06
Sep
When Esquire launched the best-dressed real man completition earlier this year, we had little idea the furore it would cause. We travelled the country high and low in search of well-dressed chaps, and the results were better than we could have imagined.
We announce the winner and two finalists in this month’s issue - out now - and in celebration we threw a bash earlier this week within the opulent surrounds of Harrods’ menswear department.
Guests glugged decadent rum cocktails courtesy of Appleton and beer was abound, thanks to the generous folks at Peroni Nastro Azzuro. Our shortlist of twelve finalists were joined by the great and good of the fashion industry and members of our esteemed judging panel including tailor Richard James, fashion designer Roland Mouret and head of menswear at Harrods Jason Broderick.
When I look at the choices for “Britain’s Best Dressed Man” in 2010 my heart skipped a beat. In the entirely the right sense. The clothes where excellent and the blokes underneath? Marvelous. It does concern me however that ‘winner’ Ross Hancock - is a tailor by trade (or training?) and I worry that for such a competition, he had an unsettling amount of talent and indeed access to excellent fabrics and advice. Oh, and probably a sewing machine.
In many ways it’s like creating a writing competition for amateur writers and allowing a published author to win. Which in my mind seems a shame. But, in terms of the clothing he wore, his photographed picture was definitely the best choice.
Lets hope he doesn’t go over the top on ‘now’ fashion staples with his prize money and picks out quality, long standing pieces which he can still wear in years to come…
(Source: esquire.co.uk)
