack a very
welcome jolt of
surprise

TRENCH COATS & HOODED PARKAS

The Raining
Champs
THE TRENCH

+ IN THE UNPREDICTABLE
spring, when a lovely sundappled morning can turn
apocalyptically stormy by
afternoon, you need a couple
of great jackets that can
handle any weather. We
suggest two: a trench coat to
cover your suit and a parka
to beat the rain on weekends.
Start with one, then add the
other according to your budget
and your local Doppler radar

WHAT IT IS

Double-breasted
with wide lapels,
shoulder epaulets, and
adjustable belts at
the waist and wrists.
WHY YOU NEED ONE

Its the iconic raincoat,

worn by cool guys
from Bogie to Beckham
to Brad Pitt.
HOW TO WEAR IT

Whether in Thomas
Burberrys original
khaki or the sleek
black designed by
Tom Ford, a trench is
un-screw-uppable
over a T-shirt, sweater,
or (especially) suit.

THE PARKA

WHAT IT IS

A lighter, sportier
version of its fur-lined
winter counterpart,
the spring-weight
jacket features a zip
closure and a hood
and it comes without
all that wintry bulk.

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WHY YOU NEED ONE

It fights the wind better

than a windbreaker.
HOW TO WEAR IT

Open and a bit

oversize. Like
those cool mods in
Quadrophenia.
C OAC H

With a lanky rockers build and a DGAF attitude,

Pete Townshend, right, let his coat hang loose off his
frameproving that sometimes less effort makes for
more style. If youre feeling extra bold, do likewise and
turn your trench collar up (to 11).

EN

PA
A

TR

Stay Dry from

Nine to Five
When its raining
on a suit day,
ask yourself
WWMCD (What
Would Michael
Caine Do?) and
pull on a proper
gentlemans
trench coat.
Coat Burberry: $1,995
+
Blazer, shirt,
and pants
Burberry
Tie J.Crew
Backpack
Michael Kors
Watch
Movado
Loafers
Churchs

All-Weather
Weekends
Sure, you can
carry an umbrella
in your backpack.
But the whole
point of a parka
is that you dont
need to. Flip up
your hood and
get out there.
Parka Banana
Republic: $250
+
Sweater Burberry
Jeans
Rag & Bone
Standard
Issue
Belt Gant
Backpack
Skagen
Denmark
Watch
Hamilton
Sneakers
Vault by Vans

nly
The Ou Need
Yo
Two is Spring
Th

Just Checking
Youre not afraid of a
little pattern, are you?
Good. Because this
killer trench is expressly
designed to liven
up a dreary wet day.
Coat J.Lindeberg:
$1,195


All-Day, Everyday
Weatherproofing
Michael Kors testifies to the year-round
power of a trench. Buy one now, thank him later.

Our trench coats are livedin and classic, and theyre

really seasonless. We
might have shown a khaki
trench on the runway
with a pair of white rolledup trousers and sandals,
but that same trench is going
to look great with a black
cashmere turtleneck
and a pair of dark jeans.

Dark n Stormy
Were totally cool
with parkas in neon
yellow and cherry
red, but if thats not
your thing, then
take your cue from
TV on the Radio
frontman Tunde
Adebimpe, whose
black-on-gray
look makes foulweather gear seem
sophisticated.

M I C H A E L KO R S

Parka Tom Ford

B E R LU T I

DIOR HOMME

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P. 63

Nobody
is mining
this decade
of decadence
quite like new Gucci
creative director
Alessandro
Michele.

We havent
seen this
color palette
all earthy and
burntin 40some years.

The 70s fit

was equal
parts skintight
and flared. In 2016,
skip the flares and
change tight
to slim.

ROCK & ROLL & BIG-ASS BUCKLES

Boogie
Days:
The Return
of 70s
Swagger
Everything But
the Quaaludes
We call this shot
Sticky Fingers, after
the Stones album
with the crotch-centric
cover. To channel
the 70s, you gotta
emphasize the pelvis!
Vest: $790
+
Shirt: $870
Jeans: $750
Belt: $420
Gucci

+ THE BRASSY ATTITUDE that the 1970s

rode in on is back in a big way. (Theres a reason
Scorsese and Jagger wanted to make Vinyl
right now.) Leather jackets with fringe, haircuts
with serious volume, snug trousers, gaudy jewelry
weve seen them all on this seasons runways.
In fact, this whole issue of GQ Style is packed
with earth tones, throwback patterns, and retroinspired westernwear. Were psyched to be reentering a phase where pretty much everything
fashionable is sexed up and sueded

TO M FO R D

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The Ones to Get

MAKE VELVET ROPES EVAPORATE
Wanna slide past your citys toughest
bouncer? Dress like you grew up in
Studio 54. Which is to say: Peacock a little.

J.Lindeberg: $495

FlameKeepers Hat Club x Selentino: $175

Degs & Sal: $365

Louis Vuitton: $635

Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci: $1,320

John Varvatos: $245

Paul Smith: $135

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Paul Smith: $675

>

The
Greatest
Hits of
the 70s
We realize this decade
conjures up Travolta
in Saturday Night Fever,
so consider these pages
your mood board of
how to do the decade
right. You wanna wear
your camo like Martin
Sheen in Apocalypse
Now (3), your beanie like
Marvin Gaye (4), your
hair like Bjrn Borg (7),
your belt like Robert
Plant (5), and your
shades like Muhammad
Ali (6). Channel the
De Niro of Taxi Driver (1),
not The Intern. Re-watch
Robert Redford and
Dustin Hoffman in All
the Presidents Men (8).
Use a shaggy Jeff
Bridges (2) as your spirit
animal and put your
own 2016 spin on it.
2
1

BA L LY

4 5
7 8

04
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P. 69

MAKE EVERY HOUR THE GOLDEN HOUR

The King of
+ SOMETIMES YOU WANT
to make the big statement
the one that says, I made it,
bitcheswith just a flick of
your wrist. For those moments,
nothing speaks louder and
clearer than a big honkin slab
of gold that tells time

Your Stock Is
Rising Already
This is the watch
you want to
be wearing when
youre making
power moves in
a power suit
at the officeor
making power
moves from your
iPhone while
wearing sweats
on the couch.
Rolex: $34,850

walk around with is probably a Wimbledon trophy.

But its extra smooth if you can match your trophy to
your watch, like Roger Federer here.

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P. 70

Watches

The Ones to Get

GOLD, BOLDBUT NOT OBNOXIOUS
Sure, these watches are about turning
heads, but theyre also in classic, pareddown shapes. That restraint is why
they look classy rather than douchey.

No,
Seriously,
Its an
Investment
Ben Clymer, founder
of the watch-nerd website
Hodinkee, justifies
the price of real gold

If you have any sense of history

or sentimentality, the yellow-gold
watch is the purest expression
of what a watch should be and what
a watch is. Plus, gold is inherently
worth more than steel because
the material value is significantly
higher. Thats a very real thing.
The price of gold has gone up
considerably. A lot of people say
a Rolex is like wearing cash on
your wrist; if you get into a pinch,
you could sell it to somebody.
The same goes for any gold watch.

Shinola: $800

Cartier: $34,900

Omega: $34,200

Piaget: $31,100

15 WAYS TO WEAR YOUR

GOLD WATCH
1. With a doublebreasted suit (in the
spirit of Wall Street
excess, circa 1985)
2. With black jeans and
a bomber jacket (in
the spirit of hip-hop
excess, circa 2016)
3. With your favorite
worn-in flannel
shirt (in the spirit of
Terry Richardson)
4. With a classic pair
of sunglasses and a
great tan
5. On a boat
6. On the elevator.
(Nice watch, man.)
7. With your best blue
suit

8. or your most
broken-in denim
9. Two at a time,
like Fidel or Cash
Moneys Bryan
Baby Williams
10. Just kidding.
Please dont wear
two at once.
11. With a plain white
T-shirt and one of
those suede jackets
from chapter 6
12. With sneakers
so expensive they
should be gold
13. In the Hamptons
14. In DTLA
15. Everywhere in
between

Shore Projects: $205

Patek Philippe: $51,000

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Michael Kors: $275

T H E I N F LU E NCE R S
The Men Who Inspired This Seasons Look

In His
Swaggering
Prime

After Bonnie and Clyde made him

a worldwide sensation in 1967, Warren

Beatty became Hollywoods alpha
malea strutting lady-killer who knew
exactly how handsome he really was.
Zach Baron celebrates an American
original at the height of his powers

P.74

GQ
ST Y L E

ROGER EBERT called him the best con man

in movieslets start there. Ebert was reviewing
Dollars, the 1971 heist film starring Goldie
Hawn as someone named Dawn Divine and
Warren Beatty as a bank thief who steals
from other thieves. But what Ebert was really
reviewing was Beatty himself, who by 1971
had been Hollywoods most visibleand most
hedonisticleading man for nearly a decade.
Ebert thought Beatty was a narcissist, as did half
the women in Hollywood. But, Ebert wrote, he
has an unusual kind of narcissismunusual for
an actor. He isnt narcissistic about himself, but
about his style; hes in love with conning people.
Other testimonials from this period support
Eberts contention. No one can know the depths
of that mans persuasiveness, screenwriter Robert
Towne would later tell author Mark Harris. It was
an unusual kind of persuasiveness: self-lacerating,
needy, disarmingly direct. Beatty was rumored
to have gotten on his knees, down on the carpet
of Jack Warners oce, to plead for the money to
make Bonnie and Clyde. Costume designers,
screenwriters, directors, other actorsseduction
was pretty much how Beatty did business.
When he could not live without you, he could not
live without you. Until he suddenly could.
And then there were all the womenJulie
Christie, Carly Simon, Michelle Phillips,
and on and on and onwho, famously, allowed
themselves to get conned. Beatty would whisper
to them awkwardly. He would project vulnerability,
despite the obvious evidence to the contrary.
He would act desperate and sad and would speak

<
The DiCaprio of His Time
Young Beatty was a dashing leading man
and object of cultural fascination, his lifestyle
so glorious as to seem imaginary.
<<
Beattys Blue Period
Piling on different shades of the same color is
one of the coolest, easiest style moves ever.
Looks put-together, feels thrown-together.

P.77

GQ
ST YL E

>
Twins in Pinstripes
We like to imagine Beatty calling Jack
Nicholson on a gold rotary phone before
going out: Hey, man, its Warren. Dont
forget its pinstripe night, okay? Thanks, bye.
<
Bow Before the Hair God
His unruly do in the 1975 Hal Ashby film
Shampoo was truly epic: a thick,
leonine mane worthy of a Vidal Sassoon
ad. Bald men wept in envy.

softly, as if his burden were great and only

they could relieve it. You get slapped a lot, he
once said. But you get fucked a lot, too.
And here we come to the crux of it, the gross
70s alpha maleness of it all: Jack Nicholson,
who drove his girlfriend Anjelica Huston to
publicly beat him to a pulp after he impregnated
another woman. Dennis Hopper, drunkenly
terrorizing the mother of one of his children.
Beatty himself, reportedly asking one prospective
assistant to pull up her skirt before deciding
whether to hire her. All these priapic assholes.
Call me a prude, but theres something
grotesque about their behavior now. It has
not aged well. The exhausting fascination
with sex combined with a total lack of interest
in women. The thoughtless entitlement of
it all. This magazine is about instruction, on
some level; we are here to help. So let us be
clear: Dont do this. Dont be these men in 2016.
But this magazine is also about style, and
here I think Ebert had it right about Beatty: He
isnt narcissistic about himself, but about his
style; hes in love with conning people. Beattys
swagger had a purpose. His style had a goal.
I am not sure what to say about the feathered
hair; lets just say it was in fact feathered and
leave it at that. But cmon. Shampoo alone:
Beatty, draped in lavender and turquoise and
leather and precious metal. Riding a Triumph
motorcycle in a Henley and aviators like some
ancient fertility god. He wore giant ties, he
wore fawn-colored jackets, he wore big silver
belts, he wore many silvery necklaces, he wore
many silvery rings. Or Beatty in The Parallax
View, in denim and a crisp white shirt, its
collar like two great wings. He did not leave
his own magnetism to doubt.
On-screen, as in life, Beatty was a
peacockhed ascended to that place where
there was no sartorial gesture too big to
make. The neediness of his personality fueled

the brazenness of the clothes. He was a

walking neon sign: Look at me.
Our stars now, by and large, are dident.
Their style is deferential. They make whatever
handsomeness or verve they have seem almost
accidentalMe? All these tastefully tailored
red-carpet suits, studiously o-duty Starbucksrun hoodies, and expensively casual sneakers.
What a dull performance of modesty. The brazen,
unreflective self-absorption of the 70s stars
is best left as an artifact, sure. But the way they
owned their own presenceasserted it, even?
We could use more of that.
Whats the point of clothes if not to get noticed?
If not, on some level, to plead your case? Warren
Fucking Beatty wasnt above it. Why should the
rest of us be?
Beatty had had practice in getting his way. The
first film he ever acted in, Elia Kazans Splendor
in the Grass, made him famous. Hed come along
at a moment when Hollywood was desperate for a
new leading manyears after Marlon Brando
and Paul Newman, and around a decade before
the rest of his New Hollywood contemporaries,
Pacino and Nicholson and Homan, would arrive.
Beatty bridged the gap perfectly between an
older, soon-to-be-antiquated form of Hollywood
glamour and the rougher-edged charms of
a younger generation. He lived in a suite at the
Beverly Wilshire called El Escondido. He took
one year o, there in the early 60s, basically to
do nothing but fornicate.
But he was also immensely serious about the
work. He was a student of directors, obsessively
following the work of Godard, Kubrick, and
Bergman. Hed sit and watch Jean Renoirs
The Rules of the Game and The Grand Illusion,
glorying in the filmmaking. And with Bonnie and
Clyde, he kicked in the door for New Hollywood,
making possible everything from Easy Rider to
Rosemarys Baby. His insistence on being a
producer on Bonnie and Clyde inaugurated an

era of creative control for actors and directors

as they wrenched the power away from the
moribund studios of the era.
He could be a nightmare on set, demanding take
after take. He fought with every director. He was
his own man, and he worked tirelessly to colonize
more territory for himselfacting, producing,
eventually directingand for his peers.
Watch his films from this era. They are clinics
in what you can do when your confidence is total.
Beatty knew he was ridiculous, on some level, and
he was unrepentant, but he liked to subvert his
public persona in his work. There he is in Bonnie
and Clyde, still just 29 and jarringly handsome,
chewing on a match, playing a rakish outlaw whose
impotence is a major plot point in the movie. Your
advertising is just dandy, Faye Dunaway sneers.
Folks would never guess you dont have a thing to
sell. (Like Ebert said: con man.) In Altmans McCabe
& Mrs. Miller, he draped himself in animal pelts, an
unruly beard, and a gold tooth, playing a dim pimp
whose bluster and cowardice get him killed. Its
a drunken, hollowed-out caricature of masculinity,
and it is beautiful to behold. In Shampoo his
hairdresser character is so tentative and flighty
that he can barely form sentences, but he also
cant help sleeping with every woman he meets.
Beatty was conducting a clinic in how to pull
o what you have no business pulling ogiant
collars and skinny ascots and belt buckles big
enough to do eight balls o of, sure, but also in
how to dress that flamboyantly and still wield
power, magnetism, and control.
He demanded you take him seriously not
despite but because of the fringes on his jacket,
the notches on his belt. Thats a lesson as relevant
to 2016 as it was to 1975. Beattys on-screen
presence, at the height of his fame, was a sly joke,
a winking confession, a beautiful con. Lets
face it, I fucked them all, he says in Shampoo.
Makes me feel like Im going to live forever.
Looking like that? We can believe it.

