Fashion

Year after year, Jared Leto makes an absolute meal of the Met Gala. Nobody wear attention-getting gear quite as reliably as he does: In 2019, you’ll recall, he literally carried his own head to the annual event. This year, for the Gilded Glamour-themed Met Gala, expectations were set sky high. Maybe that’s why when a man showed up on the carpet dressed like a king from a planet far, far away, with waves of spikes sprouting from his outfit, people just went ahead and assumed Leto was up to his old tricks again. That rascal! Only: that’s not Jared Leto.Maybe it’s a compliment to Leto that people see an outfit that’s a 10-out-of-10 on the insanity scale and don’t even bother to double-check if it’s actually him. As soon as this man hit the red carpet, multiple publications started spreading t...

Plenty of the men in attendance at tonight’s Met Gala red carpet delivered on the theme (“Gilded Glamour”) and the dress code (white tie), wearing coattails and top hats that embodied the expressive elegance of New York high society at the turn of the century. One notable exception? Riz Ahmed, who hit the red carpet in double-knee pants, an overshirt, and a tank top. Where many guests complimented their looks with Gilded Age accessories such as top hats, canes, and white bow ties, Ahmed wore a Cartier necklace reminiscent of Indian Hyderabadi jewelry. The most striking finishing touch, though, was the white shoelace—cribbed from a pair of Vans—Ahmed wore as a belt.The look, conceived by NYC-based label 4SDESIGNS and the stylist Julie Ragolia, might have seemed off-theme at first glance. Bu...

If you're itching to get out into the Great Outdoors™, the best hiking shoes for men will be your best trail companions. Whether your idea of getting some fresh air means a brisk stroll through the park or traversing up the side of a mountain, you've got to dress the part—and that means wearing shoes that'll get you comfortably and confidently to the end of the trail on your own two feet, no emergency stretchers necessary. The best hiking shoes for men need to deliver on performance, of course: we're talking outsoles with excellent grip, insoles with plenty of support, and outer shells engineered for water protection and breathability. But they also need to look good—with the gorpcore aesthetic still thriving in 2022, you should both want and be able to rock your hikers off the trail. The ...

Monday night’s Met Gala and its Gilded Glamour theme left a lot to interpretation. Many attendees wore tuxedos with coattails, tiaras, and canes. Riz Ahmed addressed “a love letter to immigrant workers” who helped make the Gilded Age so gilded. Sebastian Stan went for head-to-toe highlighter pink and didn’t worry too much about the theme. The watches, too, came in a wide variety, showing off all the ways attendees interpreted glamour. That’s what’s so exciting about watches in 2022: there are more than a few ways to crush a red carpet and look elegant when it comes to wristwear. Here are the best watches from the 2022 Met Gala.Jeff KravitzTaylor HillPete Davidson’s Rolex DatejustThe Datejust, one of Rolex’s more entry-level pieces, isn’t the first watch from the Crown that comes to mind wh...

May will be a big month for Kendrick Lamar. For one, the critically acclaimed rapper's long-awaited fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, will be out on May 13. Secondly, it seems likely that we're getting a slew of goodies—from merch to music videos to who knows what else—in the upcoming days to build up to the release. And getting the ball rolling is a white-hot sneaker collaboration between Lamar's pgLang company and Converse.Lamar founded pgLang back in 2020, with his longtime collaborator Dave Free, as a hybrid of a record label, creative studio, and production house blurring the lines between music, art, and fashion. This marks the pgLang's first time teaming up with Converse, and Lamar and Free made sure to deliver the goods. Two of Converse's most iconic silhouette...