The Best Dressed Dudes at the Met Gala

Stylish musicians, actors, athletes, and fashion's elite turned up at the event, which had a "white tie and decorations" dress code.

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Last night, stars from the worlds of fashion, music, sports, and Hollywood all showed up at the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala, which honored the British-born designer Charles James and Vogue's Anna Wintour. Every year, the event has a dress code, and while this mostly affects the ladies who show up, this year the "white tie and decorations" decree focused mainly on the men.

According to WWD, this dress code is rigid in its rules: "a black tailcoat, matching trousers with a single stripe of satin or braid in the U.S.; two stripes in Europe or the U.K.; a white piqué wing-collared shirt with stiff front; a white vest; white-colored (e.g., mother-of-pearl) studs and cuff links; a white bow tie; white or gray gloves; black patent shoes, and black dress socks. A top hat is optional."

Essentially, "Downton Abbey" at dinnertime. For the guys who showed up, a bunch honored the dress code instituted by Anna Wintour. Some, like Mario Testino and Neil Patrick Harris, reveled in the very traditional suiting. But other dudes showed up in 'fits that were definitely dope, but flaunted the above rules. Regardless, whether they adhered to the dress code or showed up doing their own thing, these were The Best Dressed Dudes at the Met Gala. 

David Beckham in Ralph Lauren

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John Legend in Ralph Lauren Purple Label

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Tommy Hilfiger

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Sean Penn in Christian Dior

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Andrew Garfield in Band of Outsiders

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Ryan Reynolds in Gucci

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Calvin Klein

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Paul Rudd in Calvin Klein

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Olivier Rousteing in Balmain

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Mario Testino

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Tom Ford

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Victor Cruz in Harry Winston and Public School

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Tom Brady in Tom Ford

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Amar'e Stoudemire in Lanvin

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Future in Calvin Klein

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Eddie Redmayne

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Bradley Cooper in Tom Ford

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Edward Norton

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Johnny Depp in Ralph Lauren

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Alexander Wang

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Neil Patrick Harris in Thom Browne

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Jay Z in Givenchy

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Colin Firth

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Riccardo Tisci in Givenchy

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Bryan Cranston

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Alber Elbaz

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Marc Jacobs in Saint Laurent

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Kanye West in Lanvin

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Frank Ocean in Givenchy

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A$AP Rocky in Topman

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