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The Lexus of
Trucker Jackets
Love the look of your
denim trucker from
2009 but want
something a little less
brawny? This suede
number is that
jackets sophisticated
older brother.
Marc Jacobs: $1,990

DENIM-SHMENIM

The Glam-Rock
Jean Jacket
+ HERE AT GQ, we honor
and respect the sanctity
of the great American jean
jacket. But turn that denim
into suedeas countless
designers are doingand it
instantly becomes something
far swankier. While a white tee
will always work underneath,
these jackets also look sharp
with a cotton turtleneck
and trousers. (Think Yves Saint
Laurent in his heyday.) And
just like with your denim
version, the more you wear
the suede one, the betterlooking (and feeling) itll get

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The best thing about Keith Richardss style is that he makes it look so easy. And guess
what: Compared with that Greek shermans hat, suede jackets really are a cinch to pull o.
Youve worn a jean jacket, right? This is just like that, except way soter and in a bunch of
dierent colors. No one ever looked bad in a brown one, but burgundy is the rock-star move.

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How to
Wear (and
How Not
to Wear)
Your Suede
Jacket
Something about
suede brings out every
mans inner dandy.
Thats fantastic.
Just please dont get
carried away.

TO M FO R D

Allowed

1. With jet-black or
dirty-white jeans
2. Open, with a
denim western shirt
underneath
3. Buttoned, with
a turtleneck
underneath

Boss: $1,995

4. With a knit tie, an

air tie, or (fuck it!)
even a bolo tie
5. Off your floor or
out of your trunk
6. Driving with your
windows down,
music up, and
shades on
BLK DNM

Not Allowed

1. On the beach
2. In rain, sleet, or
snow. (Whats up,
Seinfeld?)
3. To a wedding,
christening, or
funeral
4. With suede pants,
suede boots,
or, God forbid, a
suede shirt
5. With shorts
6. Over a bare chest
(unless youre an
R&B singer)
A L E X A N D E R WA NG

Bally: $3,195

The Ones to Get

AG: $848

SO MANY WAYS TO SUEDE

There are countless options, so be picky.
Is the fit perfect? Do you like the style
of the pockets? In your suede-jacket
dreamworld, is the collar leather?

H&M: $249

Levis Vintage Clothing: $850

Burberry: $2,995

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Bottega Veneta: $4,450

NO SCISSORS REQUIRED

The Sleeveless
Spring Jacket
+ MARK OUR WORDS:
You will see more vests on
the street this year than
anytime since the arrival of
Han Solo. Whether its part
of a deconstructed three-piece
suit or something a Vespariding Italian sartorialist would
rock, these armless wonders
will get you through those cool
transitional months in style

DIOR HOMME

JO H N VA RVATO S

Eleventy: $645

The
Ones to
Get
PICK A
CHARACTER
Question: Is
your self-image
more True Grit,
The Warriors, or
Peaky Blinders?
Answer that
question, then
go shopping.

Dsquared2: $1,330

Brunello Cucinelli: $3,995

John Varvatos: $498

Your New Style Weapon

Pair this vest with a
white shirt and a dark tie
and youre ready to put
the hammer down in
a board meeting. Wear it
like Chris Hemsworth
and youll look more
like an Aussie gunslinger.
Vest Giorgio Armani

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Please Report
to the Dance Floor
Tassels are for the
guy in the middle
of the party doing the
worm, not shy types
hiding by the back wall.
FROM TOP

Ermenegildo
Zegna: $695
Burberry: $750
Salvatore
Ferragamo:
$1,250

NO-HASSLE TASSELS

The NextGen Loafer

+ IF IT TAKES confidence to wear loafers, it
takes balls of brass to wear loafers adorned with the
little leather knots known as tassels. But with great
sartorial risk comes great rewardnamely, a
steady stream of compliments. Our favorites being:
Whered you get those? and Hey, Mr. Fancyshoes,
why dont you ask for my number? And if youre
really trying to take the room by storm, go for tassels
in a contrasting color. (Like red. Or, you know, teal)

>
If anyone knows how
to turn all the way out
with tasseled loafers,
its Italian fashion
playboy Lapo Elkann,
who was probably
born wearing a
three-day stubble and
a pair of mirrored
shades. Try his sportsjacket-and-shorts
move for your dressiest
alfresco event and
count the number of
heads that turn.

BU R B E R RY

BU R B E R RY

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VARSITY JACKETS FROM THE FAR EAST

Dragon Jacket
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+ WERE NOT SURE if the fashion world just got around to streaming
that Ryan Gosling movie Drive or what, but suddenly everybody is
making these satin zip-up jackets with the elaborate embroidery. Theyre
this springs answer to the Great Varsity Jacket Craze of 2014. If you
want to impress your friends, tell them the proper name is a sukajan
jacket. If you want to find one online, Google souvenir jacket. And if
you want to get extra wear out of yours, find one thats reversible

E STYLE

H E Y, ST Y L E G U Y !

Im six feet four.

Ive been looking
for a vintage
sukajan jacket
and cannot
find one that fits.
Any help?

LO U I S V U I T TO N

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P R I NG L E O F S C OT L A N D

VA L E N T I NO

Im six one
and have had
the same issue.
I gambled on
a few from eBay,
but when they
arrived they were
just too small.
Fashions idea
of a medium
keeps evolving,
which makes
vintage sizing
tricky. Fortunately,
as you can see
here, every damn
designer is now
making one.
(And the new
ones fit like theyre
supposed to.)

This Jacket Breathes Fire

Remember: Impeccable
fit matters as much as intricate
handiwork. The jacket should
hit your hips and hug your body.
Jacket Valentino: $2,995
+
Shirt Valentino
Pants Dsquared2
Bracelet Miansai

The
Ones to
Get
BELLY OF
THE BEAST
We cant
all have dragons
on our chests.
Acceptable
alternatives:
skulls, tigers, and
flowers.

The Film That Launched a

Thousand Jackets
Drive costume designer Erin Benach is shy about her
inuence. (We cant take sole credit for an iconic style being
resurrected, she says.) But well go ahead and call it:
Ryan Goslings satin scorpion jacket in 2011s L.A.-underbelly
ick kick-started this movement.
When did you know youd
created something big?
We were on set on day
one, and theres this
shot, one of the rst of
the movie, thats just
panning up the entire
back of Ryans jacket.
And I remember watching
on the monitor and
thinking, Holy shit, this
is going to be huge. That
moment, I smiled. And
then Halloween was shortly
ater the movie came
out, and all my friends
started sending me pictures
of people dressed up.
Where did these jackets
originally come from?
These were souvenir
jackets. You would buy
them in foreign countries,
in the Philippines and
Korea and so forth:
embroidered satin jackets

found in little shops

in town. Soldiers would
buy them and bring
them back from all the
foreign wars of the mid
20th century. I doubt if
locals wore them, because
theyd oten have maps
and topographical things
on the backs.
Any tips on wearing one?
Buy yours small enough so
its not blousy, but the
sleeves should still be long
enough. Make sure you
can zip it up, because
I think it looks nice closed.
One of the coolest things
about the jacket is it
works with either a T-shirt
or a collared shirt. Dont
have fabric poking out the
bottom of it: The band is
elasticized, so itll turn
whatever youre wearing
underneath into a skirt.

Diesel: $328

Gucci: $2,670

G-Star: $250

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Valentino: $2,495

Diesel Black Gold: $399

Armani Exchange: $150

Louis Vuitton: $3,900

G I V E NC H Y

H A I D E R AC K E R M A N N

G I V E NC H Y

TO M FO R D

G I V E NC H Y

CORNELIANI

G I V E NC H Y

VA L E N T I NO

G I V E NC H Y

EXTREME CUTS ARE EXTREMELY COOL

The Long and

(Very,Very) Short
of Summer Hair
But What Will
Everyone Think?
Model Michael Lockley (thats him
at the center right of our grid)
explains how people react to his hair

+ IF YOUVE BEEN GETTING the same haircut for as long

as youve had hairlet us guess, short on the sides and longer
on top?its time for a change. A big change. Either shave
it low like a cadet or grow it out into a wild mushroom of curls

For the last five years, Ive

just been letting my hair
grow curly and wild. My
colors naturally brown,
but I dyed it to make more
of a splash. Every time
I step out on the runway,
its like, What the hell?
Amazing! In the fashion
business, everybody
wants to touch your hair
and experiment with it,
so I dont mind when
people touch it sometimes.
And the girls love it.

Pick Your Locks

As you can see, these two looks
were big on the runways. We
suggest going long first. If it doesnt
work, break out the clippers.

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Whether youre rocking a buzz cut like Brad Pitt or wild curls like Roger Daltrey,
be prepared for your hair to be the first thing people notice about you. Theyll
ask questions. Your head will become a conversation piecein a (mostly) good way.
These haircuts are not for those looking to blend in.

T H E I N F LU E NCE R S
The Men Who Inspired This Seasons Look

To call him a guitar god is a given. To call him a style

touchstone in 2016? That might come as a surprise.
But look around and youll see todays coolest kids (whats up,
Jaden Smith?) picking up Jimis psychedelic vision quest.
Chris Heath explores why the man who melted Woodstocks
speakers is blowing a new generations minds

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as Jimi Hendrix, Guitar Hero, seems to have

had. (How many millions of wasted hours of
undisciplined noodling and faux-explosive
rifng have listeners suffered over the last half
century in a feeble interpretation of what Jimi
Hendrix was doing?) In truth, his genius as
a guitar player was far subtler than that: He made
everyone before himand pretty much everyone
sincesound stiff. At its best, his playing was
so casual, uid, and lyrical that it sounds like
he was using a different instrument, as though
everyone else who tried their luck before had
failed, and he was the rst who could really use it.
Likewise, his overall magic extended far beyond
his dexterity on one particular instrument. It wasnt
just a triumph of technique. It was a triumph
of how he sounded and how he played and how
he looked, of a shyness and an exhibitionism
that fed off each othera triumph of vision and
imagination. It was a triumph of what you see
on these pages when you look at what he chose to
wear, study that smile, and try to suppose whats
happening behind those eyes.

