GQ’s traditional Men of the Year party, which celebrates the men of the year, took place on the evening of Thursday, 12 November 2026 at the legendary hotel Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood. Held for the 31st time this year, the night was co-hosted by Matt Damon, Andrew Garfield and Chris Rock, while comedian Benito Skinner greeted guests on the red carpet. According to GQ’s posts, Andrew Garfield was named “Performer of the Year”, Chris Rock “Auteur of the Year” and Denis Villeneuve “Director of the Year”, while Belmont Cameli and La Bola Negra directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi were on the “GQ Breakout” list. Red Carpet Fashion Awards reported that the “Designer of the Year” title went to Michael Rider.
The fashion of the night can be summed up in one sentence: black and tailoring. Wide-lapel jackets, pinstripe suits and leather pieces dominated the looks of both men and women.
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Hosts and honorees
Andrew Garfield
One of the night’s hosts and the winner of Performer of the Year, Andrew Garfield wore a black suit by British tailor Edward Sexton. With a brown shirt and a striped tie he struck a classic yet warm colour balance; on his wrist was a Breguet watch. GQ also highlighted Garfield’s suit in its post dedicated to the night’s big lapels.
See GQ's big-lapel post on Instagram
Matt Damon
Matt Damon finished a black pinstripe suit by Ralph Lauren Purple Label with a white shirt and a patterned black tie. It was one of the most restrained, yet most perfectly fitted suits of the night.
See Matt Damon's red carpet moment on Instagram
Chris Rock
Chris Rock arrived in a navy suit, white shirt and a dark striped tie. Because sources report the suit’s label differently, we are not naming the designer here.
See Chris Rock's red carpet moment on Instagram
The new generation: lapels got bigger
Belmont Cameli
Belmont Cameli, from the GQ Breakout list, chose an ivory, pinstriped, double-breasted suit by Vivienne Westwood. Finished with burgundy Jimmy Choo loafers and an Audemars Piguet watch, the look made its statement through the oversized lapels that GQ also singled out.
See Belmont Cameli's Vivienne Westwood look on Instagram
Benito Skinner and Jordan Firstman
Red carpet host Benito Skinner wore a black zip-front gilet, white shirt, leather tie and wide-leg white trousers from the Ferragamo Spring 2027 collection. Jordan Firstman paired a taupe suit by Saint Laurent with a chartreuse satin top.
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Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi
La Bola Negra’s directing duo wore Tom Ford. Javier Calvo chose a white fishnet top and a red pocket square under a navy pinstripe suit, while Javier Ambrossi wore his black leather blazer with white jeans.
See Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi on Instagram
Women claimed the suit
Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri delivered one of the most talked-about looks of the night in a pinstripe suit by Conner Ives. A green shirt and a patterned tie gave menswear tailoring her own playful twist. GQ also praised the suit in its post.
See Ayo Edebiri's Conner Ives suit on Instagram
Cara Delevingne
Cara Delevingne wore an oversized black pinstripe suit by Saint Laurent without a shirt. The deep V neckline and wide-leg trousers showed, in their simplest form, the house’s line of bringing men’s tailoring to the female body.
See Cara Delevingne's Saint Laurent look on Instagram
Monica Barbaro
Monica Barbaro wore look 26 from Brandon Maxwell‘s Spring/Summer 2027 runway show. Beneath a sharply cut, plunging black bodice was an ivory pleated skirt; with Aquazzura stilettos, it was the night’s most elegant black-and-white interpretation.
See Brandon Maxwell's Monica Barbaro post on Instagram
And the rest
- Halle Bailey: a black croc-effect leather coat dress from Sergio Hudson Fall 2026.
- Inde Navarrette: a black strapless top and a voluminous draped skirt from Jil Sander Fall 2026.
- Anthony Ippolito: Dior; a black suede suit and a cobalt-blue silk shirt.
- Guitarricadelafuente: Dior; an oversized navy pinstripe suit and an electric-blue shirt.
Why it matters
GQ Men of the Year is something like menswear’s end-of-year report card. This year’s night showed that the big lapels, pinstripe fabrics and leather jackets that have been rising on the runways in recent seasons have also settled onto the red carpet. Even more interesting was that most of the women guests came in tailoring instead of dresses: Ayo Edebiri and Cara Delevingne proved once again that the suit is now a gender-free evening outfit. Seen from Turkey, it is also a strong signal for Istanbul’s tailoring tradition: a well-cut suit can be the most daring piece of the night.
To follow the men’s collections at fashion weeks, take a look at our fashion week calendar guide.
Sources
- Red Carpet Fashion Awards — menswear roundup
- Red Carpet Fashion Awards — women guests
- Tom + Lorenzo — red carpet review
- Fashion Times — arrivals
- GQ — official Instagram account
- Brandon Maxwell — official Instagram post
Image: The Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, venue of the party (representative image) — Manwithcamera, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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