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Henry Ian Cusick Wears Simon Carter Nicely

The star of ABC’s big series Lost, certainly looked anything but lost at this year’s 62nd Annual EMMY Awards as he wore London chic by British designer Simon Carter. Although he was not adorned with a black tie, Cusick still looked wonderful on the Red Carpet in his custom-made formal wear that included a vest that was stunningly tapered and a jacket with gross grain lapels. The beautifully trimmed trousers and pristine white shirt that was formally enclosed by the five-button vest fit Cusick’s dashing look nicely.

After the EMMY awards, the New York Times bemoaned the apparent death of the black tie at the event. But we feel it may simply be resting or waiting in the wings and not dead at all. It’s true that there’s something lost when someone like Cusick is a formal wear fashion plate from floor to just below the neck, leaving the finishing touch off, but he still looked as good as could be as he posed with his stunningly dressed wife Annie who wore a blue number by Addy Van Den Kromennacker.

A lot of celebs have been wearing the Simon Carter look to awards shows, including Jason Mraz, Robert Downey, Jr, Adrian Grenier, Josh Sussman, Edin Gali, and Crispin Glover. The London Chic look is the thing now. Carter is known for keeping to classic looks while playfully engaging in some modern day edginess. Whatever the case may be, Cusick looked perfectly at home and formally dressed at this year’s EMMY Awards. Then again, he’s got some good basic body material with which to work.

Also found this commentary on award-show-wear…

Men’s Formal Wear at the Upcoming Spike Scream Awards

Men’s Formal Wear at the Upcoming Spike Scream Awards

If you want to see a range of men’s formal wear, then check out the Spike Scream Awards Show coming up in a few weeks. Pictured here you see some of the people associated with the hit HBO series True Blood and the group indicates the range of styles and looks you’ll see. Actually, they don’t because some of the folks are really out there.The Spike Scream Awards help raise the question how formal should an awards show be? The answer is—that really depends upon the awards show. How cutting edge or off-the-wall is it? Is it a well-established, longtime formal event? What are the expectations concerning attire?

The Oscars, Emmys, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes tend to offer the formal wear glitz and follow the rules that govern men’s formal attire. Of course, there will be fashion trends, nuances and statements made by certain men at those ceremonies. But those shows are the most conservative and this conservatism is often expressed by what people are wearing.

Something like the ESPYs are also often quite formal with all men wearing black tuxedos, while stuff like the upcoming Spike Scream Awards will run the gamut from edgy to semi-formal and perhaps even formal. The Spike Scream Awards honor the best in sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comics. They’ll be held October 19 at 9 PM on Spike TV and a vast array of celebs and stars have committed to it. We’ll offer a blog on that show after it airs.

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