O
ONLY FOR A FLICKER of a moment did
Jimi Hendrix look like the Jimi Hendrix we
remember, and make the records we remember
him for. From the release of his rst single,
Hey Joe, to his messy and wasteful death in
September 1970, less than four years passed.
Everything of worth that he left behind
came in a period 13 months shorter than the
gap between the last two Adele albums.
Even so, Jimi Hendrixs legacy is a strangely
elusive one. Yes, what he did when he was playing
guitar was often remarkablethough not in
the way youd think from the inuence his role

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FROM THE INSTANT Jimi Hendrix rst

appeared in London in 1966, he was already
perfect. He already looked like that, he already
sounded like that. It was as though a new,
miraculously designed, otherworldly pop star
had appeared out of nowhere.
He wasnt quite out of nowhere, of course.
Hed been born in Seattle to a six-ngered father,
and after a brief spell in the army, he became
a backing musician. He was employed by some of
the greatest acts of the dayOtis Redding, Little
Richard, Ike and Tina Turner, James Brown
and was red by nearly all of them, usually for
the insubordination of a hungry young sideman
daring to draw the audiences attention. (One
memorable dressing-down from Little Richard
laid bare the typically unspoken balance of
power: I am the only one allowed to be pretty.)
When he was brought to London to launch a
career under his own name by his new manager,
Animals bass player Chas Chandler, Hendrix
didnt have a group and he had never sung lead
vocals on a record, but it all just came together.
He immediately found the other two musicians
with whom he would form the Jimi Hendrix
Experience and record the three studio albums
that contain the bulk of his legacy.
And then there was how he looked. His
signature style grew out of a mixture of the bold,
color-soaked clothes and accessories that anyone
else trawling the trendy new London boutiques
like Granny Takes a Trip in the early days
of psychedelia could have put together. Could
have. In truth, there were plenty of people
walking around London looking like psychedelic
fools. Google the name of pretty much any
British musician famous back then along with

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Suits Dont Have
to Be a Drag
Even before his outfits
got really trippy, a
young Hendrix still
dosed his clothes
with psychedelic
flourishes. Its
like he saw tailored
clothes the same
way he saw guitars:
as instruments with
infinite possibilities.
>
This Coat Kills
Fascists
Like the Beatles,
Hendrix got a kick
out of repurposing
vintage military
garments as
weapons of peace
instead of war.
(This portrait was
taken in 1967, the
same year Sgt.
Peppers came out.)
<<
Flowers Havent
Lost Their Power
News flash: Plants
dont have genders.
Which means
wearing flowers on
your shirt doesnt
make you girlie.

the date 1967 and odds are youll find photos

of someone looking pretty stupid.
Hendrix looked a little ridiculous too at times
but also magnificent. He dressed like he played,
with a brilliant and inspired disregard for what
should be allowed, for what fit together. He
dressed as though he alone knew better, and he
did. His fashion was like his music: What might
seem ridiculous coming from someone else
made perfect sense coming from him. Lyrics
that might otherwise sound like spacey doggerel
somehow carried a kind of sincerity and poetry
within the soundscapes he created; likewise,
the clothes he wore looked as if they had grown
outward from his own flesh. People ask me
whether I dress and do my hair like this just for
effect, he once said, but its not true. This is me.
And while his style certainly evolvedfrom the
signature braided military jacket that he wore in
the early London days (it was from the Royal
Army Veterinary Corps, he claimed: 1898 I believe.
Very good year for uniforms) to the multicolored
blouse with sleeves that ballooned like butterfly
wings, which he wore onstage at his last festival
appearance a month before his deaththere
was a consistency and unity in his aesthetic.
Still, clothes that look merely flamboyant now
were markers of a larger cultural upheaval at
the time, and not everyone approved. This, for
instance, is how The New York Times described
the cover image of Hendrix and his two band
members when it reviewed the first Jimi Hendrix
Experience album, Are You Experienced, on
November 12, 1967: The album cover reinforces
the degeneracy theme, with the three sneering out
from under their bouffant hairdos, looking like
surrealistic hermaphrodites. These stylistic
tropes are so familiar to us now that its a jolt to
remind ourselves how radical they once seemed,
and in particular how androgynous someone
like Hendrix appeared when viewed through the
normative spectacles of the 1960s mainstream.
Incidentally, the rest of that New York Times
reviewwhich offers some reluctant praise for
the actual record itself as a serious nightmare
showwas very much of its time, too: Hendrix
is described as an American Negro with a rich
and primitive vocal style. This reference to his
race is only a brief aside, though. Charles R.
Crosss biography Room Full of Mirrors notes that
Hendrix was called a superspade in a number
of magazines at the time, but for better or worse,
race rarely seemed to define Hendrix. Its as
though he were both so alien and so sui generis
that the usual Earth-world signifiers seemed

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The Cat in the Hat
As youll see in the very next chapter, big
hats are back in style. If you can accessorize
with an upside-down six-string, even better.

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<
The Fringe Returns
to the Mainstream
In 2016, as in 1969,
men are dressing with
panache. That means
fringed jackets,
statement hats, and
fistfuls of jewelry.

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Purple Haze
Scuse him while
he kisses the
sky in a burgundy
jacket, a roseprinted shirt, and
plummy pants.
Try at your own risk.

irrelevant. He was Jimi Hendrix; everything

else seemed a little beside the point.
Its that weird, pure individuality that still
resonates today. And its why the way he looked
still sends forward clues and inspirations:
One of the many paradoxes that fuel the swirl
of fashion is the eternal yearning to look a
bit like someone who didnt look like anyone
else. His legend has also endured because
he did what he did so well for so little time. The
sad logic still holds true: If you want to be
remembered, nothing works like an early death.
An icons past is always more potent when his
older, lesser self isnt hanging around to pollute it.

FOR SOMEONE so fundamentally original, it

might seem ironic that Jimi Hendrixs short career
was bookended by two remarkable cover versions,
Hey Joe and All Along the Watchtower. The
second of these is arguably Hendrixs greatest
achievement. Its the very rare cover version that
is not only better than the originalmuch better
but actually seems to possess the songs true
essence. (And so, paradoxically, it is reasonably
easy to imagine a world with Bob Dylans song, but
not without Hendrixs version.) It is the sound of
someone realizing that somewhere inside Dylans
songor, more to the point, somewhere outside
Dylans songthere was a whole other universe
of possibility. In a disciplined burst of inspiration,
he demonstrates a preposterously diverse, wideranging sample of what he can dohalf a dozen
different dazzling guitar motifs, some of his nest
singingwithout ever seeming to impose even
one extraneous note, because it is all in service
of a succinct, concise near-perfect pop single.
The part of Jimi Hendrixs reputation that
he himself quickly tired of was the one built
on his onstage guitar stunts: playing his guitar
with his teeth and behind his head, humping
it forcefully as it fed back, setting it on re
with lighter uid. He would often complain
about the public expectations he faced. They
have to have gimmicks and imagery to go by,
he fretted toward the end of his life. Thats what
made me cut my hair off, because of this being
a slave to the public. I cut it short to protest.
Like many before and after, he was veering back

and forth between giving people what they

wanted and railing against doing so.
When someone like Hendrix dies too early,
there is a tendency to fetishize every remnant he
left behind. (See the recent Kurt Cobain album.)
Thankfully, the Hendrix library doesnt extend to
made-up songs in silly voices about the merits of
beans, but in their place are numerous half-worked
sketches and endless, endless jams, material
still regularly re-sieved in a futile search for gold
with a series of posthumous releases. Inevitably,
music nerds often talk as though Hendrixs most
potent legacy might lie somewhere in these jams

and outtakes, or maybe deep in some 16-minute

bootleg version of Red House. But it doesnt.
As with most artists, its in the obvious places:
his best singles, a few standout album tracks.
Id prefer to see all those nal recordings and
jams as the private workouts of a man biding his
time, neither implying that he did, or didnt, have
somewhere interesting to go next. Just as in these
photos, we have no way of knowing if that look on
his face is from all the eternal wisdom and secrets
he would have shared in time, or if he was just
a bit bored, a bit stoned. If he had lived longer, we
might have found out; as it is, we will never know.

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+ BUY ONE of these cotton

fedoras and stash it wherever
you keep your beach towel,
your Ziploc full of sunscreen,
and your portable speakers.
That way youll remember
to toss it in your suitcase or
trunk whenever youre headed
to the beach, the lake, or (if
youre lucky) Havana. Just dont
be surprised when you fall
in love with the look and start
wearing it back home, too

The Crushable, Packable,

Super-Shady Summer Hat

FOR HOME & AWAY

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Lock & Co. Hatters:

$169 each

BOTTOM TWO

FlameKeepers Hat Club:

$125 each

TOP TWO

Mess with Your Head

Play around with
different ways of
wearing your new
fedora. Back of your
head? Schoolboy.
Side of head? Rake.
Over your eyes?
Dangerous, like a
private eye.

DUNHILL

E P O N Y M OVS

Let Your Outfit Roar

No tigers were harmed in
the making of this pocket
tee. Nor is your manhood
endangered. If you need
help getting out the door
the first time you wear this
bad boy, layer a jacket
over it. Otherwise, you can
let this tee roam freely.
Coach Mens: $150

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BEAST MODE

Coach Mens: $695

Louis Leeman: $750

Weve gotta hand it to Rod Stewart: While few

mortal men could pull off a cheetah-print suit,
he looks like a freaky rock n roll shaman. Its
a helpful reminder that fashion rewards the
brave, but if youre not quite up for the full suit,
a backpack, T-shirt, or even a pair of slippers
will deliver that same animal magnetism.

TL

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VENTURE
OUT OF
THE JUNGLE
Ever seen a
blue tiger? You
have now. And
remember: Lessliteral prints are
usually easier
to pull off.

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+ FOR A LOT OF GUYS, animal

prints are the last frontier of
mensweartiptoeing right up to the
line where our wardrobes end and
ladies begin. But lets quash that
kind of thinking now, because really:
Who gives a shit? These prints look
coolend of story. The trick to keeping
them manly is moderation (unless
youre Rod Stewart). So deploy them
one at a time, just like you would
any other bold pattern, and wear
them without apology

The Wild, Wild

Kingdom of
Animal Prints

E STYLE

H E Y, ST Y L E G U Y !

Ive seen this

on Saint Laurent
runways. Ive
seen this on
cool guys like
Harry Styles
and Miguel. But
come on: Can
I really get away
with wearing
animal prints?

Not with that

attitude! Anyone
can wear this
stuff, I promise
you, but moves
like leather
pants, animal
prints, fur coats,
and so forth
all require one
very crucial
accessory:
confidence.
These things
have become
rock star
clothes not
because they
help you hit
the high notes
but because
performers are
willing to put
themselves out
there. Borrow
their fearless
mojo and you can
wear zebra stripes
(even if youre just
a math teacher).

WESTSIDE IS THE BEST SIDE

The California
Look (Psych!)
+ FROM HIPPIES to surfers
to skaters, no state in
America has sprouted as
many subcultures as California.
And while the fashion world
has always been under
the influence of the Golden
State, its never been quite
like this. Designers from
far-flung locales like Milan
and Tokyo are channeling
the Left Coast sensibility,
rolling out easygoing clothes
with rich colors, busy patterns,
and lots of wavy attitude.
Work a few of these pieces
(inspired by specific tribes
of Cali locals) into your
wardrobe and itll give your
personal style a big kick-push

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M I C H A E L BA ST I A N

In fashion, East Coast prep had its moment a decade ago.

Now were feeling this more outdoorsy, sun-bleached West
Coast vibration. If youre looking for inspiration, we suggest
photographer Slim Aarons. From the 1950s through the 80s,
he made a career of, as he put it, shooting attractive people
doing attractive things in attractive places, and the 1970 crew
here in Laguna Beach certainly qualify.

M I C H A E L BA ST I A N

Cut a Rug
Remember the Baja you
picked up on spring
break? Elder Statesman
designer Greg Chait
has reimagined it in
brighter colors and fine
cashmere, with a fit like
a nice, snug sweatshirt.
Hoodie The Elder
Statesman: $2,140
+
Jeans Levis Vintage
Clothing
Belt John Varvatos
Bracelet George Frost
Necklaces, from top
David Yurman (silver)
Giles & Brother
George Frost

Beads,
chains, cuffs:
The man-jewelry
moment is here.
Wear just one
or lean in with a
whole neckful.

If the hippie
look is not
your thing, we get
it. Try conjuring
Cali with some
washed-out
jeans instead.

My
Inspiration
Dsquared2 co-founder
Dan Catenexplains the origins
of his new Cali-style clothes

We started
hanging out with
some surfers,
and they inspired
the collection.
They travel,
and they have
to pack up their
stuff, and they
pick up souvenirs
along the way.
Our clothes told
this little story
about beach
bums that have
to get around.
They have their
knapsacks and
their wet suits,
and maybe
they throw a
jacket on because
they want to
go out. But
they dont really
think about
what theyre
putting on.

D S Q UA R E D2

VA L E N T I NO

J U N YA WATA NA B E

BA L LY

13
Interior Design
for Your Back
Vintage Navajo
blankets are one of
the quickest, easiest,
and coolest ways
to make your home
more stylish (and
cozy), and now that
look is migrating
to menswear.
Shirt Polo Ralph
Lauren: $145
+
T-shirt and pants
Polo Ralph Lauren
Vintage belt Melet
Mercantile
Watch Daniel
Wellington
Bracelets, right
Burkman Bros (top)
Miansai (center)
Degs & Sal (tan)
Bracelets, left
Degs & Sal (blue)
George Frost
Necklaces
David Yurman
(silver)
Giles & Brother
(beaded)

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CALIFORNIA
The Subculture
Capital of the World
SURF
EPICENTER: Malibu
THE AMBASSADORS: Laird Hamilton,

John Severson, Terry Fitzgerald,

Gabriel Medina
KEY BRANDS: Aviator Nation,
Mollusk, M.Nii
THE LOOK: Faded, fitted tees and
unbuttoned dress shirts. Necklaces.
Long shorts. Long hair. Longboards.

SKATE
EPICENTER: Orange County
THE AMBASSADORS: Mark Gonzales,

Nyjah Huston, Tony Hawk,

Odd Future
KEY BRANDS: Supreme, Vans, HUF
THE LOOK: Tank tops when its warm
enough, hoodies when its not.
Snapback hats. Scuffed sneakers.
Scarred arms and chipped teeth.

Faherty: $395

PSYCH
EPICENTER: The Bay Area (pre-Google)
THE AMBASSADORS: Sly Stone,

Jaden Smith, John Mayer,

Devendra Banhart
KEY BRANDS: The Elder Statesman,
Saint Laurent, Kapital
THE LOOK: Flowing garments, layered
like ragseven when theyre highfashion. Tie-dye, obviously. Drug rugs.
Patches. Navajo prints.

Carhartt WIP: $48

CAMP
EPICENTER: Big Sur
THE AMBASSADORS: Hunter S. Thompson,

Jack Kerouac, Foster Huntington, CSNY

KEY BRANDS: Levis, RTH, Ralph Lauren
Double RL
THE LOOK: Hiking boots with high socks.
Shorter shorts. Hand-tooled leather
goods. Nappy sweaters and flannels,
tied around the waist.
Baja East: $295

J.Crew: $25

The Ones
to Get
GOLDEN STATE OF MIND
The clothes out there
right now are so varied
that you can wear
Santa Monica on your head,
Monterey on your body,
and Ojai around your waist.

