Style Tips from Best-Dressed Men in Hollywood: 14 Fresh Faces

There’s a new group of male style icons in Hollywood right now, and these fresh faces are dropping style tips that we mere mortals can (and probably should) adapt for our own wardrobes. Our ace menswear correspondent shares his take on the best-dressed men in Hollywood – including the Ken doll himself, Ryan Gosling – and the style tips and fashion inspiration these fresh faces are sharing that we can make our own.

who are the fresh faces in the pantheon of Hollywood men who are today’s style icons?

Suave Hollywood dudes will always have their place in the style canon. Cary Grant, Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Miles Davis. We can all take notes about their varied nonchalance and innate style sense emanating from their mystiques as movie stars.

Even the generation of leading men after them had an aura of untouchability (your Brad Pitts, your George Clooneys)—icons to be revered from afar with the red carpet fits to match. Glitzy premieres or the occasional candid paparazzi shot gave us a tiny keyhole to peek into their personal styles. Largely they existed as idols, perched way up high, the idea of Cary Grant rather than the man himself carefully selecting garments to get a fit off.

We’re in a different era now. Instagram accounts dedicated to famous and semi-famous style gods abound. Celebs get “caught” running out for coffee in swervy sweats and the latest Bottega bag. The photo is up online within minutes. The worlds of art, fashion, theater, tech and cinema are more blurred than ever and creatives in all fields get exposure for putting looks together. It’s not just a trickle of Oscars red carpet photos that crown our fashion deities anymore. Even considering the relatively new PR mechanics of “ambassadorships” and the bevy of stylists (perhaps because of them), the celebrities we look to for inspiration appear to have agency and singular perspectives for getting dressed.

What are the distinct styles of the best-dressed men in Hollywood right now?

Now that all the golden statues have been handed out and the Met Gala and the Cannes Film Festival are behind us, we figured this would be the perfect time to check in with the diverse group of guys who are showing distinct style sense on the red carpet and off. The best-dressed men in Hollywood who are bringing fresh style tips to the rest of us. We include in these ranks the “it” dude of the summer, Ryan Gosling, who has found his “Ken-ergy” and whose fashion style will surely be even more influential in the coming months.

These are the ones to keep an eye on whether they’re in the latest indie flick or curating the must-see art exhibits of the year. Screenshot these before you shop. 

14 fresh Hollywood style icons and their inspirational tips for men’s fashion right now

1. Andrew Garfield

The sensitive Spiderman champions colorful, but classically proportioned tailoring and a phenomenal head of hair.

2. Austin Butler

In Austin’s whirlwind year of promoting Elvis, he’s shown a burning love for sharp suiting with a touch of 70s nostalgia (and the King’s unshakeable voice).

3. Diego Calva

Babylon may be a Hollywood punchline at this point, but Diego’s 40s-inflected suits are serious business.

4. Donald Glover

Everytime Childish Gambino steps out, we think he’s hit his peak… and are subsequently proving wrong with his next fit. Whether he’s in running shorts in the dog days of summer or turning out louche Saint Laurent layers on a carpet, he’s always on point.

5. Paapa Essiedu

Keep an eye on the up-and-coming British actor. He and his colorful, impeccably tailored suits are gonna be big.

6. Paul Mescal

Paul’s style eras are additive. He just keeps building. You’re just as likely to see him sporting some short shorts as you are outsized jackets. We’re tuned in.

7. Seth Rogan

Seth’s style has evolved into a sort of tranquil high. You’ll see him in perfectly cut, but relaxed tonal suits, chillin’.

8. Timothée Chalamet

Timmy here can wear just about everything, so it’s to his credit that even when he goes “out there” on the carpet with a halter neck blouse and red leather pants or cropped tuxedo jacket sans shirt (pretty much every time), it feels well within his abilities.

9. A$AP Rocky

Sure, Rihanna (rightfully, respectfully) gets all the spotlight when they’re together, but Rocky is doing something interesting in his own right. A master of mixing streetwear and slick suiting, he’s more than keeping up.

10. Pedro Pascal

Everyone’s favorite crush will not bend to convention. He’s happy to come out here in a violet shirt or sparkly cardigan or Gucci-fied turmeric trousers that only make him more endearing.

11. Jacob Elordi

Carrying his beloved Bottega tote, shod or not, Jacob Elordi’s fits interpret classics (pleated trousers, white tanks, penny loafers) in surprising, swaggy new ways. The man can accessorize.

12. Evan Mock

Evan’s punky Upper East Side meets skatepark vibe has caught the attention of all the designers clamoring to dress him.

13. Ryan Gosling

Ryan is the closest thing to an old-school movie star we’ve got, but you’re more likely to see him in a pair of Red Wing boots and a graphic cardigan than a tux. We’re still eating up his ‘Greta Gerwig’ ringer tee.

14. Antwaun Sargent

Art curator, author, media darling, man of great taste and attendance, Antwaun is rarely seen without a hat and truly fabulous clothes.

style tips and inspiration from the best-dressed men in Hollywood

Those are our picks for the best-dressed men in Hollywood right now – including the Ken doll himself, Ryan Gosling, and the style tips and fashion inspiration these fresh faces are sharing. Now all you have to do is decide which of these gents will serve as your muse this season, dear reader.