Take a look at most red carpet events this year and you'll find a plethora big fits. Menswear has gone wavy. Very Famous Men—from Timothée Chalamet in floor-length latex coats to Dwyane Wade in a feathery pink vest—have swerved into the left field. But, as Ryan Gosling has just made all too clear, you don't always need to go weird to work. Nice, normal clothes can also hit just as hard.
This weekend, Gosling was photographed at an "In Conversation with the Barbie Cast' press conference at BFI Southbank in London. America Ferreira was with him, and she wore a high-fashion future priestess ensemble. But Gosling, who throughout the Barbie press tour was getting freaky with his bubblegum pink and turquoise Ken-ified Gucci suits, played it safe. He wore a cream wool chore jacket over a scoop neck tank. His trousers were straight cut and sat neatly atop a pair of shiny dress shoes. So far, a normal fit. Classic menswear. The sort of thing you might wear on a first date. Or to dinner with your partner's parents.
But Gosling's fit was red carpet worthy, thanks to a few subtle stylistic moves. His jacket was slightly oversized, and he rolled his cuffs up to give it a bit of attitude (and allow a flash of that Tag Heuer). Extra large breast pockets took the jacket into the more experimental space of red carpet dressing, without it being too OTT. His trousers were masterfully cut to fit his frame, while his shoes were properly buffed and shined.
It's proof, once again, that when done right—as Ryan Gosling has here—there's nothing wrong with sticking to the classics.
This story originally appeared on British GQ with the title ‘The Ryan Gosling guide to nice normal clothes'