AllSaints: $145

Eleventy: $295

Golden Goose Deluxe Brand: $575

Carhartt WIP: $58

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Levis: $149

Valentino: $4,595

You Never Forget

Your First Time
Never tried this move
before? Its easy: In
the cold, you wear longsleeve shirts under
long-sleeve sweaters,
and in the heat
you do likewise with
short sleeves.
Top: $375
+
Shirt: $315
Pants: $425
Public School

Todays
designers
make clothes
that are meant to
be layered. Which is
why short-sleeve
sweatshirts
now exist.

If your
under-layer
is too long,
youll look like
youre wearing a
nightshirt. A few
inches is the
sweet spot.

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STARTED IN THE FALL, NOW ITS SPRING

That Long and

Layered Thing
<
Even though hes
still a teenager,
layering savant
Jaden Smith wears
the short-over-long
look like a veteran.
(In this photo, hes
walking into Kanyes
Yeezy Season 2
fashion show, which
only makes sense.)
The kids style swerve
might seem a little
strange or advanced,
but its really quite
eortless. All you need
to make your look
seem this modern is
a couple of T-shirts
in dierent lengths
and colors.

+ HOWD WE LEARN
that layering a short jacket
over a long tee made us
look futuristic? Easy. Yeezy
taught us (with help from
Rick Owens). Now that weve
nailed that look for chilly
weather, were trying it with
lightweight spring clothes.
The principle is the sameyour
bottom layer is longer than
your top onebut instead of
piling clothes on to keep
you warm, you can peel clothes
off as the day heats up

The Big- and

Small-Mans
Guide to
Layering
Public School designers Dao-Yi Chow
and Maxwell Osborne explain how
to layer for your body type
JO H N E L L I OT T

G R E G L AU R E N

If youre a taller guy, youre

at an advantagebut thats not
to say shorter guys cant pull
off layering. If youre shorter,
make sure your bottom layer
isnt way long (which makes
your legs look short). If youre
tall, with long legs, you
can get away with adding yet
another layer. Go for it.

ROUGH & SCUFFED

Dirty White
Kicks
+ YOU KNOW HOW ripped
jeans have made their
way back into the fashion
mainstream? Well, your
formerly clean white sneakers
are now getting the same
pre-distressed treatment. Sure,
they cost a little more to look
dirty on day onebut thats
the price you pay to walk out
of the store already looking
like the fifth Ramone

ENS QUA

R LY

GEN

TE

TL

TH

SA I N T L AU R E N T

E STYLE

H E Y, ST Y L E G U Y !

I can't afford
to pay a designer
to dirty up my
sneaks. How
can I expedite
the process
with regular
white kicks?

Some guys obsess over keeping their white sneakers

pristine. Joey Ramone had better things to do. For punk
cred, wear yours everywhereeven poolside.

No shortcuts
on this one.
Just wear them.
Theyll only look
affected if you
try to dirty them
up. Plus, how
long could it take?
Where do you live
that theres so
little dirt? Do you
travel solely
by hoverboard?
Levitate less.
Live more.

Aged Without Acid

The difference between
the acid-washed 90s
and the current era
of pre-distressing is that,
these days, thanks to
top-secret modern
techniques developed by
fashion scientists, the
scuffing looks authentic.
FROM LEFT

Saint Laurent by
Hedi Slimane: $495
Golden Goose Deluxe
Brand: $605
Adidas by
Raf Simons: $430

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T H E I N F LU E NCE R S
The Men Who Inspired This Seasons Look

KURT
COBAIN
If Kurt were here today, hed scoff at the idea that hea blue-collar misfit who
dressed with complete disregard for runway stylehas become a fashion
icon. But, boy, has he ever. And as Alice Gregory reminds us, the fact that he
really didnt care is exactly why everyone else still does

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IN 1992, the year between the releases of
Nirvanas Nevermind and In Utero, a 29-year-old
Marc Jacobswho had never been to Seattle
sent stringy-haired models down the Perry Ellis
runway in cashmere plaids and silk nightgowns
made to look like polyester.
Christy Turlington slouched in pale, ill-tting
khakis barely held up by a belt; Kate Moss
stomped through in combat boots; Helena
Christensen wore a choker, Naomi Campbell
a beanie. Recordings by Sonic Youth and L7
roared over the audience.
Steven Meisel shot pictures of the clothes for
Vogue, but they were never put into production.
Jacobs was almost immediately red. Before he
left, he sent samples of the collection to its
muse, Kurt Cobain, and his wife, Courtney Love,
who upon receipt proceeded to burn them.
We were punkers, Love recalled in 2010. We
didnt like that kind of thing.
Almost 25 years later, grunge draws the
same fascination from the outside. Saint
Laurents spring 2016 collection was all alien
sunglasses and slumped shoulders. And just
this past fall, an old sweater that once belonged
to Sub Pops most tormented frontman sold
at auction for $137,500. One can hardly imagine
its late owner, Cobain, who once wrote in a
journal that he liked to make people feel happy
and superior in their reaction towards my
appearance, being too pleased.
Cobain wasand remainsthe paradigm
of cool in the minds of those charged with
manufacturing it. Though apathetic posturing is
everywhere (on runways, in classrooms), genuine
indierence is rare and pursued aggressively
by those who market its eect: fashion designers,
creative directors, music executives. Authentic
aloofness like Kurt Cobains is the hardest thing
to imitate and the quality of coolness coveted
more than pretty much any other.

IF THERES ONE WORD that best describes

Cobains personal style, its cozynot a term
typically applied to the drug-addicted or the
suicidal. Its true, though. He seems to have only
ever worn natural bers, and all of them were
washed soft: threadbare T-shirts, riven jeans,
wool cardigans with thumb holes worried through
the sleeves. Its hard to picture him in direct
sunlight or in temperatures exceeding 55 degrees.

<
He Did It for Love
The flaw in the Kurt
would rather die
than change logic
is that he changed
for Courtney Love.
>
That Shaggy Thing
Kurt found a simple
forgotten item
the soft thrifted
cardiganand
made it a signature.
<<
Come as You Are
Kurt didnt ooze
coolhe oozed
apathy so effectively
he made it cool.

Then there were the physical traces of domestic

lifethose baby bottles hed carry around, the
leopard-print coat that hed let hang from his
shoulders like a robe.
But even married and with a baby, Cobain (who
allegedly wouldnt eat anything green) remained
himself boyish, and pictures of him drinking
strawberry Quik and cuddling a kitten only helped
highlight his vulnerability. His dirtinessthe
greasy bangs, the pimples, the hangnailsmake
him look less like a grubby man and more like a
kid you want to wrap in a towel after a long bath.
Two decades before Kanye West wore a
Givenchy leather skirt onstage or Hood By Airs
Shayne Oliver began sending men down the
runway in clothes ostensibly for women, Cobain
was borrowing slinky slips from his wife and
wearing Peter Pancollar dresses to concerts.
The hems were frayed, the colors faded; everything
looked secondhand. It was an antidote to the
sequins and hair spray and exaggerated silhouettes
embraced just a few years earlier by even the
most androgynous rock icons.

I denitely feel closer to the feminine side

of the human being than I do the maleor the
American idea of what a male is supposed to be,
he once said. Just watch a beer commercial
and youll see what I mean. Predictably, Cobains
image is inspiring not only to men but also to
women, many of whom pay thousands of dollars
annually to hairdressers who can successfully
approximate his blond highlights, which, even
weeks unwashed and frizzed with the static of a
ski cap, looked better than Grace Kellys.
Nostalgia dictates that fashion trends tend
to rear their heads roughly 20 years after they
were rst introducedi.e., what was popular
when you were a child will be popular again just
when you have the disposable income to nally
purchase your memories. And so, predictably,
the early 90s came back about ve years ago,
right on schedule, and for a while there, Cobain
was quite literally a Halloween costume:
blond-shag wig, drooling-smiley-face T-shirt,
annel around the waist, faded blue jeans,
tongue-out sneakers.
(continued on page 122)

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I DEFINITELY
FEEL CLOSER TO
THE FEMININE
SIDE OF THE
HUMAN BEING
THAN I DO THE
MALEOR
THE AMERICAN
IDEA OF WHAT
A MALE IS
SUPPOSED TO BE.

In 2016, the designer-fashion interpretations

continue to abound. Sneakers come pre-scued;
denim comes pre-ripped; the outerwear is armysurplus-inspired. At least the grooming has
evolved. A monthly haircut remains optional,
but a shower does not.

THE SON OF A WAITRESS and a mechanic,

Cobain was bornas anyone with even the
vaguest appreciation of Nirvanas music knows
in the small city of Aberdeen, Washington,
in 1967. His early life reads like the outline
of a Raymond Carver short story. It was both
generically grim (divorced parents, school
bullying, grueling hospitality jobs) and acutely
ruthless (he was intermittently homeless as
a teenager and then worked as a janitor at the
same high school hed dropped out of ). It wasnt
until he formed Nirvana, at the age of 20 with
bassist Krist Novoselic, that his life began to take
on the surreal dimensions that would lead him
around the world before imploding and making
him, forever 27, an icon of tortured genius.
Nevermind, the bands second and most
successful album, was released in 1991, and its rst
single, Smells Like Teen Spirit, premiered on
MTV that September. (Cobain watched it in a hotel
room and called his mother.) That fall, the band
played televised, oversold concerts in Europe;
Smells Like Teen Spirit decimated the radio; and
by 1992 the album rose to No. 1 on the Billboard
charts, displacing Michael Jackson. To date, it has
sold almost 30 million copies worldwide.
By the time In Utero, their third, nal studio
album, came out in 1993, Nirvana, and Cobain in
particular, were about as famous as anyone
could be. They went on a European tour in 1994
and played their nal concert in Munich in
March. Three days later, in Rome, Love found
Cobain unconscious in their hotel roomdoctors
said it was a reaction to alcohol and rooesand
the rest of the tour was canceled. Cobain began
using heroin again and soon checked himself into
rehab. (Frances Bean, his daughter with Love,
was not even 2.) After less than a week, he escaped
the facility, returned home to Seattle, and a few
days later shot himself in the head.

AS WITH ANY supersize celebrity, Nirvanas

notoriety was the product of felicitous timing.
The peak of their angsty fame coincided with
both an international recession and the
pharmaceutical industrys attempt, with Prozac,
to cure depression. Cobain and his bandmates,
with their thrift-store rags, working-class roots,
and transparency about their own (perhaps
pathologically) glum moods, sang for an
underemployed generation newly aware of its
own low serotonin levels.

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The enduring (and perhaps apocryphal)

quotes he remains known forA friend is
nothing but a known enemy; Id rather be hated
for who I am than loved for who I am notand
his refusal to relocate to Los Angeles or New
York City echoed the navit and self-righteousness
of teenagers. And like them, he preferred his
melodrama masked as gravity. Before it was titled
Bleach, Cobain wanted Nirvanas rst album
to be called Too Many Humans, while In Utero
famously started out as I Hate Myself and Want
to Die. He often spoke aphoristically and in
a way so perfectly calibrated to the adolescents
intolerant idealism that one thinks it might
have been a put-on. The duty of youth,
he supposedly said, is to challenge corruption.
And then there was all the prankish behavior.
The time he posed for a Rolling Stone cover in
a T-shirt reading corporate magazines still
suck. The time he started a food ght and
was kicked out of a party hosted by David Geen
in the bands honor.
Through it all, Cobain wore the same stained
and tattered garments that he always had and
that many of his young fans wore out of nancial
necessity. Though he was worth millions by this
point, his clothes had become a costume, and he
was imitating, in good faith, the person he once was.
In the two decades after his death, Cobain has
taken on the stature of a modern-day saint: a man
whose tortured relationship with authenticity
supposedly killed him, a mythical gure for whom
the hypocritical demands of late capitalism were
so intolerable that he had to die.
Its an appealingif outlandishfantasy
to project on any single, awed individual,
especially one with serious mental-health issues.
And like most rmly held beliefs, it serves
a practical purpose in the minds of its disciples:
It allows us to celebrate our small lives with
relief. Because though most people will confess
that a tiny part of them has always hoped for fame,
any sane civilian with even a half-functioning
imagination must admit celebrity sounds terrible,
that it is something only a psychotic person
could ever fully desire. The notion that party
invitations, free stu, and even fans could make
any of the pro forma privacy breaches worth it
seems absurd. The objective reality of a famous
persons life reads like the transcript of a nonfamous persons nightmare.
Cobains iconoclasm, then, is exquisitely
oxymoronic. Symbols are supposed to stand for
one thing, and yet Cobain has come to represent
so many conicting ones. Paternal but opiateaddicted, ambitious but suicidal, goofy but selflacerating, gun-loving but feminist, famous
but reclusive, he was able to at once denounce
and embrace the system that celebrated and
commodied him. Its equally evident in
his aggressive but tender music and in his selfcaricaturing wardrobe. As he himself sang,
I dont know why Id rather be dead than cool.

>
All Our Apologies
Kurts instincts were
so punk, hed hate
that were even
doing this tribute.
(Sorry.) Yet, since
his death, his
influence on fashion
has been as strong
and consistent
as anyone elses.

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Close to the Hip

Your mission: Find
a pair of cargos
with slim structured
pockets that lie
flat against your body.
The look should be
streamlined, not saggy.
Calvin Klein
Collection: $1,250

IF NEO WORE CARGOS

The Pants
of the
Future Are
Here Now
<
We know Leonardo
DiCaprio cleans up well.
(See: The Great Gatsby.)
We also know he can look
schlubby. (See: photos
of him vaping on a Citi Bike.)
But his ot-forgotten Blood
Diamond lookwashedout military surplus in shades
of olivewas ahead of its
time. (Were putting it here
in case Kanye needs it for
his next inspiration board.)

