Best-Dressed Man at the Oscars: Daniel Craig

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Feb 23rd 2009 at 2:02PM

As a supplement to my colleague Deidre Woollard's rundown on red carpet fashions at the Oscars, I offer my own pick for the Oscars best dressed man: nouveau James Bond Daniel Craig. Craig, above with girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell, who was a presenter at the ceremony, wore a midnight blue shawl collar tuxedo with satin facing on the lapels and turned-back cuffs and an elegant trim black satin diamond point bow tie and white silk pocket square, all by his favorite designer Tom Ford.

The smaller bow tie in an unusual shape was a welcome change from the alarming trend toward oversized, clownish bows, while the vintage-inspired look of the dark blue shawl managed to be distinctive, classic and extremely elegant, a bit of a departure from the usual without going too far. Ford, who provided suits for Craig to wear in Quantum of Solace, also made Brad Pitt's tuxedo for the Oscars, though Craig looked the best.

Tags: Black tie, BlackTie, Brad Pitt, BradPitt, Daniel Craig, DanielCraig, James Bond, JamesBond, Oscars, Oscars2009, Red carpet, RedCarpet, Tom Ford, TomFord, Tuxedo

Filed under: Apparel, Events, Men's Style

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just me Feb 23rd 2009 2:10PM

I really appreciate how your entry is about the subject matter, and not you. Thank you. And Mr. Craig does look great.

Bill Feb 23rd 2009 10:27PM

I'm sorry. But, Daniel's tux looks just about as bland as every other tux I've ever seen.

JW-C Feb 24th 2009 4:16AM

Oh Bill. It's all in the details. You have to look past the immediately obvious and go beyond.

Bill Feb 24th 2009 6:01AM

Well, JC. First of all, I don't *have* to do anything, if I choose not to. And, secondly, don't assume that I didn't look at the details. ;)

JW-C Feb 25th 2009 3:33AM

Touchy touchy Bill.
In order to fully appreciate the finer things in life and to really see the detail in all it's glory, you do in fact have to look into things more closely. That's how we educate ourselves. I would say my assumption was and is completely justified.

Linda Apr 2nd 2009 10:18AM

Perfect looks mainly depends on details. If at least something goes apart with the whole image - it is spoilt. And as for Daniel Craig, he always looks his best and is perfectly dressed, at least according to my collection of photos (mainly from http://rapidqueen.com )