The Best-Dressed Men Of The 2019 AMAs Proved The Suit Is Back

Not content with blowing up the way records are made, Lil Nas X dynamited the idea of a red carpet dress code in this neon green tux from CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner Christopher John Rogers. Punchy enough on its own, but tipped into GOAT territory by the zebra-print shirt and – you're reading this right – matching opera gloves. We're not worthy.

Trust a Brit to keep things nice and sober. James Blake's perfectly fit navy suit is everything his music is not – sensible, predictable and safe. Then again, when everyone else is dressing for the future, sometimes stealing a move from the past is the best way to stand out.

The latest A-lister to try the jacket-over-bare-chest trend, Mendes joins Jay Z and Donald Glover in tapping one of 2019's toughest style moves, in Paul Smith's (very) slim-fit aubergine suit. Tough for the layman, at least. If you look like you were created in a laboratory to break tween girls' hearts, it's rather easier.

The lesser-spotted Hadid – brother Anwar – is probably used to not being the centre of attention. Perhaps that explains the under-the-radar style move – a slim black suit over a band tee.

Diplo's style has taken a wild west spin of late, but this peak-lapelled MCM suit is arguably its pinnacle. OK, the cowboy hat and leather waistcoat aren't for everyone, but this shade of caramel brown should be your tailoring go-to.

Being Billie Eilish's older brother can't be easy – her head-to-toe Burberry look basically won the AMAs red carpet – but singer and Glee star Finneas O'Connell nailed the no-fucks-given look in this boxy DB and Seventies shirt.

Stealing a move straight from Jake Gyllenhaal's playbook, actor Michael Ealy is a lesson in the best way to wear bold tailoring – keep everything else nice and simple.

If you ignore the cowboy hat (and the face tattoos) then Post Malone's AMAs suit is surprisingly wearable. Checks are an easy way to make monochrome look more interesting, even if you don't accessorise it with a bolo tie.

All-black tailoring is this year's red carpet power move (just ask Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson) but if that feels a bit bland, there are ways to liven things up. Like, say, a snakeskin-patterned tuxedo jacket.

Although our preferred move would be to make like dancer Craig Hall, who kept things murdered-out in a black ONS Clothing suit, with a pop of contrast on his feet. The thousand-watt smile helps, too.

As the creator of TV's most fashionable show, Schitt's Creek, you'd expect Dan Levy's personal wardrobe to deliver, too. Which is does, courtesy of an all-black Valentino suit worn under the Italian brand's internet-breaking collab with Undercover, Tokyo's iconic high-fashion streetwear label.

Without the sunglasses, Silicon Valley's Jimmy O Yang is your uncle at a summer wedding. With them, he's a scene-stealer from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

Red and yellow isn't the easiest colour combo to pull off, but Arnie's kid makes it work by keeping the colours muted and using the shade of his shirt to highlight the stitching in his Sies Marjan suit. The commando-soled Chelsea boots help ground things, too.