Ryan Gosling in Burberry

Featuring an array of who's-who's in Cannes this year, Ryan Gosling walked the Red Carpet with co-star Michelle Williams. Of course unlike most premieres, BLUE VALENTINE was set against the backdrop of yachts and indulgence in Palais Stephanie. It's no wonder that the mighty talented Gosling, 29, dressed in a perfectly tailored Burberry suit ended up taking off his bow-tie, and still looking like a million bucks, scoring major Man of the Cloth points!




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GIVENCHY 2010 CAMPAIGN

Set under the same theme as their last campaign, Givenchy for Fall 2010 invite top model Simon Nessman to return amongst a mix of new and old faces.

Sprinkled with homosexual undertones and their fantastic fitted fleece tuxedo shirts, the campaign is certainly a success. Grouping the men together in the same uniform proves to be simple and effective.

This brand is fast becoming a new favorite of mine.







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How to wear a Tuxedo Jacket on it's own

Ryan Gosling was at a movie premiere party this week, wearing a Tuxedo jacket over what could be anything he happened to be wearing that day. But it looks great! You don't have to take it to that level of 'casual' but Mr. Gosling along with modern fashion proves that the Tuxedo jacket is far from gone from our current wardrobe.



There are many ways to wear your jacket, but remember to buy one that is somewhat tailored to your shape. This look calls for fitted jackets and trousers (or perhaps the latter can be baggy- why not).

Informally-Formal

This is a look I'm loving right now. This is of course Paul Smith above. What's so fantastic about Paul Smith's designs is he is able to take incredibly well tailored and sophisticated attire and match it with not only skinny red jeans, but a leopard print belt. In his newest AW08 collection he (re)introduced us to these bow-ties that have a western resemblance. It's more of a fabric tie that you could easily recreate with any fabric you fancy.

And as for the casual-tux infusion, I see a lot of women are doing it too. First seen on Kate Moss some time ago and now tweeked by rock star designers Dean and Dan for DSquared. Dolce and Gabbana also introduced us to a sort of Hit-man Hotness with their own use of Bow-ties which are making a great sweep across Europe as well as America. I'm hoping this doesn't get as over-done as the waist-coat has for men. Which I loved but only wear open with a funky t-shirt these days! Here are a few of my favorites from various designers and random fashionisto's:







Polo, following the trend of mixing prints (much like Sir Paul Smith) is playing with the Preppy look with a twist. I know Gant likes to play with University Jersey prints as Polo has done directly below, adding a bow-tie which is unconventional in such an outfit but works quite well.



Here are a few more images for your salivation!