This Charming Man.
I don't really know where this picspam came from. It just happened; divine inspiration, maybe. At first, there was a method to my madness, but as time wore on, and my number of pictures went from 50 to 100 to 150, it took on a life of it's own. It was born from my biggest weakness in life: an impeccably dressed man. There is just something about a man in a gorgeous, perfectly tailored suit that just fucking gets me every time. And to top it off, having the man in said gorgeous tailored suit be, himself, gorgeous...Well that's just icing on the cake. So that's how this began; me wanting to celebrate the glory of beautiful men in beautiful suits. With time, it kind of morphed into something else, but I think the general theme of good-looking dudes holds.
Before I start though, even though I only included two pictures of him, I just want to say that Pete Yorn's Flickr album is the best tour diary ever. It's quirky and funny and cool and adorable and just so very rock and roll. The captions are so entertaining and the concert shots are gorgeous. I love clap, hippies, clap! at Bonnaroo, Malcolm's banana hands, and Oscar time! Oh, Pete.
NOW. Let the games begin.
I didn't know if I should separate them by person or by theme, or just in chronological order of my picking them, so I'll just do a combination of all of the above. Some dudes will show up many times, WHICH MAKES IT ALL THE MORE FUN. And don't mind my running commentary, which will most likely be half "homina homina homina," half justifications for why certain individuals made the cut. WHY AM I STILL TALKING. I must let their pictures speak for themselves.
i. It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care, or The one where all the lovely men wear suits in various stages of undress.
Oh hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii C. Bale. True, this man could wear a trashbag (or worse yet pleated pants, or shirts with shoulder pads! Did guys ever wear shoulder pads? I wouldn't rule the 80s and early 90s out) and still be on my Top Five List (The Laminated Version) but COME ON. I think this GQ shoot of his is my favorite of all time. Just the combination of his hair and facial hair (which I usually don't dig, but on him it just WORKS) his expression of super seriousness slash angst and the suit and JUST THAT FIRST PICTURE. Christian Bale! My word. All the above and the fact that the accompanying interview had one of my favorite quotes from a celebrity ever: (on why he would never be in a romantic comedy) "Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron." Oh oh oh. OH.
HEY! I KNOW YOU! You won an Oscar, right? And then proceeded to make out with your presenter, who just happened to be Halle Berry. Yeahhh, I remember you. For some reason, Adrien is the king of designer menswear in my eyes. I don't really know why because he also has this pseudo-thug side and he'll wear chunky bling and crooked hats and look kind of ridiculous sometimes, but somehow that makes him even more attractive and endearing. The fact that you can pull off different styles and still seem completely, 100% natural and perfect in each. This guy really knows how to wear a suit.
I distinctly remember getting this issue of Vanity Fair in high school, tearing out the pages, and taping them to my wall. It was during my tweed phase (which I think I may still be in). Oh, and: three piece suit! And I thiiink argyle socks. But the best thing about his outfit here is THE HAIR. Holy shit, that hair. (PS Hi Wentworth! You're pretty as well! And also wearing tweed!)
One of my favorite shoots EVER. period.
CHAMBERS. Grey suits = win. The shades are phenomenal. And I love peacoats on men (is that considered a peacoat?) The only instance when I ever condone the popping of collars.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. I don't care what you think of Becks as a player (or as a person, even!) there is no denying the fact that this man has got STYLE. Handkerchief in his breast pocket. Navy suit, maroon tie. The scruff. Double breasted grey suit, no tie. Oh, fashion is this man's BITCH. The dark three piece suit with no tie and a sneaky grin KILLS ME. And who else on this planet could wear a red cardigan and still look so FIERCE? No one. Only Beckham.
DANCY. So I read The Jane Austen Book Club the other day, and can I just say...He will make THE. BEST. GRIGG. I absolutely cannot wait. I also re-watched Ella Enchanted when I babysat my nieces, and he is so adorable and lovely in that movie! I think that may be one of my favorite kids/family movies. It's so cute but witty and FUN FOR ALL AGES. There was absolutely no need for that to be in all caps, but I JUST CAN'T STOP!