+ CARGO PANTS ARE

just about the last thing we
expected to go futuristic, but
here we are, warp-speeding
into the future with pocketpacked pants that are dark,
tactical, and well-equipped
to handle the impending
apocalypse. With pockets in
clever new locationsnot
hanging like saddlebags off
your thighsyoull be ready
when the zombies attack.
(In the meantime: plenty of
places to stash some Mentos)

What Your Cargo

Says About Your Pants
You may ask yourself: Am I allowed to actually use all
these new pockets? Indeed you are. That is what
theyre made for. But it sends the wrong signal about
you and your clothes if you look like youre tentcamping outside a Jack Johnson concert with 48 pounds
of dry goods shoved into a bulging thigh-pouch. For
maximum stylishness, keep your legs slim by following
these simple guidelines for storing your cargo.

Objects You
May Carry
1. Chargers

1. iPads

2. Vape pens

2. Virginia Slims

3. Swiss Army knives

3. All other knives

4. Small Moleskine
notebooks

4. Tickets to
Dave Matthews
concerts or all-day
reggae fests

5. Breath mints
6. Sentimental
knickknacks
from deceased
relatives
7. Juicy Fruit
8. Headphones
(earbud)
CA LV I N K L E I N
COLLECTION

Objects You
May Not

5. Listerine bottles
6. Enormous key rings,
unless you are a jail
warden in 1942
7. Big League Chew
8. Headphones
(noise-canceling)

SUMMERS BURNING QUESTION, ANSWERED

Shorts Go to
New Lengths
+ ITS THE CONUNDRUM
of the summer, every summer:
Just how long should my
shorts be? Am I too Euro with a
five-inch inseam? Is it possible
to cover my knees without
looking too bro? The answer
is: You can go short, medium,
or long, provided that you
keep them all perfectly
slimbut sorry, you still cant
go below your kneecaps

At the height of his I dont want to be famous fame,

Eddie Vedderr had the hunky-slacker thing down, with boots
and shorts that appeared ready to hike Mount Rainier.
Weirdly, this look has held up better than Even Flow.

Short

Medium

Long

M I C H A E L BA ST I A N

C OAC H

B RU N E L LO CUC I N E L L I

Crazy-handsome
and born with the style
gene, JFK Jr. was
the crown prince of
East Coast prep. The
shorts hes wearing
here might take a
bit of confidence (and
a few extra squats)
to pull off. But as youll
see in this chapter,
youve got choices at
every length if your
upper thighs arent
ready for their close-up.

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The
Ones to
Get

SO: HOW LONG ARE YOU?

Break out the ruler and measure
the inseam on your favorite
pair of shorts. Then go shopping.

S H O RT
Michael Bastian: $350

56"

Scotch & Soda: $95

TO D D S N Y D E R

Style
Below
the Belt

MEDIUM
Michael Kors: $145

910"

Dolce & Gabbana: $475

Designer Todd Snyder

explains why shorts arent
just for T-shirts anymore

LO NG
Cult of Individuality: $165

1112"

Carhartt WIP: $125

I think shorts are

loosening up.
Youre starting
to see the
juxtaposition
of looser, more
casual pairs
mixed with a
dressier topor
what I call a third
piece: a sweater
or a sport coat or
some outerwear.

T
R
O

N
G

SH

LO

Short and to
the Point
A pair of short-ish
printed shorts
calls for colors.
Patterns. Jewelry.
Because your
clothes cant be all
serious all summer.
Shorts Michael
Bastian: $395
+
Shirt Michael Bastian
Necklace and tan
bracelet George Frost
Other bracelets
David Yurman (silver)
Burkman Bros

s
Way
o
w
T
Em
ear
W
o
t

Long and
Strong
See the on-seam
pockets and
waist-extension
tab? These are
dress shorts. An
oxford with laceups is the move.
Shorts David Hart:
$395
+
Shirt David Hart
Watch Timex
Bracelet Miansai
Shoes Allen Edmonds

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11

12

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+ AT THIS POINT, a lot of guys

instinctively stop wearing socks
after Easter. Nothing wrong
with that, but lately weve
been getting re-acquainted
with foot underwear. There
are more sock options than
everfrom classic to zany
and they all still serve three
valiant purposes: style,
warmth, and funk-prevention

Rock Out with

Your Socks
Out (Again)

TL

STYLE DOWN TO YOUR TOES

E STYLE

H E Y, ST Y L E G U Y !

Whats the
point of shelling
out extra coin
for expensive
socks? Cant
I just buy them
at Walmart?

Sure, you can.

But the next time
you go over to
someones house
and they ask you
to remove your
shoes, youll be
sorry you did. And
heres a pro tip:
Wool keeps your
feet drier than
cotton, which
means less odor.
So wear stylish,
summer-friendly
thin wool socks
with your loafers
or boat shoes and
youll be ready to
put your feet up.

18
The Full Sock-Drawer
Refresher Course
If you havent been
wearing socks in a while,
your collection may
be sad and fadedor,
worse, saggy and holey.
May we suggest a
colorful transfusion?

1. Smart Turnout: $32

2. Anonymous Ism: $24
3. Etiquette Clothiers: $24
4. Lacoste: $16
5. American Apparel: $9
6. Pantherella: $30
7. American Trench: $30
8. Falke: $24
9 & 10. Nice Laundry: $49
(pack of six different pairs)
11. The Tie Bar: $8
12. Turnbull & Asser: $40

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BA L LY

Sure Beats
Pasty Ankles
If your legs havent
seen the sun in
nine months, we
humbly suggestfor
everyones sake
easing into spring with
a nice pair of striped
socks. Youll have
plenty of time to strip
em off once youve got
the seasons first tan.
Socks Smart Turnout: $32
+
Sneakers ASOS
Pants Club Monaco

>

Great
Moments
in Sock
History

Men of styleand also

Anthony Kiedis (1)
understand the myriad
ways a sock can
be deployed. David
Hockney (3) mismatched
his. Ronnie Wood (6)
and Devo (4) hiked theirs
up, as did Bill Murray (5)
when impersonating
Hunter S. Thompson. And
if MJ (2) hadnt drawn
our attention to his feet
with all those white
spangles, his moonwalk
wouldnt have been
quite so otherworldly.

1 2
3

4 5

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FEEL IT, SCRATCH IT, WEAR IT

The Spring
Suit with the
Right Touch
+ THIS SEASON,
grab a suit thats short
on sheen and long
on texture. Warmweather fabrics like
linen and silk carry
a relaxed, backyardwedding vibe, but
theyve got just enough
structure to be snazzed
up and worn to work.
The little bumps and
ridges add character
and pretty much beg
to be touched. Go
aheadyour suits have
never felt so good

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We are ardent fans of the khaki-colored cotton suit, but we gotta say, this sand-colored linen number
Eddie Redmayne wore to the Toronto Film Festival has way more intrigue. The color is unexpected, the
lightweight linen means you keep your cool, and the texture makes people take a second look (and a photo).

Suit Polo Ralph

Lauren: $1,245
+
Shirt and tie
Polo Ralph Lauren
Tie bar The Tie Bar
Pocket square Isaia

TOUCHY
SUITS
DRESSED
UP

All these
tiny white
flecks make an
autumnal color like
rusty brown look
spring-ready.

You know what

looks good with a
scratchy suit?
A similarly coarseknit silk tie.

These
things used
to fit like burlap
sacks. Now yours
should fit like the
rest of your suits,
which is to say:
glove-like.


How to
Buy a
Linen Suit
Eidos creative director
Antonio Ciongoli explains
what to look for

B E R LU T I

CA NA L I

The linen suit of 2016 is light. Most

of our grandfathers suits were heavy!
The fabrics, even linen, tended to
be really gutsy so they would
last longer. You had heavily padded
chests and thick wadding in the
shoulders to cut a very precise,
formal line. Now the best ones are
completely deconstructed so
the fabric takes on your own shape.
Yours should be unlined and cut
in a solid or subtle pattern that can
be broken up and easily mixed
with the rest of your casual clothes.

EIDOS

TOUCHY
SUITS
DRESSED
DOWN
What,
youre not
a silk-ascot
guy? Neither are
we. Thats why we
love the humble
cotton
bandanna.

Spring is your
chance to
find new shades
to love on
the color wheel.

Sports jacket
Giorgio Armani: $1,995
+
Sweater
Giorgio Armani
Bandanna
Hav-A-Hank
Pocket square
The Tie Bar

This rumpled
jacket is so
chill you can go
double-breasted
without looking
like a peacock.

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SC NE
H W
O O
L

Jacket Dsquared2: $850

Pants Dsquared2: $830
+
Tank top Calvin Klein
Underwear
Bag Saturdays NYC
Sneakers Dsquared2

s
ksuit lit
c
a
r
T
a Sp
Have onality
Pers

Blazin Up
You remember how,
a few years ago,
guys learned to
wear blue jeans
with blazers?
Well, track pants
are the new jeans.
So you know
what that means.
Pants AMI Alexandre
Mattiussi: $210
+
Sports jacket
and sweater AMI
Alexandre Mattiussi
Sneakers Adidas
Originals
Bracelet Miansai
Watch Dolce &
Gabbana

- L
LD O
O HO
SC

Blacked Out
To look like you have a
membership at the
fancy gym of the future,
make sure the fit of
your new tracksuit is
streamlined, just like this.

CLOTHES FOR THE FAST LIFE

That Athleisure
Thing Gets on Track
+ THE FUSION OF athletic gear and street clothes
has been bubbling up for years. But now even
the high-end luxury lines are getting in on the game,
styling jogging pants with blazers like it aint no
thang. In 2016 this much is clear: Mixing tailored
and sporty gear isnt just a lookits the modern
way of life. And it all starts with the right tracksuit

How to Stay
on Track
We love track jackets,
but they must be
deployed carefully

WEAR IT>
On the 9 a.m. from
JFK to LAX
NOT >
At a 9 a.m. presentation
at the oce
Sometimes we hear from older mennot old men, just
olderwho want to feel current but dont want to seem like
theyre trying too hard to be down with the kids. For
all those guys, we have two words: Paul Newman. He had
some mileage on him when this picture was snapped,
but he still wore his track jacket with utter easeas if it
were simply a sportier sport coat.

WEAR IT>
To a club
NOT >
To church
WEAR IT>
On a Tinder date
NOT >
On your wedding
anniversary
WEAR IT>
Before and after
the gym
NOT >
Actually, you can wear
it at the gym, too

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P R A DA

Z Z E G NA

Bob Marley

My
Inspiration

LEGEND OF THE
TRACK JACKET
One day in 1977,
during a break from
recording his immortal
album Exodus in
London, Bob Marley
played pickup soccer
in a track jacket that
would become famous.
He wore track jackets
all the time, actually
backstage with skinny
jeans, offstage with a
spliff between his
fingersbut this time
photographer Adrian
Boot was there to
immortalize the full
look: cleats, knit
Rasta cap, and a jacket
with a big 70s M
on the chest, zipped
up snug over a ribbed
wool sweater. The
M jacket became such
an enduring artifact
of cool that, in 2014,
Marleys daughter
Cedella launched a
line of clothes (Marley
Apparel) inspired by
Bobs soccer gear. So
now you can have
your own, shin guards
not included.

Alexandre Mattiussi,
the tracksuit-loving designer
behind AMI, reveals his muses

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There was a movie

in the 90svery,
very famous here
in Francecalled
La Haine, with
Vincent Cassel,
that was a big
inspiration.
Yannick Noah was
another inspiration.
I like to wear this
look myself now:
I have lots of
vintage Adidas
tracksuits and
track jackets, and
I like to wear them
with a beautiful
coat (oversize,
double-breasted,
herringbone),
classic trousers,
and a pair of
white trainers.

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TO P M A N

AMI

Whats more American

than red-white-andblue sportswear with a
popped collar and
a windswept haircut?
Robert Redfords brand
of patriotism is one we
can all aspire to, with
a single caveat: You can
go shirtless under your
track jacket only if youre
built like a golden god.

