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Hot on the heels of our pick of the <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/best-dressed-ladies-2020-golden-globe-awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">best dressed ladies at the 77th Golden Globe Awards</a>, we did not forget about the best dressed men at the event. Be it a classic black and white tuxedo or a custom-made outfit, the men of Hollywood sure know how to make a fashionable statement on the red carpet. Below, we review the best dressed men at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.&nbsp;
<h2>Ansel Elgort</h2>
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Like Ansel Elgort’s impromptu singing, when he presented the award for Best Original Song – Motion Picture, his outfit also caught our attention at the Golden Globes. For the event, the Baby Driver actor ditched the usual black and white colour scheme and went for a dark blue velvet suit with a pale blue evening shirt by the American fashion brand <a href="https://www.tomford.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Ford</a>, pairing it with navy William Tassel loafers. Moreover, the Tiffany Enchant® butterfly <a href="https://www.tiffany.com.au/jewelry/shop/brooches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brooch</a> made of diamonds and sapphires elevated his look further.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h2>Nick Jonas</h2>
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When celebrity power couple Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra went on stage to present the Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy award, their collective ensembles were both minimalistic and on point. The Jonas Brother opted for a black silk dinner suit by the Italian fashion maison Prada and completed it with a Saffiano necklace in place of a regular tie. He accessorised his look with an Octo watch decorated with diamonds and a ring made of sapphire and tanzanite – both designed by the high-end jewellery brand <a href="https://www.bulgari.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BVLGARI</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h2>Nicholas Braun</h2>
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‘Less is more’ is the right way to describe Nicholas Braun – the actor of Succession, the show which won the Best Television series award – on the red carpet. Donning a navy two-buttoned tuxedo along with a black satin bow tie by the fashion house <a href="https://www.prada.com/hk/en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prada</a>, his sartorial style was appealingly clean-cut. Moreover, he is another celebrity who made it to our list of best dressed men at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards for not choosing to wear the old school black tuxedo. Besides, the toned down colour contrast of his outfit was one of our favourite things about his look.
<h2>Taron Egerton&nbsp;</h2>
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-50427 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Taron-Egerton-min.jpg" alt="Best dressed men at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Taron-Egerton-min.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Taron-Egerton-min-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Taron-Egerton-min-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Taron-Egerton-min-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Taron-Egerton-min-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
While we may have stressed on choosing a colour other than black, we still can’t deny that a perfectly tailored black and white suit is more classy and timeless. Similar to other famous celebrities like Brad Pitt and Leonardo Caprio, the winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy award, Taron Egerton, also went for this classic look. Egerton, who won the award for his amazing acting in the film Rocketman, finished his look with a <a href="https://www.montblanc.com/en-be/collection/watches/montblanc-star-legacy/118516-montblanc-star-legacy-full-calendar.html">Montblanc Star Legacy Full Calendar watch</a>.
<h2>Billy Porter</h2>
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Saving the best for the last, we have the Best Performance by an Actor – Television Series nominee Billy Porter. Since the time he went viral for wearing a dress to the 2019 Oscars, we’re always on the lookout to see what he wears on the red carpet next. This time too, he became one of the most stylish men at the event with his all-white custom made <a href="https://alexvinash.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex Vinash</a> suit that he paired with white <a href="https://row.jimmychoo.com/en_HK/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jimmy Choo</a> boots. According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-QWiPFXbc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an Instagram post</a> made by the&nbsp;Pose&nbsp;actor, the theme of his look was “BLAQUE SWAN” and his colour of choice symbolised “peace, hope, and new beginnings.” He completed his look with accessories from the American jewellery brand <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/chinese-new-year-getaways-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiffany &amp; Co.</a> – a Tiffany diamond necklace, a Tiffany Dragonfly Brooch and Tiffany T rings. The fashionista elevated his look further with a Ludlow clutch by the New York based designer brand <a href="https://ekrdesigns.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emm Kuo</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Best dressed men at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards

Weddings are simple affairs, humble ceremonies to mark the union of a man and a woman (or a woman and a woman, a man and a man or even a human and a favoured electrical appliance, depending on which postcode district you reside in). They are about soul reaching out to soul and two becoming one, with no need for ostentation or overly-indulgent fripperies, right? Wrong.