Fucking hell. The one and only. Depp, I just don't know. I love when he gets respectable haircuts and wears normal clothes; it's such a treat. And when it happens, you're suddenly hit by this wave of, "oh my god, how is it possible for you to be more attractive than I ever thought you were under all that stuff?!" He cleans up well. Which doesn't matter, as it were. Because he's pretty perfect either way. PS pinstripes! And is it weird for me to find his ankles to be extremely hot? (Yes, yes it is.)
A little too straightforwardly pretty for my taste, but it would be a travesty not to include him here. Black suit! Striped tie! Rolled up sleeves! Man, men.
Ha, James McAvoy! I don't really find him to be OHMYGODATTRACTIVE, but I strangely love him. It might have to do with his eyes. And his accent. And other similarly superficial qualities. Okay, fiiine, his talent as well. Anywayysss, lets move on.
The rebirth of cool. Hipster works.
The birth of cool. Wait, I think this should have gone before Adam Brody. Oh well...I LOVE THE CAST OF OCEAN'S.
All footballers should be contractually obligated to model in designer menswear. Remember the Italians in Dolce? Yeah, that was nice.
Fedoras.
Grey suits.
Shades.
The ultimate.
fjdskafdjk;lsfajdks;la Diego Luna!
Lee Pace!. Skinny ties. Utter perfection. (Doesn't Sarah Michelle Gellar look fabulous?)
No comment necessary. They are just it.
ii. You're so beautiful, you could be a part. Time. Model.
Chris Evans in Tom Ford. I don't even know who Chris Evans is, but he's pretty. (Actually...The clothes are prettier.)
Dancy in Burberry. Obvs.
And my personal favorite: Zegna. On Diego and, of course, Adrien. Oh oh oh, my heart.
iii. This was when the whole Hot Guys in Suits picspam took on a life of it's own and turned into a My Favorite Photoshoots of Hot Guys.
#*$@()$*#(@)#$&)SEXXX
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHIMSY! DANCY!
Claaaaaaaaassic. I absolutely adore these...Look at Johnny-boy! He's so YOUNG. I swear, add a child to any photo and it's PURE GOLD. The second one absolutely kills me.
Haha, the last one is love. (James McAvoy again, in case you didn't recognize.)
There are few photoshoots in the world better than this one. Very few. This guy can do no wrong.
OHHGOSLING. The sun shines out of your crotch.
Flaunt FOR. THE. WIN. The last two? The last two.
All I can do when I see these is sigh. True story.
iv. A man's single best accessory is his child.
Okay, usually, when I say I'm jealous of a celebrity's wife, it's all just silly rambling. When I say this, I mean it from the depth of my heart: I AM SO UNBELIEVABLY JEALOUS OF CHRISTIAN BALE'S WIFE. Him and his little girl are the cutest things in this world. And the last one is of the Bale clan at Disney Land on Family Weekend. HOW CUTE IS THAT?!
I can only assume that Brad Pitt makes THE. COOLEST. DAD. EVER. I love how the last shot just looks like two dudes chillin'. These children will be so fucking cool when they grow up, I can barely fathom it. And Brad just seems so content! Oh, I'm happy for the man.
v. ...Or his lady.
OHHIRACHELANDRYAN. And Little Ryan. Best award show moment in history. Best TV moment in history. BEST MOMENT IN HISTORY PERIOD. Yes, that seems more appropriate.
vi. Once upon a time...
I WAS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH JAKOB DYLAN. I distinctly remember waking up for school in eighth grade and listening to Bringing Down The Horse every morning as I got ready. I still adore the Wallflowers, man. At least the first two albums because I don't have anything after that. But UM HELLO. Jakob Dylan was totally the cat's meow. I just about died when that Rolling Stone came out with the first picture as the cover. And the "Sleepwalker" video...Speaking of which:
OHMYWORD. My high school heart is aflutter ALL OVER AGAIN! You cannot deny the fact that he's unbelievably attractive in that video. Those eyes! Oh oh! I need to listen to the Wallflowers immediately.