THE IN FLU E NCE RS

The Men Who Inspired This Seasons Look

P E
L

Representing mighty Brazil, he wore the most iconic jersey in all of sports.
Even the way he playedelegantly, effortlesslywas stylish. But as
Jesse Katz explains, Pel became a legend of global proportions for the
way he carried himself off the field

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O
ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON in 1965, under
a boundless subtropical sky, the worlds greatest
soccer player took the field to the cheers of a visitor
from the north with a name every bit as fabled.
Pel was still a kid, only 25, radiant and weightless,
the face of a young and developing nation that
had stutter-stepped its way into the games global
elite. In the stands of Rios grand Maracan,
Robert F. Kennedy was looking very much like a
presidential candidate, touring South America
two years after his brothers assassination, two
and a half before his own.
Every time Pel touched the ball in his snug
canary yellow jersey with emerald trim, a
uniform as iconic as Yankee pinstripes, 150,000
futebol-mad Brazilians roared. He played with
a transparent exuberance, a contagious optimism,
his floppy collar billowing like a flag as he juked
and whirled his way down the pitch. And when
he finally split two defenders with a shimmyright, cut-left gallop and shot a laser past the
outstretched arms of the mammoth Soviet goalie,

Bobby Kennedy sprang to his feet, applauding

everything fabulous and opportune about a
dazzling black man from the Americas schooling
a pasty Communist empire.
If Pels goal were the highlight of that
November day half a century ago, it would have
faded by now, just one of 1,283 over a career
that stretched from the Peixe of Santos to the
Cosmos of New York, a record three World Cup
victories in between. This was a friendly match,
the final score meaningless, but that did not
stop the U.S. senator, moved by the spectacle,
from barreling into Brazils locker room
as soon as the game ended and surprising
a showering Pel. The photo of that encounter
RFK in a slender charcoal suit and tie, O Rei
bare-chested and weirdly lathered in soap,
only a terry-cloth towel cinched around his
waistis the image worth treasuring.
Can you picture a reunion like that today,
with the egos and entitlements that nine-figure
contracts beget, not to mention the gatekeepers
assigned to prevent just such a wardrobe
malfunction? To think that someone must have
hollered at Pel to hurry it up and get his ass
out before he even had a chance to rinse o ? And
yet there he is, the planets first truly international
celebrity athlete, half-naked, dripping wet, lubed
up, and utterly unrued, apparently delighted
to have his privacy breached by such an illustrious
intruder. They smile, they shake. Kennedy wraps
a wool sleeve around Pels glistening neck, and
Pel, who would have been more than justified

requesting a minute to clean up or cover up,

instead asks Kennedy for his autograph.
If other men need clothes to define their style,
you could say Pel was more stylish, his mystique
more transcendent, the less he had on.
There was more disrobing in those days,
theatrical and ritualized, a communion between
Pel and his public. In 1962, when his Santos
team won South Americas most prestigious
tournament, the Copa Libertadores, spectators
in Buenos Aires swarmed the field, and in the
scramble for souvenirs, the fans removed
literally every piece of clothing from my body!
he writes in Why Soccer Matters, the most recent
of his three autobiographies. It was such a
thorough mauling, a Brazilian newspaper went
with the headline a strip-tease, by the
black king of football. In 1970, when he
won his final World Cup, the fans in Mexico Citys
Estadio Azteca again mobbed him, except this
time, Pel recalls, I made sure to take my shirt
o myself so that my head didnt go with it. His
head, instead, received a giant sombrero. And
in 1977, after his farewell game with the Cosmos,
he was shirtless once more, hoisted onto the
shoulders of his teammates and paraded around
Giants Stadium in the rain, as viewers in 40
nations watched him wave tiny Brazilian and
U.S. flags. In later years, one of his grass-stained
Brazil shirtsa World Cup gift to an Italian
counterpartwould fetch $220,850 at a Christies
auction, the most ever paid for a soccer jersey.
Pel was beloved for the way he played and for
the way he lived, for the joy he exuded. It was as
if he were oering himself up to the world, literally
giving the shirt o his back, erasing barriers and
divisions by leaving so little of himself concealed.
When Pel later in life recognized how easily he
could monetize his wardrobe, something magical
was lost. He has done his cool no favors by donning
a Pepsi tracksuit, a Subway dry-fit, a Volkswagen
golf shirt, or a navy blazer with the MasterCard
logo on his breast. But if dressing as a billboard

<
The Soapy Summit of 1965
Startled in the shower by RFK, Pel managed
to look stylish wearing nothing more than
a necklace, a towel, some soap suds, and a
first-rate high-top fade.
>
Midcentury Modern
Cleaning up like a champ, Pel was just as
comfortable, suave, and confident in tailored
clothes as he was in his soccer gear.
<<
Brazils Finest Export
You know the fantasy of Brazilian culture as
one long sun-kissed samba? Pel didnt just
help create that fantasy; he really lived it.

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weighs against him in his senior years, then his

genesis storylearning the game, barefoot, on the
muddy streets of the Brazilian interiorshould
also count as a window into his character.
The boy born Edson Arantes do Nascimento
in 1940 was raised in the provincial crossroads
of Bauru, several hours inland from So Paulo.
His father, a semi-pro soccer player whose career
had been cut short by a knee injury, struggled
to get by on the salary of a hospital orderly. His
mother never let anyone forget it. Pela
nickname, for all its jauntiness, with no meaning
in Portuguesegrew up wearing shirts fashioned
from wheat sacks and hand-me-down shorts
forever in need of darning. His soccer ball was
a sock, occasionally filched from a neighborhood
clothesline and stued with rags. He played his
first games with a team of urchins: They called
themselves the Shoeless Ones.
When the Shoeless Ones reached school age
and needed uniforms to solidify their status,

their only option was to scheme. Pel tried to

hustle up a few cruzeiros by scavenging scrap
metal and recycling cigarette butts. In a moment
of desperation, he joined his buddies in a peanut
heist, raiding a railcar and re-selling the spoils
at the movies and the circus. As a 15-year-old
prodigy, when he left home for the soccer club in
the Atlantic Coast port of Santos, Pel was such a
product of the sticks that he had never owned a
pair of long pants. Look at you! his mother
snapped. You look like a pig. You cant go in short
pantsthe people on the train will laugh at you.
For the first fifteen years of my life my clothes
had only had to suit the way Id spent my time,
playing football on the streets, he writes in
Pel: The Autobiography. Id never worried about
smart clothes.
What happened next is the stu of soccer
dreams, the fantasy of millions of poor kids in
the worlds favelas and townships and villas
miserias. Brazils Seleo may be an institution

today, but until Pel was chosen in 1958at

just 17the squad had reached the World Cup
finals only once, a defeat that scarred the
national psyche. He was so slight and unknown,
a skinny little black boy in the uniform of
Brazil, as he puts it, that he assumed the crowds
in Sweden that year took him for the teams
mascot. But he was already fast and creative,
with an arsenal of feints and pivots and bursts, so
unlike the rough, defensive approach of the
Europeans. His six-goal performance, including
a high-flying header in the waning seconds of
the triumphant finale, encouraged the idea that
Brazilians played not just better but more
beautifullythat in the face of inequity, as the
practitioners of samba and capoeira had shown
us, exquisite movement could set you free.
After ending Brazils World Cup drought, Pel
was everywhere, his gleaming smile and heavylidded eyes like a tourist-bureau ad for everything
warm and welcoming about his homeland. Even

PEL PALLED WITH MICK JAGGER, SCHMOOZED WITH STEVEN SPIELBERG,

AND SAT FOR ANDY WARHOL. ASKED TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF HIS
FAME, HE WENT THIRD PERSON: PEL HAS NO COLOR. PEL HAS NO RELIGION.
AND PEL HAS NO RACE. PEL IS UNIVERSAL.

if you caught him barefootstrumming a guitar,

kicking back in a poolside lounger, the chillest
man in the hemisphereyou had to admire how
eortlessly he had smartened up his wardrobe.
Whatever he put onchecked button-front camp
shirt, striped pullover, waffle-knit cardigan
seemed designed to achieve what we might call
Cosmopolitan Casual, like a Rat Packer doing
Palm Springs. It helped to be not a weightlifting beefcake but a fleet-footed escape artist,
supple and sinewy, with a physique he refers to as
hidden strength. Blessed with it, he wore a polo
more perfectly than anybody: shoulders back,
chest out, neck outstretched, hands on hips,
neither flexing nor camouflaging, just a beacon
of un-self-conscious, almost innocent charisma.
Overnight Pel became a box-oce draw,
his Santos club no longer a regional act. He
barnstormed like the Harlem Globetrotters,

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80 to 100 games a year, including one memorable

15-game stretch in nine countries over 22 days.
(If Muhammad Ali was the only other athlete who
could command such universal reverence, keep in
mind that The Greatest fought 61 times; Pel,
in the end, appeared in more than 1,300 matches.)
As the poster boy for o jogo bonito, he put Brazil
on the map at a time when Latin America tended
to be overlooked or at least condescended to,
especially where its indigenous or Creole
populations were concerned. After 1958, the
Brazilian was no longer a mongrel among men,
the playwright Nelson Rodrigues famously wrote,
and Brazil was no longer a mongrel among
nations. Pel stood for social mobility and racial
democracymyths perhaps, even propaganda
tools for the military regime that would rule
Brazil from the 1960s to the 1980s, and yet ideals
nonetheless worth cheering for.
Pel carried the mantle lightly. In a sport that
has produced and devoured many a roguish hero,
he was a good citizen on and o the field, albeit
an occasional philanderer. On that first World
Cup expedition, Pel basked in the attention of
the Swedish girls, who were so mesmerized by his
complexion they could not stop stroking his face,
as if they found it odd that my color didnt run.
He had begun a long, chaste courtship of his
first bride, a Brazilian of German descent, when
he was 17 and she was just 14; as the first black
visitor to her home, Pel arrived like the good
boy I wasin my best clothes, shoes shined, my
nails cut and cleaned, my face glowing! The
organizers of matches in countries unaccustomed
to black athletes would sometimes ask Pel
to wear a white armband so that fans could
tell him apart from any equally dark-skinned
teammate. I guess such requests seem a
bit obnoxious in todays context, he writes, but
I was having too much fun to really care.
If his fans at home sometimes wished for a
more progressive champion, the rest of the world
was enchanted. How he played, how he dressed,
how he spoke, how he celebratedit required no
translation. Pel was exotic yet accessible, a
prophet and a gentleman, and those who loved
him often saw in his dexterity proof of their own
cultural sophistication. While on his honeymoon
in 1966, touring Europe in skinny black suits
and ties, Pel was summoned to the Vatican for
an audience with Pope Paul VI. The Shah of Iran

is said to have once waited hours at an airport

for a photo op with him. An oft-repeated story has
Nigeria suspending its civil war with Biafran
rebels for 48 hours so that Pels squad could play
a match in Lagos. And when Pel finally broke
Brazils heart and signed with the New York
Cosmossoccers great U.S. coming-out party
it was none other than Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger who issued the formal invitation,
hinting to the Brazilian government that parting
with a national treasure would be viewed
favorably by the White House.
Toward the end of his playing days, so many
opponents wanted to swap shirts with Pel
that the Cosmos had to have a couple of dozen
on hand for every game. By then he was a fixture
of 70s Manhattan glam, hitting Studio 54 in
cream-colored disco suits, a blonde Velcroed
to each arm, looking like a Roman emperor
reclining on a gilded divan with toga-clad damsels
feeding him grapes, as one of his co-authors,
David Hirshey, has written. Pel palled with Mick
Jagger, schmoozed with Steven Spielberg, and
sat for Andy Warhol. Asked at that time to explain
the meaning of his fame, he went third person:
Pel has no color. Pel has no religion. And Pel
has no race. Pel is universal.
It was all trueor at least it was true to the
way Pel had experienced the world, to the
way he saw and carried himself. If that made him
willfully blind at times, it also allowed him to
be a visionary, to wander from arena to arena,
continent to continent, with a kind of divine
grace. All of which is what drew a Kennedy to the
dressing room in an age of idealismand what
draws us still, nostalgic for the same.

<
2016 Goals
To tweak this sophisticated look from 1974
for today, all you need to change is Actually,
you dont need to change a single thing.
>
The Player of the Century
In this issue, we testify to the power of shorts,
jackets, and even socks like these. Were here
to help you find the clothes; the only things you
cant buy are the six-pack and the swagger.

MORE BADASS THAN BLUE BLOOD

The
Rebel
Prep
Blazer

Nice
Jacket,
Old
Sport
Dunhill creative director
John Ray on the blue
blazers athletic pedigree

The blue
blazer is pretty
traditionally
British, isnt
it? You always
think of it as
coming from a
military source,
or clubslike
the cricket club,
or the rowing
club, or the
tennis club.
When people
talk about
sportswear,
I always think
of a blue blazer,
not a nylon
outerwear
piece. Thats
about as
sporty as I ever
want to get.

+ THE WORLD GOT a little too

preppy there for a minutedid you
notice? We did, and wed lost that
lovin feelin for old-money clothes
until we saw this seasons blue
blazers. Yeah, they still work with ties.
But now they also work with hoodies,
turtlenecks, tees, and (gasp!)
sneakers. Todays look is younger
and more irreverent, the fashion
equivalent of listening to Wu-Tang
on your way to the squash court

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In its
preppiest
form, a navy
blazer has patch
pockets, which
make a slightly
bigger style
statement.

The most
important
thing to look
for in a blue blazer
isnt actually blue
its those highprep gold
buttons.

This Jacket
Skips Class
Nobody dresses
like this on campus
anymore, which
means the look is
finally shedding its
Ivy League baggage.
Go ahead, take
back the blue blazer.
Blazer Dunhill: $2,055
+
Tie and pants Dunhill

The
Ones to
Get
BLUES
BROTHERS
These blazers
share the
same DNA, but
theyre all a
little different
so you can be
extra picky
with the details.

Michael Bastian: $1,940

Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane: $2,490

Bally: $1,995

Polo Ralph Lauren: $895

<
How does style hallof-famer David Beckham
make his dressy blue
blazer look totally un-stuy?
Let us count the ways.
1. The scru.
2. The hairstyle.
3. The tats.
4. The skinny t.
5. The company he keeps.
(Because theres no
way Posh wants a sti
on her arm.)

M I C H A E L BA ST I A N

GUC C I

Kiss This Brass

If youre the kind of
guy who monograms
everything or adds
a DIY patch to your
denim jacket just to
make it more yours,
swap out your blazer
buttons for ones with
personalityeven if
its a pineapple.

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You think a polo is too

pedestrian? Check
out Mick Jagger, the
very picture of raffish
sophistication in a
polo and jacket. The
guy is living proof that
polos can be rock n
roll if youve got the
mojo (and the hair) to
back it up.

STUFF THAT GOLF SHIRT DOWN A HOLE

The
Designer
Polo

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+ AFTER YEARS OF MISUSE at the hands

of ros-swigging Hamptons bros and 98 percent
of the PGA Tour, the polo shirt has been restored
to glory. Itll be everywhere this spring in fresh new
colors and surprising patterns, and with a good
dose of bad attitude
D O LC E & G A B BA NA

Burberry: $550

Etro: $640

Dolce & Gabbana: $495

The
Ones to
Get
THE TEE WITH
A COLLAR
Next time you
reach for a
tee, hit pause.
Polos are just
as easy to wear,
and they make
it look like you
actually tried.

TROUSER POWER

White Hot
American
Summer

Make Em
Your Own
Off-White designer
Virgil Abloh on his favorite
pair of white pants

Truth be told,
I basically
made a pair
of white chinos
for myself,
and I worked
them into
the collection.
Theyre a
personal
favorite, and
I wear them
all the time.
Its a different
look, because
I was going
for a stiffer
chino rather
than a linen.
I was basically
trying to do
a fashion
version of
Dickies, which
are wide-leg.
I wanted
these to be
twice as wide.