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It’s all about putting on the most extravagant, self-consciously expensive cavalcade of vaguely nuptial-related narcissism it’s possible to imagine. Sceptical? A quick canter through the Special Days of a couple of past masters and mistresses of the art of wanton wedding-day mega-displays will provide apt testimony…
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46260" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Nick-Jonas-and-Priyanka-Chopra.jpg" alt="Most expensive weddings - Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Nick-Jonas-and-Priyanka-Chopra.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Nick-Jonas-and-Priyanka-Chopra-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Nick-Jonas-and-Priyanka-Chopra-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Nick-Jonas-and-Priyanka-Chopra-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Nick-Jonas-and-Priyanka-Chopra-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra
The disparate worlds of Bollywood and Hollywood collided in spectacular fashion when Nick Jonas, the much-loved US singer, married Priyanka Chopra, one of India’s most popular actresses, at the tail end of last year. As befitting such a union of countries and cultures, the three-day celebrations proved just the perfect blend of East-meets-West.
Charitably, the couple flew out hundreds of their nearest and dearest to the five-star Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur in northwestern India for the festivities, which included a mass mehendi (a traditional ceremony where female relatives and friends on both sides gather as the bride has her hands and feet hennaed), a sangeet (an all-singing and all-dancing musical extravaganza), a traditional Indian marriage ceremony and a more conventional Western wedding ceremony.
While the Quantico actress donned several gowns throughout the course of the weekend, the most stunning was undoubtedly the custom Ralph Lauren creation she wore for the Western ceremony. This gorgeous hand-beaded and hand-embroidered ensemble took a staggering 1,826 hours to complete, with the column dress beneath the embroidered layer boasting some 2.38 million mother-of-pearl sequins. Custom Jimmy Choo shoes and a 75ft veil – which required the support of six aides as she strode down the aisle – completed this most memorable of looks.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46258" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Angelababy-and-Huang-Xiaoming.jpg" alt="Most expensive weddings - Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Angelababy-and-Huang-Xiaoming.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Angelababy-and-Huang-Xiaoming-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Angelababy-and-Huang-Xiaoming-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Angelababy-and-Huang-Xiaoming-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Angelababy-and-Huang-Xiaoming-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming
When the outrageously famous Chinese actress-singer Angela Yeung – known to her fans as Angelababy – wed fellow thesp Huang Xiaoming a few years back, the elaborate affair snared headlines the world over, not least because of its phenomenal price tag – a cool US$31 million.
Reinforcing the notion that bigger is always better, Angelababy’s ring – the Joséphine Aigrette Impériale by Chaumet, featuring a massive five-carat pear-shaped diamond – cost US$1.5 million on its own. Her bespoke Dior wedding gown, meanwhile, was crafted from 165ft of tulle and 115ft of ivory satin organza and required five months of painstaking craftsmanship to complete.
The ceremony itself – which was streamed live online – was no less extravagant, with tens of thousands of roses adorning the extensive venue. In all, more than 2,000 guests, including many of the country’s mega-celebs, descended upon the Shanghai Exhibition Centre for the occasion, with the event further enhanced by a holographically-projected castle, climaxing with the ceremonial slicing of a 10ft multi-tiered carousel-esque wedding cake.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-46259" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Isha-Ambani-and-Anand-Piramal.jpg" alt="Most expensive weddings - Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal" width="466" height="700" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Isha-Ambani-and-Anand-Piramal.jpg 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Isha-Ambani-and-Anand-Piramal-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Isha-Ambani-and-Anand-Piramal-186x280.jpg 186w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Isha-Ambani-and-Anand-Piramal-120x180.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Most-expensive-weddings-Isha-Ambani-and-Anand-Piramal-400x601.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" />
Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal
When your father is Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man – with a fortune conservatively estimated to be well over the US$56 billion mark – it’s pretty much taken as read that your wedding day is going to the stuff of legend. So, when Isha Ambani, Mukesh’s only daughter, wed Anand Piramal – the son of a rival Indian billionaire – back in December 2018, it was no surprise that it aspired to be the wedding of not just the decade, but pretty much every decade. From the off, the much-coveted invitations set the tone. Rumoured to be valued at US$4,000 each, this particular save-the-day came in a two-tier floral box stuffed to the gunwales with jewellery and precious stones.
The week-long festivities then commenced with guests being flown via one of a fleet of 40 chartered jets to the 18th-century Udaipur City Palace for a pre-wedding ceremony, which included special performance from the ultimate R&amp;B diva, Beyoncé, as well as special dance numbers from some of Bollywood’s biggest names. Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State, John Kerry and former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee were among those who got to see such &nbsp;moves up close and personal.
