MET GALA 2017

Met Gala 2017: The 12 Best-Dressed Men on the Red Carpet

by W Staff

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At most red carpet events, the guys’ only job is to stand quietly by while their girlfriends look cute during the step and repeat. But the Met Gala allows more freedom, especially if you’re flying solo. From Rami Malek, never afraid to be an iconoclast and channeling Monday night’s red hue in honor of Rei Kawakubo, to Sean “Diddy” Combs, regal and monastic at once in perfectly-attuned Rick Owens, the red carpet at the Costume Institute’s Comme des Garçons-themed gala was a show of display for men who are tired of simple black-tie ensembles, and chose to bring some flair to men’s otherwise pro-forma red carpet duties. Just take a cue from Jaden Smith, who brought his own chopped locks to the party as his date. Here, a rundown of the best of the rest among the Met Gala’s guys.

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Rami Malek, in Dior Homme, attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs, in Rick Owens, attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images For Entertainment Weekly)

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Ansel Elgort, in Tom Ford, attends “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala – Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage)

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A$AP Rocky and Gwyneth Paltrow, both in Calvin Klein, attend the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/FilmMagic)

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Tom Brady, in Tom Ford, attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Neilson Barnard

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Sean Zanni

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Taylor Hill

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George Pimentel

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Wiz Khalifa attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Future, in H&M, attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Jaden Smith attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Getty Images.