MAN DAY: The List–Are You On It?

GQ just released a 50th anniversary issue (October 2007 issue) that lists the 50 most stylish men of our time. In no certain order, 50 stylemakers and icons are listed with a brief definition as to why they made the list.

Ok, I completely get:

1. George Clooney (bringing old sexy back)
2. Malcolm X (social activism is always in style)
3. Miles Davis (hearing his music instantly makes any man sexy to me—with a slew of drinks while looking with my wonky eye—just joking!)
4. Paul Newman (something about that old man still makes me tingle), Hubert de Givenchy (enough said)
5. Andre 3000 (crazy eclectic IS a style)
6. Sean Connery (he’s number one on my hubby-approved list of men that I would leave him for IF I had a snowball’s chance in hell; his is Halle Berry-what a surprise).

BUT, I don’t get:

1. Pete Doherty (heroin/crack chic is NEVER in style)
2. Woody Allen (marrying your daughter, oops, adopted daughter, is NEVER EVER in style–ewww!)
3. Beck (what is his style again? I guess NO style is a style–whatever).

You can check the entire list and slideshow over at GQ.

Here is one of my most favorite and most stylish residents on the list. Enjoy!

Yves Saint-Laurent
Photo: Topham/The Image Works

In 1954, a wool-trade group held its design contest in Paris—a sort of Project Runway for the ’50s—and the winner of the dress category was a shy, gangly 18-year-old from Algeria. He was tall and slim, almost hiding behind his creation in a skinny suit and wire-framed glasses. But the competition’s prestige helped get him a job at Christian Dior, and that was all Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent needed. In three years, Monsieur Dior, France’s most cherished designer, was dead at the age of 52, and Saint-Laurent, at just 21 years old, took the reins. He found some aggressive horn-rimmed glasses and, after his first collection, was hailed by the French press as the savior of haute couture. Saint-Laurent ultimately asserted himself as his own brand. He loosened his collar, relaxing into hashish and caftans in Marrakech, and by 1971, in ads for his men’s cologne, he even posed nude. His hair had grown out, but he looked right into the camera, wearing nothing but those signature glasses.

• Find a signature item and stick with it. Saint-Laurent wore a version of these bold glasses throughout his career.

Have a great day…and for more tips from a couple of manly studs, umm, I mean men, about how to better men, remember to check out Be Better Guys.

Keep it strictly stylish!