+ WHITE PANTS have a transformative effect.

If khakis are conservative basics for cubicle
dwellers, whites make you feel like Gatsbyor a
well-traveled playboy. They suggest that youre not
the kind of guy who worries about fitting in (or
spilling wine) and that at the blink of an eye you
could disappear to a far-flung French resort

<
One of our all-time
favorite art-house
icks, Michelangelo
Antonionis 1966
drama Blow-Up
has a pretty much
perfect recipe
for legendary style.
Herbie Hancock
did the soundtrack.
The plot was set
in Swinging London.
And lead actor
David Hemmings
played a fashion
photographer in
perfect white trousers.

O F F-W H I T E

Do You Know
the Way to
Saint-Tropez?
White pants are
built for vacation
the same trip where
youre breaking
in your new fedora.

Remember
this equation:
Brown plus blue
(and some white,
too) equals
timeless style.

Pants Brunello
Cucinelli: $595
+
Sports jacket, shirt,
and pocket square
Brunello Cucinelli
Shoes OKeeffe
Watch Timex
Hat Lock & Co. Hatters

White
can look a
little flat, so
add texture with
a denim shirt,
a plaid jacket,
and burnished
shoes.

You wont look

like a try-hard
if you crop your
hems and slip
into your favorite
invisible socks.

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Bronzed to
Perfection
Whether youre
lying out by
the pool or carving
up the highway
in a convertible,
these are your
new summer sun
blockers.
Gucci: $275

TINT YOUR WINDOWS

RoseColored
Glasses

+ READY FOR a new outlook on

life? Theres an easier path than visiting
a shrink or getting Lasik: Filter your
worldview through some tinted sunglasses.
Yellow makes everything seem sunnier.
Smoky brown makes you exactly
86 percent more mysterious. Pick your
color and start seeing the same
old world through a whole new lens

FROM TOP

We thought wed seen Steve McQueen master every move in the

menswear playbook, and then along came this photo and we had to add
another to the list. Of course McQueen wore tinted glasses: The tint
is such an Old Hollywood trick, keeping the outside world at a distance
while still showing everyone exactly what they cant touch.

Gucci: $375
Saint Laurent by
Hedi Slimane: $345
Garrett Leight: $395
SALT + Aether: $600
Tom Ford: $390
Tomas Maier Eyewear: $290

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THE ACCENT COLOR OF THE SEASON

Orange
Crush
+ ORANGE: Its not just for
traffic cones anymore. The
color was all over the runways
this season (from pants to
raincoats to ties), and were
pleasantly surprised to report
that it looked damned good.
Maybe the surprise factor is
exactly why it worksit turns
out that highlighter orange
highlights everything else
youre wearing

PAU L S M I T H

BA L LY

TIGER OF
SW E D E N

Yes, You
Can Wear
This Color
Designer Paul Smith on
how to wear orange without
turning into a pumpkin

1960s: Elvis Presley

1970s: Graham Nash

1980s: Paul Newman

2010s: Andr 3000

A C LO C K WO R K O R A NG E
Weve heard it said that you gotta have the right
skin tone to wear this color. False! As these
four fearless gentlemen prove, the only thing you
gotta have is a little courage.

Color is
something youve
got to be very
aware of as
a man. Fashion
designers might
show an entire
orange suit, but
of course only
two people
could wear it like
that. The rest
of us might wear
an orange pair
of pants rolled
up on holiday,
with a white
T-shirt and flipflops. Or youd
wear an orange
T-shirt under
a navy blue suit.
Put an orange
cashmere
sweater round
your neck and
walk down to
the restaurant.

The
Ones to
Get

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SIX DOSES OF
CITRIC ACID
Whether you
go for the Italianmade bomber
jacket or the
woven bungee
belt, remember
that one
hits enough.

Bally: $8,500

Nautica: $125

Etro: $2,538

Tods: $645

Boss: $155

Charvet: $270

T H E I N F LU E NCE R S
The Men Who Inspired This Seasons Look

The Magnicent
Art (and Colors!) of

MARK
ROTHKO
At this seasons fashion shows, we couldnt help but notice all the clothes in colors that seem
to channel Mark Rothkos Abstract Expressionist paintings. Coincidence? We dont think so.
And as Michael Hainey explains, its easier than you might think to dress like a masterpiece

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FASHION DESIGNERS HAVE a long and proud

history of appropriating the work of painters.
And why not? No artist creates work in a vacuum,
and while fashion wears its relationship to
commerce on its sleeve, painters are still seen as
individuals, lone men pursuing their creative vision.
Oftentimes, fashion designers are inspired
by the personal style of the artist himselfthe
midcentury-rebel look of Jackson Pollock,
for example, with his white T-shirt, motorcycle
jacket, paint-dribbled jeans, and beat-up work
boots, which you can see in labels as diverse
as Balmain and Bastian. Of late, fashion houses
have sent out clothes clearly inspired by JeanMichel Basquiats DGAF style: big coats, patterned
shirts, rumpled suits. Other designers aim to
capture in clothes what the artist has created on
canvas. It seems every other season brings around
at least one collection referencing Yves Klein
bluethat singular, soulful shade of blue that
the French painter created in the 1950s.
This past season we saw something new: More
than a few designers began (intentionally or
not) referencing Mark Rothkos magnum color
compositionsthose great audacious, soulsurrounding paintings that, of late, set and break
auction records when they appear on the market.
Rothko, unlike Basquiat or Warhol or any of
those postwar art-world superstars, didnt trac
in public persona. He wasnt on the scene. What
he cared about was creating art itself.
He was a principled, intense man who was
all about the life of the mind, about ideas; about
getting the work done, not idealizing oneself.
He saw art as work. More often than not, when

YO U R B O DY I S A C A N VA S
In case you nd yourself doubting the inuence
of Mark Rothko on the fashion world, weve paired
photos from this seasons runway shows with the
artists paintings. Study whats hereor, even better,
go see any Rothko you can in personand let
his artistic decisions inuence your sartorial ones.

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IF YOU ARE MOVED ONLY

BY COLOR RELATIONSHIPS,
THEN YOU MISS THE
POINT. I AM INTERESTED
IN EXPRESSING BASIC
HUMAN EMOTIONS: TRAGEDY,
ECSTASY, DOOM.MARK ROTHKO

he worked in the studio, he wore a shirt and

tie. He had a high, broad forehead; a mustache;
large, intense eyes that gobbled up the world
from behind clear-rimmed glasses. He looked like
a scholar on sabbatical, a man with a face you
were more likely to see not at a party of moneyed
collectors but across from you at the Automat,
chewing a tuna fish on rye. He was completely
dedicated to paintingand to figuring out how to
achieve soulfulness and integrity in his work.
If it sounds like he was a man from another
time, it is because he truly was: another time and
another place. He was born Marcus Rotkovitch
in Czarist Russia in 1903. When he was 10, he
and his Jewish family, desperate to escape the
pogroms that were sweeping Russia, immigrated
to Portland, Oregon. His father died a short while
later. Rothko spent his adolescence hawking
newspapers on street corners and working other
menial jobs to help support the family. He
excelled in school and got accepted to Yale, yet
he found the place depressing and exclusionary.
So at 20 he dropped out and started to bum
back and forth between New York and Portland,
where he studied acting. One day, going to meet
a friend in Manhattan, he wandered into a
figure-drawing class at the Art Students League
on 57th Street and his life changed forever.
While we know Rothko for his color canvases,
his path to capturing that vision and making it
concrete was long and winding. After stumbling
into that art class, he studied for a number of
years with dierent artists in New York, including
Max Weber, who had studied under Matissea
master of color. It wasnt until 1949, when Rothko
was 46, that he made his breakthrough into what
are called his color field paintings, devoid
of any images. All that remains in them is color,
which seems to float on the canvas, cloudlike,
ready to break from its tether and drift into
the gallery. It was Rothkos hope to eliminate any
space between the viewers and the canvas and
to envelop them in color.
This is the part where I attempt to pivot from
talking about creative work that has transcended
timeart with a capital Atoclothes. But bear
with me, because this is what you can see in

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Rothkos work that you can apply to your everyday

life: Colors are more than just visual. People
known as synesthetes can feel and hear colors,
and Rothkos work reminds us that, to some
extent, were all like that. When you first look
at Rothkos work, sometimes the combinations
are harmonious, all of a hue. Other times
they clash, or seem to, their individual identities
coming into sharper relief. But when you
let your eyes linger, you see his genius: He did
not invent new colors, just new ways of
combining them. He redefined what it meant
for colors to work together.
When it comes to dressingand dressing
with colormen get psyched out. Black, gray,
navy, white? Got it down. Most of us, though,
we use color sparingly. Largely because we are not
sure how to pair colors. While women seem to
understand color innately and wear it boldly, we
hesitate. It is out of fear that we all have become
accidental minimalists. Even designers themselves
are guilty of this. How many times, even after
theyve presented runway shows exploding
with color, have we seen the fabric auteurs take
their curtain calls wearing nothing but black?
Heres the thing about Rothko: Not only
does he celebrate color, not only does he show
us how color can lift our spirits and our lives,
but he also shows us how to mix colorseven
colors wed think would not be compatible.
Hes showing us how colors placed in partnership
with each other yield what great love yields:
From two comes something entirely new.
Dude, thats all well and good, you might be
saying right around now, but I didnt come for
a master class in art theory; I came to learn
how to look like I didnt get dressed in the dark.
Fair enough. So lets strip it down.
Heres the lesson from Rothko, as a National
Gallery of Art curator said in 1998: Color,
structure, and space combine to create a unique
presence. And isnt that what were all striving
for in this world: to create a unique presence?
His work is not simply about stacking colors
red, orange, yellow. Its also about pairing
darker, broodier hues: brown and black; brown
and blue; purple and brown. Together they
create a completely new mood. Its the power
of an original vision, a vision that should
inspire us all to overcome our fear of injecting
color into our own wardrobes.
To transform a simple outfit into fine art,
do as Rothko did and experiment with several
shades of the same master color. (An easy start:
ash gray on heather gray on charcoal gray.) Then
you can move into other variations: brown
with maroon; gray with blue and green. Prepare
to get noticed in all the right ways.
Most of all, dont overthink it. Be like Rothko.
Trust the vision. Its just fashionand like most
fashion, its not as complicated as it appears.
What more is there to say?
To quote Rothko: Silence is so accurate.

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The
Ones to
Get
THE YEAR OF
THE RABBIT
Designers arent
just splashing
their names
across the
clothestheyre
using eyepopping graphics
to define each
season. (Just act
fast, as this
stuff sells out.)

Prada: $860

P.S. by Paul Smith: $295

Moncler: $425

Prada: $930

WARHOL IS SMILING

Pop Art
You Can
Wear
+ WITH EVERY PASSING YEAR, menswear
gets more graphic. Now its even drawing from the
playbooks of David Hockney (think cheerful spots
in pastel colors) and Andy Warhol (playful repeating
images like eyeballs and race cars). These sweaters
arent cheap, but theyre a lot more affordable
than a Lichtenstein

This kid Lucky Blue,

the teenage model and
Instagram prince, has
the right idea for how to
wear Pop art. And that
is: not too seriously.
Layer stuff under these
sweaters, push up your
sleeves, clash a couple
of different stripes,
do whateverthis is
fashion thats supposed
to be, you know, fun.
Sweater Prada

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Michael Bastian: $950

Maison Kitsun: $240

BOLD (BUT FOOLPROOF) SHIRT-TIE COMBOS

It Aint Clashin
If Its Fashion
+ YOU ARE A BUSY MAN.
You dont have a ton of time
each morning to fuss over your
shirt-and-tie pairings. But
thats okay, because we do
and right now, were feeling
these pattern-on-pattern
combinations, which instantly
set a man apart from all the
drones in solid blue shirts

The Ones
to Get
CLASHING WITH
PURPOSE
Theres a method
to our madness here:
The patterns clash,
but check out how the
colors match. Red
with red. Gray with gray.
Black with black. Etc.

Shirt Turnbull & Asser: $315

Tie Turnbull & Asser: $195

<
If youre wondering how
this whole shirt-tie
clash should work with the
rest of your look, bear
witness to promising Ohio
athlete LeBron James,
who has managed to match
his accessories (specs,
goatee) to his tie, and his
suit to the NBA logo.

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Shirt Ermenegildo Zegna: $395

Tie The Tie Bar: $19

Shirt Etro: $442

Tie Etro: $197

Yeah, Bengal
stripes clash
with polka dots.
But the Carolina
blues sync up
nicely.

With these
patterns,
youre already
breaking the rules.
A mismatched
tie bar finishes
the job.

Keep It in
Perspective
If this particular
combo is too
far outside your
comfort zone,
adjust the dials. Try
a shirt with narrow
pencil stripes and a
tie with smaller,
less aggressive dots.
Shirt Michael
Bastian: $385
Tie Ted Baker
London: $95
+
Tie bar The Tie Bar

You can
get away with
clashing when
your proportions are
on point. Slim
shirt? Slim tie.

The Ones to Get

PERPETUAL WAR
At this point, you cant even call camo
a trend. Its a fixture on runways every
season. Like pinstripes or glen plaid, its
now simply a staple of menswear.

Carhartt WIP: $125

Valentino: $2,845

Carhartt WIP: $45

Polo Ralph Lauren: $595

Valentino: $695

Valentino: $3,750

G-Star: $220

Todd Snyder + Champion: $198

THE CONTINUOUS ASSAULT

Camos Next
Infiltration

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Know Your Camo

+ CAMOUFLAGE WILL
never die. We know that now.
Designers are nowhere near
done experimenting with the
colors, the shapes, the scale
of it all. And theyre still finding
new uses for itnew places
to put it. So now, in turn, weve
found our own new place to
put it: on the cover of GQ Style

These patterns are all camo, but if you look closely youll see that
each is a little different. So we zoomed in for a closer look.

