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'Old-school' Charles is crowned king of fashion
Ruth Bloomfield04.03.09
He has faithfully stuck to his signature double-breasted suit, pressed shirt and polished shoes for more than four decades. And finally it has paid off.
Prince Charles is today named the most fashionable man in the world, by style bible Esquire magazine, even beating OutKast rapper André 3000, 33, and Barack Obama, 47.
Judges agreed the 60-year-old Prince's old-school taste was preferable to "on-trend" dressers.
In fact, the list includes its fair share of mature men. Comedian Ronnie Corbett, 78, takes second place, applauded for his appreciation of the Argyle sweater. Artist David Hockney, 71, also made the top 10.
The youngest man on the list - and the only one in his twenties - is tennis champion Roger Federer, 27. Esquire salutes his "old-fashioned Wimbledon elegance" which appears to "verge on parody".
Jeremy Langmead, editor of Esquire, said today: "It's the men who dress like grown-ups who really caught the judges' eyes; as well as those who have developed their own distinctive style and stuck with it."
However, Gordon Brown and Boris Johnson, whose hair was described as "the result of an encounter with a ghost in a wind tunnel", were put in a round-up of worst dressed men.
● The full list of best and worst dressed men will appear in the April issue of Esquire magazine, available from tomorrow.
Reader views (5)
Charles is always smart - but then with his access to tailors, not to mention endless funds to get what he wants, you would wonder if he FAILED to top this list.
Tim Wonnacot on Bargain Hunt is my idea of a well dressed gent!
- Scots Lass, Scotland
"Prince Charles is today named the most fashionable man in the world, by style bible Esquire magazine [...] Judges agreed the 60-year-old Prince's old-school taste was preferable to "on-trend" dressers."
He has not - he has been names Best Dressed Man - a completely different catagory, please change the headline as Prince Charles has never endevoured to be fashionable, has not been voted fashionable, has rarely been fashionable - simply faithful to his particular style which Esquire considers worthy for Best Dressed.
This is basic!
- Curtis Morris, London
King of Fashion is too big a term - obviously inappropriate for Prince Charles' category.
- Maria Garcia, London, UK
Absolutely agree. Charles is always elegantly and appropriately dressed. He's not a particularly good looking man (but not bad either) and his clothes make him look distinguished and just right for his age. Other older men in this country should take note and forget about trying to look like teenagers.
- Andrew, London UK
"Prince Charles is today named the most fashionable man in the world, by style bible Esquire magazine [...] Judges agreed the 60-year-old Prince's old-school taste was preferable to "on-trend" dressers."
Surely that would make him "the king of style", rather than "the king of fashion" (as your headline describes him)?
- Richard Hancock, Bracknell, UK
