Issue #315 | The Best Dressed Men of the 2024 Oscars

The Best Dressed Men of the 2024 Oscars

In the end, there are a lot of losers at the Oscars. But statue or not, the clear winners of the night were the sharp-looking dudes in attendance at the 96th Academy Awards wearing all manner of formal attire. Some of the biggest names left the ties at home, while Jesse Plemons pulled out a classic penguin suit by Gucci, and Cillian Murphy, who left the event with statue for his role in Oppenheimer, did a zhuzhed-up Versaci number, Omega watch, and some of the shiniest boots we’ve ever laid eyes on. Here’s who else dressed for the win at this year’s Oscars.

Esquire

These Tailored Polos Have Hidden Collar Stays

[Partner] Whether you’re a sharp-shooting pin hunter on the links, or just plain like to look sharp, Holderness & Bourne’s tailored-fit polos will bring a refined edge to your repertoire. It comes down to a firm collar, which company founders Alex Holderness and John Bourne prototyped more than 40 times to get right. While others lose their shape, fall flat, or get the dreaded “bacon collar,” where the edges curl and get a little cute, these have built-in stays that ensure a crisp, collected look, even after you’ve put them through their paces with your irons or just a few iced teas.

Put them to the test.

Why Is It So Hard to Make Good Clothes in America?

“The textile industry in the U.S. has really been beaten down, so the economics are really not in your favor if you’re trying to make things here,” writer Steven Kurutz explains to GQ. But some American clothing manufacturers aren’t willing to accept those terms. For his new book, American Flannel, Kurutz sought out makers big and small that are taking up the challenge to produce garments stateside and still turn a profit. For these companies’ founders, and Kurutz, it’s about much more than making a buck.

GQ

What 10 Major Clothing Retailers Initially Sold

Imagine Eddie Bauer, and you see a fly fisherman casting on a golden river, pine covered mountains, open roads, and the promise of the great outdoors—certainly not a municipal tennis court. Long before it was synonymous with the wilderness, it was a store inside another store in Seattle, opened by Bauer in 1920 to sell tennis rackets. According to lore, after one near-death experience and a patented down jacket, the company made a heel turn from gridlocked concrete to crisp mountain air.

Mental Floss

No Joke: Toupees Are Now So Realistic That Young Balding Guys Are Wearing Them

It takes a certain chutzpah to rock the power donut that the kids today just don’t have. But with toupees this good, instead of shaving your head bald, why not shave years off your looks with an artificial tuft up top? That’s exactly what some 40-year-olds and younger are doing, thanks to significant advancements in the remedies-for-baldness department. Barbers and specialists are getting really good at working with hair systems, as they’re now known, saving fellas from the Bic, or the goofy plop-it-on-top toupee of yore.

Robb Report

• Todd Snyder Irish Linen Shirt – $158

• Flint and Tinder 365 Cotton Linen Chino – $118

• Buck Mason Moonstar Deck Shoe – $158

• Gap Braided Leather Belt – $41

• Timex x NN.07 36mm Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch – $200

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