SA I N T L AU R E N T
CAMO WITH A TAN

For a muted look, try a pattern

with more brown than green.

Shock Report: Fashion designers arent the rst people to

re-contextualize camojust ask Beck. Back in the 90s,
he proved that camo doesnt need to be green. And it doesnt
need to be worn with a crew cut and dog tags, either.

M I C H A E L BA ST I A N

DIOR HOMME

BANANA LEAF

FOR OPERATIONS AFTER DARK

Because you need tropical camo with your white jeans.

Camo now has a dressy side.

DONT CALL THEM BOOK BAGS

The Luxury
Backpack
+ EVER SINCE we were all packing brown-bag
lunches and No. 2 pencils, backpacks have
been more about hauling stuff than looking cool.
So long as everything fit inside (and yours wasnt
Hello Kittythemed), it was kosher. Well, kids, times
have changed. Now every major fashion house
makes status backpacks as luxurious as any
briefcase, which means the bag you carry can be as
much of a statement as the clothes on your back

P R A DA

VA L E N T I NO

B E R LU T I

P R A DA

B OT T E G A V E N E TA

B RU N E L LO CUC I N E L L I

Before there were Air Yeezys, Yeezy Boosts, or even

shutter shades, Kanye Wests style was dened by polo
shirts and his signature Louis Vuitton backpack. We
knew he was a trendsetter, but we didnt know this trend
would only be peaking now, almost a decade later.

Designers Are
Rifling Through
Your Closet Again
Watch out: Todays
high-end backpacks
may borrow materials
from your best suit
(nappy gray fabric)
and favorite belt
(blue leather and
Grade A hardware).
Bally: $2,095

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The Ones to Get

NOTHING AGAINST JANSPORT
Whether you spend $40 (to carry
workout gear) or $4,000 (to carry wads
of disposable cash), first make sure
the pack is truly functional. Then you can
start checking yourself out in the mirror
and consider what it does for your look.

What to
Carry in
Your Urban
Backpack
Not to mommy
you, but you dont
want the bottom
of your pack filled with
forgotten crap. So
empty your pack of all
dead weight and follow
these simple rules.

Allowed
1. Notebook
2. Paperback novel

American Eagle Outfitters: $40

3. Travel guidebook
and/or passport
4. Laptop
5. Gym stuff
6. Water bottle
7. Small umbrella
8. Hand sanitizer,
if youre into that
sort of thing
9. Lighter, because
sometimes a man
needs fire

Not Allowed
Vault by Vans: $350

1. Ammunition
2. Any instrument that
sticks out the top
3. Any kind of animal,
however small,
however cute
4. Desktop
5. Poorly wrapped
PB&J sandwich
6. Handle of Fireball
7. Large Mary Poppins
umbrella
8. Hazmat suit
9. Blowtorch, because
no man needs that
much fire

Want Les Essentiels: $595

Herschel Supply: $140

Evrgrn: $59

Gucci: $1,730

Belstaff: $1,295

Balmain: $3,700

Prada: $1,300

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Louis Vuitton: $2,440

Valentino: $3,917

NO CLIP-ONS ALLOWED

The Bow Tie

Is Backand Blue
and Polka-Dotted
+ AND CASHMERE
and velvet. Wearing
a bow tie announces
you as a true
gentleman, complete
with a sense of
occasion. Wearing
a blue bow tie
with white polka
dots announces
you as a freethinker,
complete with
an individual sense
of taste
M I C H A E L BA ST I A N

Bond Had It Right

An adult male human
wears a bow tie to a
formal event. And he
doesnt spend the last five
minutes before that event
huddled over YouTube
learning to tie the damn
thing. Please practice.
TOP, FROM LEFT

Brooks Brothers: $60

Suitsupply: $45
Ted Baker London: $60
Eton: $98
BOTTOM, FROM LEFT

The Hill-Side: $55

Daniel Cremieux: $85
Polo Ralph Lauren: $85
Tom Ford: $250
Ferrell Reed: $65

P O LO R A L P H L AU R E N

TO M FO R D

<
Bryan Ferry knew that
the best accessory to
a tuxedo is actually a little
dishevelment. Your hair
doesnt have to be perfectly
parted. Your bow tie doesnt
have to form perfectly
symmetrical angel wings.
And yes, its okay to have
a sti drink and even a
smoke. (As long as youre
not a full-on smoker in
2016.) Once youre good
and mussed, just add a
louche attitude and an air
of rock n roll mystery.

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Credits
Cover
Photographer (throughout):
Tom Schirmacher.
Stylist: Kelly McCabe at
Art Department.
Hair: Thom Priano at
Garren New York for R+Co.
Grooming: Kumi Craig for La Mer.
Table of Contents
Page 47
Ed Sirrs/Camera Press/Redux
Mastheads
Page 51
Photofest
Pages 5253
King Collection/Retna UK/
Retna Ltd.
Brown Is the New Khaki
Page 54
Silver Screen Collection/
Getty Images
Page 56
Left: Marcus Tondo/
GoRunway (4)
Bolder, Bigger, Brighter
(But Still Skinny)
Page 59
From left: Gerardo Somoza/Getty
Images; Nathaniel Goldberg
The Raining Champs
Page 60
From left: GoRunway; Janette
Beckman/Getty Images
Page 63
Clockwise from left: Nathaniel
Goldberg; courtesy of
Michael Kors; Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway (2)
Boogie Days: The Return
of 70s Swagger
Page 65
Courtesy of Tom Ford
Pages 6869
1) Everett Collection. 2) Art
Zelin/Getty Images. 3) Everett
Collection. 4) Michael Ochs
Archives/Getty Images.
5) Robert Knight Archive/
Redferns/Getty Images.
6) Evening Standard/Getty
Images. 7) Colorsport/Corbis.
8) Everett Collection. Left:
courtesy of Bally.
The King of Watches
Page 70
Miguel Medina/AFP/
Getty Images

The Sleeveless Spring Jacket

Page 84
From left: Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway; Gerardo Somoza/
GoRunway
Page 85
Bottom: Sebastian Kim
The Next-Gen Loafer
Page 87
From left: Marco Bucco/
Reuters/Newscom; Marcus
Tondo/GoRunway (2)
Enter the Dragon Jacket
Page 88
From left: Marcus Tondo/
GoRunway; Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway (2)
Page 90
Left: Everett Collection
The Long and (Very, Very)
Short of Summer Hair
Page 92
Row 1, from left: Gianni Pucci/
GoRunway; Marcus Tondo/
GoRunway; Gianni Pucci/
GoRunway. Row 2, from left:
courtesy of Tom Ford; Gianni
Pucci/GoRunway; Yannis
Vlamos/GoRunway. Row 3:
Gianni Pucci/GoRunway (3).
Page 93
Everett Collection (2)
THE INFLUENCERS

Jimi Hendrix
Page 95
Donald Silverstein Estate.
Limited-edition prints available
from lisa@crazeekids.co.uk.
Pages 9697
From left: Reg Innell/Toronto
Star via Getty Images;
Kippa/AFP
Pages 9899
Barrie Wentzell
Page 100
Bill Zygmant/REX/Shutterstock
Page 101
David Sygall/sygall@gmail.com
The Crushable, Packable,
Super-Shady Summer Hat
Pages 102103
Left, from top: courtesy of
Eponymovs; Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway
The Wild, Wild Kingdom
of Animal Prints
Page 105
Right: Charles Gatewood/
The Image Works

THE INFLUENCERS

Warren Beatty in His

Swaggering Prime
Page 75
Douglas Kirkland/Corbis
Pages 7677
Steve Schapiro/Corbis
Page 78
SNAP/Entertainment Pictures/
Zuma Press
Page 79
Ron Galella/WireImage/
Getty Images

The California Look (Psych!)

Page 106
Clockwise from left: Slim
Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty
Images; Gerardo Somoza/
GoRunway (2)
Page 108
Clockwise from top left:
Monica Feudi/GoRunway;
Gianni Pucci/GoRunway;
courtesy of Bally; Yannis
Vlamos/GoRunway

The Glam-Rock Jean Jacket

Page 81
Bob Bonis/WENN
Page 82
Left, from top: courtesy of
Tom Ford; courtesy of BLK DNM;
courtesy of Alexander Wang

That Long and Layered Thing

Page 113
From left: Gerardo Somoza/
GoRunway; Monica Feudi/
GoRunway; Gilbert Carrasquillo/
FilmMagic/Getty Images
Dirty White Kicks
Page 114
From left: Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway; Michael Ochs
Archives/Getty Images

THE INFLUENCERS

Kurt Cobain
Pages 116117
Youri Lenquette/DALLE
Page 118
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/
Getty Images
Page 119
KNIPS/DALLE
Pages 120121
Jesse Frohman
Pages 122123
Anton Corbijn/Contour by
Getty Images
The Pants of the Future
Are Here Now
Page 125
From left: Everett Collection;
Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway
Shorts Go to New Lengths
Page 126
From left: Chris Cuffaro/
The Hell Gate/Corbis;
Gerardo Somoza/Getty Images;
GoRunway; courtesy of
Brunello Cucinelli
Page 127
Ron Galella/WireImage/Getty
Images.
Page 128
Top right: Gerardo Somoza/
GoRunway
Rock Out with Your
Socks Out (Again)
Page 131
Clockwise from top left: Yannis
Vlamos/GoRunway (2); courtesy
of Bally; GoRunway
Page 133
1) Paul Bergen/Redferns/
Getty Images. 2) Jean-Marc
Giboux/Liaison/Getty Images.
3) Peter Schlesinger/Trunk
Archive. 4) Photoshot/Retna.
5) Everett Collection. 6) Ken
Regan/Camera 5/Contour by
Getty Images.
The Spring Suit with
the Right Touch
Page 134
Tommaso Boddi/WireImage/
Getty Images
Page 136
From left: Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway; Marcus Tondo/
GoRunway; courtesy of Eidos
That Athleisure Thing
Gets on Track
Page 139
From left: GoRunway; courtesy
of Z Zegna; Everett Collection
Page 140
Top left: Adrian Boot
Bob Marley Music Inc. Model
photographs, clockwise from
top left: courtesy of Gucci;
Marcus Tondo/GoRunway;
Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway.
Page 141
Everett Collection
THE INFLUENCERS

Pel
Pages 142143
Popperfoto/Getty Images
Page 144
Bettmann/Corbis
Page 145
Popperfoto/Getty Images
Page 146
Colorsport/Corbis
Page 147
Derek Millward/PA Archive/
PA Images

The Rebel Prep Blazer

Page 148
Courtesy of Bally
Page 150
Bottom, from left: Jonathan
Hordle/REX/Shutterstock;
Gerardo Somoza/GoRunway;
courtesy of Gucci
The Designer Polo
Page 152
Terry ONeill/Getty Images
Page 153
Top right: Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway
White Hot American Summer
Page 154
From left: Everett Collection;
courtesy of Off-White
Rose-Colored Glasses
Page 157
Left: Terry ONeill/Getty Images
Orange Crush
Page 158
Clockwise from top left: Hulton
Archive/Getty Images; Henry
Diltz/Corbis; Amanda Edwards/
WireImage/Getty Images;
Camera Press/Redux; Yannis
Vlamos/GoRunway; courtesy of
Bally; Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway

The Bow Tie Is Backand

Blue and Polka-Dotted
Page 179
Clockwise from top left:
Gerardo Somoza/GoRunway;
courtesy of Polo Ralph
Lauren; courtesy of Tom
Ford; Anwar Hussein/Getty
Images
Credits
Page 181
Gunther/MPTV.net
CONTRIBUTING
STILL-LIFE
PHOTOGRAPHER
Josephine Schiele
STILL-LIFE STYLISTS
For Nigel Cox: Peter Tran
at Art Department.
For Josephine Schiele: Trina
Ong at Halley Resources.
DESIGNER PORTRAIT
ILLUSTRATIONS
Daniel Nyari
FASHION DIRECTORY
Go to GQ.com/go
/fashiondirectories

THE INFLUENCERS

The Magnificent Art (and

Colors!) of Mark Rothko
Page 161
Kate Rothko/Apic/Getty Images
Page 162
Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway
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No. 10, 1950. The Museum of
Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/
Art Resource, NY. Kate Rothko
Prizel & Christopher Rothko/
Artists Rights Society (ARS),
New York.
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Monica Feudi/GoRunway
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No. 46 (Red, Ochre, Black on
Red/Black, Ochre, Red Over
Red), 1957. 1998 Kate Rothko
Prizel & Christopher Rothko/
Artists Rights Society (ARS),
New York.
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Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway
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No. 14 (White and Greens in Blue),
1957. 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel
& Christopher Rothko/Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Pop Art You Can Wear
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Top right: Sebastian Kim
It Aint Clashin If Its Fashion
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Left: David Dow/NBAE/
Getty Images
Camos Next Infiltration
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Clockwise from left: Victor
Malafronte/Hulton Archive/
Getty Images; Fernanda Calfat/
Getty Images; Yannis Vlamos/
GoRunway; Catwalking/Getty
Images
The Luxury Backpack
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Clockwise from top left: Gianni
Pucci/GoRunway; Marcus
Tondo/GoRunway; Gianni Pucci/
GoRunway; Anthony Dixon/
WENN; courtesy of Brunello
Cucinelli; Gianni Pucci/
GoRunway (2)

THE O.G.
STEPH CURRY
Brazilian soccer
legend Pel was
so fashionable that
even the way he
played the game felt
like a style statement.
We chose him as
an Inuencer this
season (see page 142 )
partly because the
tracksuits he wore are
back in styleand
partly because hes a
forefather to modern
sports-style swag
lords like Cristiano
Ronaldo, Steph Curry,
and Odell Beckham Jr.