GQ's 50 most stylish men

This site has been quite chick-heavy I will try and be an equalist as much as possible - I do love my men

I stumbled upon GQ 50 most stylish men - I do not entirely agree with all of their choices nor do I recoqnize all their names (like who is Jean-Paul Belmondo or Arnold Palmer) I guess I could search but I prefer to keep things contemporary I will pick out my favourites from the list - because 50 is a lot and unfortunately I have a day job.

This is in by no means in chronological order

Pete Doherty. Druggie, loser, talented, waster, crackhead, poet, singer, ex-Mr. Kate Moss. What a guy! Nowadays most rock stars/musicians look the part but Pete Doherty lives it some sex, a whole lot of drugs and an amazing amount of rock ‘n’ roll. He often wears a hat, jacket, boots and a long thin drop-tie. He is pretty much a legend in regards to his music and style. When I say legend I mean it in the traditional sense, that is someone we talk about, celebrate, mythologize who is dead or in this case practically dead.

The Ramones. I know little to nothing about this band, I do not know any of their songs. Do I need to? Perhaps. All I know is that there are a myriad of indie/hipster kids all over the world either copying their style thread for thread or are wearing t-shirts with their band logo print. It is quite an achievement when your image is more prevalent than your music.

Andre 3000. ‘His style challenges the tradition that it honours’ Off the hook? Maybe. Off the chain? If you like his music. importantly off the beaten path. Being a rapper comes with a plethora of stereotypes –gangster, thug, hustler, pimp etc but with Mr. 3000 none of these terms cross your mind if anything you think avant-garde, quirky or even just plain strange. His style is as distinctive as his music. In reference to the quote I borrowed from the GQ website his style is not ant-hip hop but celebrates the evolution of hip-hop. Just because he wears lederhosen mean does not mean he is not ‘keeping it real” You should check out his clothing line Benjamin Bixby.

Woody Allen. Do the glasses look familiar? Hell to the yes they do! He is not necessary the originator of geeky specs however he is an authentic nerd, a purveyor of nerd chic that that we are all obsessed with at the moment. Allen is very much the ‘low-key’ pioneer – giving the impression of the intellectual – you know the kind of person that spends hours and hours talking about conceptual art or how Engel is unfairly placed in socialist discourse. Maybe I have taken this one a bit far but I hope I have gotten the point across

Kurt Cobain. Heavens forgive me but there is something so sexy about men with angst and depression – perhaps it is the illusion that you can save them, or the fact that they are in emotional pain therefore they must have hidden and intricate depths – Right? BLAH Halston snap out of it! You did not even know the guy – Okay I am back to earth, Kurt Cobain epitomized all that is grunge. He would often wear mould-coloured cardigans and dye his hair with Kool-aid or bleach. He really could not give a hoot about his clothes. He was indeed teen spirit of the 90’s

Johnny Depp. ‘After almost a quarter century in front of the camera, Johnny Depp has shown us everything but himself.’ He is eternally a mystery, a damn good looking one. He is Hobo chic, if you look at the clothes he picks individually they often look like he has gotten them from a garbage pile but he is able to transform them to something chic. In all honesty I am not sure if I like his clothes or whether I just like him.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of who I think are the most stylish men, these are only a few, hope you enjoyed the eye-candy ;-)