The World's Most Elegantly Dressed

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Dec 13th 2008 at 8:01AM

Nigerian-born artist, aesthete and aRude magazine publisher Iké Udé (above) is one of the last of the old-school dandies - old school as in Oscar Wilde and Baudelaire. His new book, Style File: The World's Most Elegantly Dressed, is a compendium of extraordinarily-attired people, but it shouldn't be confused with just another Best Dressed list. To make Udé's grade you have to have a measure of eccentricity, verve and idiosyncrasy in your ensembles that can't merely be purchased at the nearest shop, no matter how chic. Some of the people in the book are well known, others not so much, but they all have incredible in style in common. See the gallery for pix of some standouts; we've focused on the men since they get less exposure than their female counterparts in this regard - plus one major babe.

Gallery: Style File Selects

Tags: aRude magazine, ArudeMagazine, Best Dressed, BestDressed, Dandy, Ike Ude, IkeUde

Filed under: Books, Men's Style

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CKDexter-Haven Dec 13th 2008 10:45PM

JPS,
Shouldn't you also be on this guys list???
CK

JPS Dec 13th 2008 10:46PM

C.K. Dexter Haven, eh?... In my heydey, definitely.

CK Dexter-Haven Dec 16th 2008 10:45AM

JPS,
THAT is exactly what I meant...the hat, the tie, etc...
Have you changed your fashionable ways to the more mundane??? No more skull & crossbons polo shirts??? Despite what happens in the journo world, I always expected you to remain true to your style...
Cheers,
CK