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It's been an intense year for Nicholas Galitzine—and so the Met Gala 2024 invite was inevitable, then. There was the halo effect of Amazon Prime's smash-hit relationship romance Red, White & Royal Blue. And then he was the re-energizing boyfriend opposite Anne Hathaway in The Idea of You, which critics and rom-com-starved fans have eaten up in equal measure. So for tonight's big event, you'd expect something wild and young and free. Which is what we got. But better yet, Galitzine's Met Gala fit can be worn everywhere else, too.
As a custom look from Fendi, it's the sort of black tuxedo that's worked for decades. But for as classic as it looks on the surface, Galitzine used the finer details to move his ensemble into big fashion guy territory.
First, there was some subtle embroidery to the jacket. And that's because the dress code, “The Garden of Time,” riffs on the mythical backyard of the same name in J.G. Ballard's famous (and slightly destructive) short story. But as menswear has moved to the left-field, this is exactly the sort of noise you can make in regular settings that need a bit of formality. Or you can go full Tudor chaos prince like Bad Bunny.
Plus, there were two incredibly big peak lapels for Galitzine. We know them. We love them. We also understand that they're a queue jump to menswear fame. Because, despite the naysaying of pandemics past, the suit did not die. It just went on a bulking diet instead. Ever since, suits have gotten mob bossier with each passing season and thus, more impactful without reinventing the wheel.
For a guy in his ascendance like Nicholas Galitzine, it's the perfect way to make waves at the Met Gala 2024—and it's a perfect suit for every other day of the year, too.
This story originally appeared on British GQ with the title 'Nicholas Galitzine's Met Gala 2024 suit will pop off at non-Met Galas too'