I also had a HUGE crush on David Boreanaz as Angel. Which is so embarrassing in retrospect, but now that he's all growned up (if you will) on Bones I'm finding that extremely embarrassing crush once again rearing its ugly head. Ya look good, man! I'm glad you made it out of the late 90s with your fame in tact.
COOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG, Coop needs to come back to prime time television immediately. Such all-American beauty! And he went to Georgetown! And was an English major! And he has such blue eyes! You guys, remember the long hair? And when he was so head over heels in love with Syd and it just broke your heart because you knew it could never be? Khaki chord jackets and glasses and the newspaper and not just DROPPING THE DANNY INVESTIGATION. And The Scene Of All Scenes in Rendezvous at the club in Paris first season? AND KATE JONES. OH NOSTALGIA IS A BITCH, BUT I LOVE IT.
OMFG WILL! YOU'RE NAKED. And apparently really happy about it!
VARTAN. I bought multiple copies of whatever magazine this was from so I could put some on my wall, put some on my books, put some on my FACE. Okay, I was a really obsessive teenager, but COME ON. I'm pretty sure this shoot was what instilled in me my intense love of all men well-dressed.
Oh, the Depp obsession that is my life. There are no words for this man who has clearly taken sips from the fountain of eternal youth.
MY LOVE FOR HIM KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
Kras = :-)
I know my love for Lee Pace! will increase exponentially with each new episode of Pushing Daisies. Aviators!!!!!!!! Green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A boy that actually wears a color that isn't white, black, or any shade of gray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh they are SO CUTE. And he is SO TALL.
EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!11111111
vii. Hi, you're pretty and dress well and I don't appreciate you enough for it. (No comments, just drink the beauty in.)
Gael.
McAvoy.
Pete Yorn.
Paolo Nutini.
Went.
JT.
Kanye.
Pharrell.
viii. Sometimes you look like a hobo, but you know what? I dig it.
The last shot is made of all things LOVE.
I swear, attractive male celebrities will single-handedly bring about world peace. Their beauty will save us, guys!
PS Please feel free to pimp the hell out of this. I'm not gonna lie, it took me ages to get it all together, so I'd love fellow connoisseurs of both fashion and celebrities of the XY genotype to appreciate all this manliness brought together in one place.
Before I start though, even though I only included two pictures of him, I just want to say that Pete Yorn's Flickr album is the best tour diary ever. It's quirky and funny and cool and adorable and just so very rock and roll. The captions are so entertaining and the concert shots are gorgeous. I love clap, hippies, clap! at Bonnaroo, Malcolm's banana hands, and Oscar time! Oh, Pete.
NOW. Let the games begin.
I didn't know if I should separate them by person or by theme, or just in chronological order of my picking them, so I'll just do a combination of all of the above. Some dudes will show up many times, WHICH MAKES IT ALL THE MORE FUN. And don't mind my running commentary, which will most likely be half "homina homina homina," half justifications for why certain individuals made the cut. WHY AM I STILL TALKING. I must let their pictures speak for themselves.
i. It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care, or The one where all the lovely men wear suits in various stages of undress.
Oh hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii C. Bale. True, this man could wear a trashbag (or worse yet pleated pants, or shirts with shoulder pads! Did guys ever wear shoulder pads? I wouldn't rule the 80s and early 90s out) and still be on my Top Five List (The Laminated Version) but COME ON. I think this GQ shoot of his is my favorite of all time. Just the combination of his hair and facial hair (which I usually don't dig, but on him it just WORKS) his expression of super seriousness slash angst and the suit and JUST THAT FIRST PICTURE. Christian Bale! My word. All the above and the fact that the accompanying interview had one of my favorite quotes from a celebrity ever: (on why he would never be in a romantic comedy) "Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron." Oh oh oh. OH.