The actual wedding ceremony – held on 12 December – proved a more intimate affair. Hosted at the family’s sumptuous 27-storey Mumbai home, the guest list was pruned to just 600 attendees. The final estimated cost of the entire elaborate affair? An international poverty-alleviating US$100 million, a sum that ensures that it still rejoices in the title of The Craziest Rich Asian Wedding.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
When Prince Harry, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, announced his impending nuptials to Meghan Markle, an American actress, it predictably sent the monarchy-mad around the world into royal wedding fever overdrive. Ultimately the Duke and Duchess of Sussex-to-be did their ‘I do’s at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in front of some 600 specially-invited guests, including the obligatory members of the British Royal Family, and sundry international A-listers like Oprah Winfrey, George and Amal Clooney and Priyanka Chopra.
In keeping with tradition, the focus was very much on the bride, who opted for a stunning US$508,000 Claire Waight Keller for Givenchy gown as a more-than-suitable attire for ascension to the aristocracy. Her 16 ft veil , meanwhile, came embroidered with flowers from each of the 53 Commonwealth countries, all held in place courtesy of a diamond bandeau tiara once owned by Queen Mary, Prince Harry’s great-grandmother.
In all, the final bill was said to be in the region of £32 million (US$41.85 million) – a whopping £8 million more than even the wedding of Prince William, Harry’s elder brother and Kate Middleton back in 2011 – making this fairy tale-esque affair truly the Royal Wedding of the Decade.
Text: Tenzing Thondup 
Photos: AFP, ImagineChina

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While most 18-year-olds are contending with exam nerves and driving lessons, Priyanka Chopra was already Miss World…
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Being crowned the world’s most beautiful woman, however, only proved Chopra’s entry to wider society. Since then, she’s gone on to become a global style icon, a Bollywood legend, an award-winning Hollywood star and much more.
Though now it seems unlikely that anyone could ever deprive her of her many achievements, these would have been all but inconceivable back in 1982 when she was born into a military family in Jamshedpur, a small town in India. With the Miss World win tucked under her Gucci belt, it was only a matter of time, however, till Bollywood – India’s take on Hollywood – came calling.
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Looking back on her first steps onto a sound stage, Priyanka Chopra says: “When I got a movie offer, I thought: ‘Ooh, let’s try this too’. While I hadn’t come from a film background and I hadn’t learnt anything about films or film-making, I found I had a thirst to know everything about it. I immersed myself in cinematography, editing, soundtracking, post-production…”&nbsp;
Eventually, her hard work paid off, but it’s fair to say she was no overnight success. Initially hired as an eye-candy, it wasn’t until 2004 that she finally proved both a critical and commercial hit. This was the year when, playing against type, she stole every scene as Sonia Ray, a manipulative man-eater, in Aitraaz, a romantic thriller that stormed both the box office and India’s film awards.
After this, the floodgates truly opened. A string of box-office hits, nationwide recognition and awards – including the Padma Shri (one of India’s most prestigious civilian honours) – &nbsp;quickly followed. It was almost inevitable then that Priyanka Chopra should set her sights higher still, aiming for musical and screen successes in the West.
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But her foray into the former met with mixed success. Both her albums failed to create a buzz, pretty much marking the end of her musical ambitions. Fortunately, she had a more luck in the acting stakes, with small screen success hers for the taking.
And take it she did, going on to secure the lead in Quantico, a peak-time terrorism drama that saw Priyanka Chopra take on the role of Alex Parrish, a newly-recruited FBI agent. The role made her a household name and won her the&nbsp;Best Actress award in the prestigious People’s Choice Awards. But before the celebrations were over, dark clouds were gathering around the Quantico lot.
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With Quantico getting cancelled just weeks into its third season, the show hit a new low when one particular plotline saw it attract international condemnation, while many personally vilified Chopra for turning her on her own people. The plot – branded “ridiculous”, “stupid” and “implausible” by online critics – saw Parrish (Priyanka Chopra) set out to thwart a conspiracy by rogue Indian scientists to blow up New York, and then blame it on Pakistan.
With many alleging that she had betrayed India by acquiescing to such a grotesque plotline, pretty much all of the outrage occasioned by the episode in question focused on its leading lady.
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With the series already cancelled, however, it is a storm that Chopra will surely weather. Indeed, the bandwagon seems to have already moved on. Right now, the media is more focused on her ‘am I / aren’t I?’ relationship with Nick Jonas, an Americna singer. Whether this is true love or a tactical diversion from her own goal on the Quantico front is of, course, highly debatable.
What is less debatable, however, is that even as her FBI procedural heads off to re-run heaven, Chopra’s own career remains very much on course. With two new Hollywood projects already in the pipeline, as well as an expected return to the Bollywood throne, her most intriguing new venture will see her branching out in a whole new direction, with Unfinished, the first volume of her memoirs, set for publication next year.
Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay

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