Billy Porter attends the 19th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
6th Annual Gold Meets Golden - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 6th annual Gold Meets Golden party hosted by Nicole Kidman and Nadia Comaneci at The House on Sunset on January 05, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
76th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the The 3rd Annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show Benefitting The Prostate Cancer Foundation at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York City, NY. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Michael Kors Collection Fall 2019 Runway Show - Front Row
Billy Porter attends the Michael Kors Collection Fall 2019 Runway Show at Cipriani Wall Street on February 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
2019 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon - Red Carpet
Billy Porter attends the 2019 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Luncheon at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
91st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Billy Porter attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 91st Academy Awards
US actor Billy Porter attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 91st Academy Awards at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on February 24, 2019. (Photo by Jean-Baptiste LACROIX/AFP via Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
"Be More Chill" Opening Night
Billy Porter at Lyceum Theatre on March 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Hudson Yards VIP Preview Celebration - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards Preview Celebration – Red Carpet Arrivals on March 14, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Related)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
The Paley Center For Media's 2019 PaleyFest LA - "Pose"
Billy Porter attends the Paley Center For Media's 2019 PaleyFest LA - "Pose" held at the Dolby Theater on March 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York – Arrivals
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 04: Billy Porter attends the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York at New York Hilton Midtown on May 04, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for GLAAD)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion - Arrivals
US actor Billy Porter arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York. - The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute. The Gala's 2019 theme is Camp: Notes on Fashion" inspired by Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on Camp". (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
ABC Walt Disney Television Upfront
Billy Porter attends the ABC Walt Disney Television Upfront on May 14, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony Sponsored By Mercedes-Benz - Red Carpet
Billy Porter attends the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony Sponsored By Mercedes-Benz on May 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Peabody)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
2019 GLSEN Respect Awards - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 2019 GLSEN Respect Awards at Cipriani 42nd on May 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
FYC Event For FX'x "Pose"
Billy Porter attends the FYC Event for FX'x "Pose" at the Hollywood Athletic Club on June 01, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
FX Network's "Pose" Season 2 Premiere
Billy Porter attends FX Network's "Pose" season 2 premiere on June 05, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Billy Porter attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards
Billy Porter attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
UM Studios New York Screening Of 5B, A Film Presented By RYOT A Verizon Media Company
Billy Porter at The Bryant Park Hotel on June 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Love Ball III
Billy Porter attends Love Ball III at Gotham Hall on June 25, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Opening Ceremony - WorldPride NYC 2019
Billy Porter attends the WorldPride NYC 2019 Opening Ceremony at Barclays Center on June 26, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Red Carpet Event For FX's "Pose" - Roaming Carpet
Billy Porter attends the red carpet event for FX's "Pose" at Pacific Design Center on August 09, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
FX's "Pose" Ryan Murphy In Conversation With Billy Porter
Billy Porter attends FX's "Pose" Ryan Murphy In Conversation With Billy Porter at 92nd Street Y on August 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Red Carpet Arrivals - Fashion For Relief London 2019
Billy Porter attends Fashion For Relief London 2019 at The British Museum on September 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Fashion For Relief)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Entertainment Weekly And L'Oreal Paris Hosts The 2019 Pre-Emmy Party - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 2019 Pre-Emmy Party hosted by Entertainment Weekly and L’Oreal Paris at Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday, September 20, 2019. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Vanity Fair And FX's Annual Primetime Emmy Nominations Party
Billy Porter attends Vanity Fair and FX's annual Primetime Emmy Nominations Party on September 21, 2019 in Century City, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
71st Emmy Awards - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Paramount Pictures' "Like A Boss" Photocall
Billy Porter attends the Paramount Pictures' "Like A Boss" Photocall at the Whitby Hotel on December 14, 2019 in New York, New York. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
87th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Billy Porter attends the 87th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on December 04, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
2019 FN Achievement Awards
Billy Porter attends 2019 FN Achievement Awards at IAC Building on December 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
AHF Hosts "Keep the Promise" 2019 World AIDS Day Concert In Los Angeles
Billy Porter attends "Keep the Promise" 2019 World AIDS Day Concert In Los Angeles at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on December 01, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachel Luna/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
AHF World AIDS Day 2019/Los Angeles Concert
Billy Porter attends AHF’s free World AIDS Day 2019 concert hosted by Primetime Emmy-award winner Billy Porter (‘Pose’) at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Sunday, December 1, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. The event featured performances by Faith Evans, Daya and Miss Shalae and coincided and also served as a 10th anniversary celebration of IMPULSE GROUP, an AHF supported global organization with more than 500 volunteers on five continents whose purpose is to engage, support and connect gay men. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
2019 American Music Awards - Arrivals
Billy Porter attends the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Red Carpet Arrivals - GQ Men Of The Year Award 2019
Billy Porter arrives for the 21st GQ Men of the Year Award at Komische Oper on November 07, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for GQ Germany)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
2019 Ali Forney Center Gala
Billy Porter attends the 2019 Ali Forney Center Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on October 25, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
The 15 Best Dressed Men of the Year 2019 — PHOTOS
Montblanc: (Red)Launch Dinner And Party
Billy Porter attends the Montblanc: (Red)Launch Dinner and Party at Monsieur Bleu on October 08, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images For Montblanc)
From the most daring formal trends to hit a red carpet (who could forget the harness trend), to the most elegant. The best dressed men this year schooled us in textural play, the art of layering, and the importance of a proper-fitting garment.
Here are our favorite looks from each of the men who made our list.
Harry Styles
Harry Styles attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Darren Criss
Darren Criss arrives at the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Henry Golding
Actor Henry Golding arrives for the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 27, 2019. (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Michael B Jordan
Michael B Jordan attends the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Getty Images)
Matt Bomer
Matt Bomer attends the 6th annual Gold Meets Golden party hosted by Nicole Kidman and Nadia Comaneci at The House on Sunset on January 05, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Rami Malek
Rami Malek poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 10, 2019. (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Idris Elba
Idris Elba arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures’ “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” at Dolby Theatre on July 13, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
Sam Heughan
Sam Heughan attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Getty Images)
Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Jason Momoa
Jason Mamoa attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves attends the “John Wick: Chapter 3” special screening at The Ham Yard Hotel on May 03, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan attends Gucci’s celebration of the Release of Paige Powell In LA on May 16, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Gucci)
Donald Glover
Donald Glover attends the premiere of Disney’s “The Lion King” at Dolby Theatre on July 09, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Timothée Chalamet
Timothee Chalamet attends “The King” red carpet during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 02, 2019 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
Billy Porter
Billy Porter attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)