Zeroing in on the State of Men's Red Carpet Dressing via the Golden Globes
And doling out some top toots of the night.
“Can I ask you something: Did you really like Jeremy Strong’s outfit at the Globes?” my mom said to me. What she was really asking, without the Internet parlance at her disposal, was: “Were you just trolling Jeremy Strong in your praise of his look, a custom jade plush velvet Loro Piana suit over a cashmere turtleneck knit and a coordinating bucket hat?” It’s an interesting question to consider, really, because I didn’t like it…and I loved it. I didn’t like it because he looked ridiculous with his Mia Thermopolis-esque headwear (as observed by Mia herself). But I love the concept of ridiculousness, especially when foregrounded at an event where many of his fellow nominees, as well as those merely attending, opted for more muted, status quo fare.
He had an explanation — or rather, his people did. “His hair is not his own right now so he had Loro Piana create this custom velvet bucket hat for the Globes,” Strong’s rep told Vanity Fair. I could argue that this logic doesn’t quite make sense when you consider that the hat is not his own either, and perhaps drew just as much attention as the not-his-own hair might have. But why argue? Instead, I think we ought to discuss the men’s fashion scene at the Globes, and use that as a bellwether of the state of men’s red carpet dressing. Shall we?