HEY! I KNOW YOU! You won an Oscar, right? And then proceeded to make out with your presenter, who just happened to be Halle Berry. Yeahhh, I remember you. For some reason, Adrien is the king of designer menswear in my eyes. I don't really know why because he also has this pseudo-thug side and he'll wear chunky bling and crooked hats and look kind of ridiculous sometimes, but somehow that makes him even more attractive and endearing. The fact that you can pull off different styles and still seem completely, 100% natural and perfect in each. This guy really knows how to wear a suit.
I distinctly remember getting this issue of Vanity Fair in high school, tearing out the pages, and taping them to my wall. It was during my tweed phase (which I think I may still be in). Oh, and: three piece suit! And I thiiink argyle socks. But the best thing about his outfit here is THE HAIR. Holy shit, that hair. (PS Hi Wentworth! You're pretty as well! And also wearing tweed!)
One of my favorite shoots EVER. period.
CHAMBERS. Grey suits = win. The shades are phenomenal. And I love peacoats on men (is that considered a peacoat?) The only instance when I ever condone the popping of collars.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. I don't care what you think of Becks as a player (or as a person, even!) there is no denying the fact that this man has got STYLE. Handkerchief in his breast pocket. Navy suit, maroon tie. The scruff. Double breasted grey suit, no tie. Oh, fashion is this man's BITCH. The dark three piece suit with no tie and a sneaky grin KILLS ME. And who else on this planet could wear a red cardigan and still look so FIERCE? No one. Only Beckham.
DANCY. So I read The Jane Austen Book Club the other day, and can I just say...He will make THE. BEST. GRIGG. I absolutely cannot wait. I also re-watched Ella Enchanted when I babysat my nieces, and he is so adorable and lovely in that movie! I think that may be one of my favorite kids/family movies. It's so cute but witty and FUN FOR ALL AGES. There was absolutely no need for that to be in all caps, but I JUST CAN'T STOP!
Fucking hell. The one and only. Depp, I just don't know. I love when he gets respectable haircuts and wears normal clothes; it's such a treat. And when it happens, you're suddenly hit by this wave of, "oh my god, how is it possible for you to be more attractive than I ever thought you were under all that stuff?!" He cleans up well. Which doesn't matter, as it were. Because he's pretty perfect either way. PS pinstripes! And is it weird for me to find his ankles to be extremely hot? (Yes, yes it is.)
A little too straightforwardly pretty for my taste, but it would be a travesty not to include him here. Black suit! Striped tie! Rolled up sleeves! Man, men.
Ha, James McAvoy! I don't really find him to be OHMYGODATTRACTIVE, but I strangely love him. It might have to do with his eyes. And his accent. And other similarly superficial qualities. Okay, fiiine, his talent as well. Anywayysss, lets move on.
The rebirth of cool. Hipster works.
The birth of cool. Wait, I think this should have gone before Adam Brody. Oh well...I LOVE THE CAST OF OCEAN'S.
All footballers should be contractually obligated to model in designer menswear. Remember the Italians in Dolce? Yeah, that was nice.
Fedoras.
Grey suits.
Shades.
The ultimate.
fjdskafdjk;lsfajdks;la Diego Luna!
Lee Pace!. Skinny ties. Utter perfection. (Doesn't Sarah Michelle Gellar look fabulous?)
No comment necessary. They are just it.
ii. You're so beautiful, you could be a part. Time. Model.
Chris Evans in Tom Ford. I don't even know who Chris Evans is, but he's pretty. (Actually...The clothes are prettier.)
Dancy in Burberry. Obvs.
And my personal favorite: Zegna. On Diego and, of course, Adrien. Oh oh oh, my heart.
iii. This was when the whole Hot Guys in Suits picspam took on a life of it's own and turned into a My Favorite Photoshoots of Hot Guys.
#*$@()$*#(@)#$&)SEXXX
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHIMSY! DANCY!
Claaaaaaaaassic. I absolutely adore these...Look at Johnny-boy! He's so YOUNG. I swear, add a child to any photo and it's PURE GOLD. The second one absolutely kills me.
Haha, the last one is love. (James McAvoy again, in case you didn't recognize.)
There are few photoshoots in the world better than this one. Very few. This guy can do no wrong.
