Lifestyle

Yes, You Really Should Be Wearing Compression Socks
What are the best compression socks for men? Great question. If you’re here, you already trust the GQ imprimatur on all matters style, wellness, and grooming. But dispensing medical...
Here’s How to Shave Your Face Correctly
Learning how to shave seems like a lost art these days. Plus, with beards or perma-stubble being mainstays for the rest of time, most of us would rather not...
This $100 Denim Jacket Is So Good, You’d Think I Found It in Japan
It’s hard to predict the future, but the other day I stared into a crystal ball and saw a vision of my new favorite denim jacket. Okay, so the...
How This ’90s Giorgio Armani Look Became the Most Influential Menswear Photo of the 2020s
The photo first surfaced in the August 2020 issue of this very magazine, in a story about ’90s-era Armani written by former GQ staffer Rachel Tashjian, who now serves...
The Anxious Return of Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker
Ronson and Parker finally met in 2011, when Australia’s massive Future Music Festival linked them with the likes of MGMT and Kesha for a tour of the country’s five...
37 Times Giorgio Armani Left His Mark on Hollywood Style
Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion titan who died this week at age 91, revolutionized fashion in Hollywood—forever changing how celebrities (and, by osmosis, the rest of us) get dressed...
The Hoka Mafate 5 Is Everything We Love About the Brand’s Trail Runners
The Hoka Mafate 5 might not be as familiar to some as the brand's Clifton, but you have to understand: Hoka was born on the trail. And it all...
11 Must-See New Watches From the Industry’s Most Daring Show
This is an edition of the newsletter Box + Papers, Cam Wolf’s weekly deep dive into the world of watches. Sign up here.Just six years in, Geneva Watch Days—the latest edition...
The Best Greens Powders to Make Like Popeye
If it feels like you've been seeing the best greens powders pop up all over the internet in the last few years, you're not alone. Many of these mysterious...
The Best Dress Shoes for Industry Titans, Layabout Heirs, and Everyone Between
Best Plain-Toe Dress Shoes: Alden Plain Toe Blucher ShoesAldenCordovan Plain Toe BlucherAccordionItemContainerButtonProsHigh-quality materials and craftsmanshipNatural sheen and water-resistanceVersatilityConsMortgage-style price tagBreak-in periodPlain toe dress shoes can be tricky. Too bulbous...
Uniqlo’s Secret-Weapon Designer Dropped Her Most Luxurious Collection Yet
Looking for more Uniqlo? Start with our comprehensive guide to the retailer.Fighting back the post-Labor Day gloom isn’t an easy task, especially when daylight is quite literally fleeting, and...
LeBron James Talks the Nike LeBron 23, His Favorite Sneakers Ever, and His Golf Handicap
For LeBron James, 23 is more than just a number. The NBA great first took up his idol Michael Jordan’s jersey digits as a kid in Akron, and beyond...