OHHGOSLING. The sun shines out of your crotch.
Flaunt FOR. THE. WIN. The last two? The last two.
All I can do when I see these is sigh. True story.
iv. A man's single best accessory is his child.
Okay, usually, when I say I'm jealous of a celebrity's wife, it's all just silly rambling. When I say this, I mean it from the depth of my heart: I AM SO UNBELIEVABLY JEALOUS OF CHRISTIAN BALE'S WIFE. Him and his little girl are the cutest things in this world. And the last one is of the Bale clan at Disney Land on Family Weekend. HOW CUTE IS THAT?!
I can only assume that Brad Pitt makes THE. COOLEST. DAD. EVER. I love how the last shot just looks like two dudes chillin'. These children will be so fucking cool when they grow up, I can barely fathom it. And Brad just seems so content! Oh, I'm happy for the man.
v. ...Or his lady.
OHHIRACHELANDRYAN. And Little Ryan. Best award show moment in history. Best TV moment in history. BEST MOMENT IN HISTORY PERIOD. Yes, that seems more appropriate.
vi. Once upon a time...
I WAS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH JAKOB DYLAN. I distinctly remember waking up for school in eighth grade and listening to Bringing Down The Horse every morning as I got ready. I still adore the Wallflowers, man. At least the first two albums because I don't have anything after that. But UM HELLO. Jakob Dylan was totally the cat's meow. I just about died when that Rolling Stone came out with the first picture as the cover. And the "Sleepwalker" video...Speaking of which:
Click to viewOHMYWORD. My high school heart is aflutter ALL OVER AGAIN! You cannot deny the fact that he's unbelievably attractive in that video. Those eyes! Oh oh! I need to listen to the Wallflowers immediately.
I also had a HUGE crush on David Boreanaz as Angel. Which is so embarrassing in retrospect, but now that he's all growned up (if you will) on Bones I'm finding that extremely embarrassing crush once again rearing its ugly head. Ya look good, man! I'm glad you made it out of the late 90s with your fame in tact.
COOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG, Coop needs to come back to prime time television immediately. Such all-American beauty! And he went to Georgetown! And was an English major! And he has such blue eyes! You guys, remember the long hair? And when he was so head over heels in love with Syd and it just broke your heart because you knew it could never be? Khaki chord jackets and glasses and the newspaper and not just DROPPING THE DANNY INVESTIGATION. And The Scene Of All Scenes in Rendezvous at the club in Paris first season? AND KATE JONES. OH NOSTALGIA IS A BITCH, BUT I LOVE IT.
OMFG WILL! YOU'RE NAKED. And apparently really happy about it!
VARTAN. I bought multiple copies of whatever magazine this was from so I could put some on my wall, put some on my books, put some on my FACE. Okay, I was a really obsessive teenager, but COME ON. I'm pretty sure this shoot was what instilled in me my intense love of all men well-dressed.
Oh, the Depp obsession that is my life. There are no words for this man who has clearly taken sips from the fountain of eternal youth.
MY LOVE FOR HIM KNOWS NO BOUNDS.
Kras = :-)
I know my love for Lee Pace! will increase exponentially with each new episode of Pushing Daisies. Aviators!!!!!!!! Green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A boy that actually wears a color that isn't white, black, or any shade of gray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh they are SO CUTE. And he is SO TALL.
EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!11111111
vii. Hi, you're pretty and dress well and I don't appreciate you enough for it. (No comments, just drink the beauty in.)
Gael.
McAvoy.
Pete Yorn.
Paolo Nutini.
Went.
JT.
Kanye.
Pharrell.
viii. Sometimes you look like a hobo, but you know what? I dig it.
The last shot is made of all things LOVE.
I swear, attractive male celebrities will single-handedly bring about world peace. Their beauty will save us, guys!
PS Please feel free to pimp the hell out of this. I'm not gonna lie, it took me ages to get it all together, so I'd love fellow connoisseurs of both fashion and celebrities of the XY genotype to appreciate all this manliness brought together in one place.