The Secret to Looking Hot in 2025? Dress Like It’s 2005
Bad news: Your pedicure budget is about to skyrocket. That’s because the footwear of the moment offers up a tantalizing peek at your dogs, be it through the demure cutouts of Emporio Armani’s suede T-bar shoes or the full-on exposure of The Row’s luxed-up
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Remember the swishy mesh shorts you swore by during your AAU heyday? S.K. Manor Hill’s Dominic Sondag does—and he’s not entirely sure why you gave up on ’em. (Your hoop dreams, we’re sad to report, are another story.) Thanks to dueling hues of ingeniously layered mesh, the designer’s reversible spin on the silhouette transforms a schlubby pickup standby into shorts Justin Bieber might wear to dinner. Grab a threadbare vintage tee and funky clogs and follow his lead. —Avidan Grossman
A version of this story originally appeared in the June/July 2025 issue of GQ with the title “The Secret to Looking Hot in 2025? Dress Like It’s 2005”
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Photographs by Bowen Fernie
Styled by Haley Gilbreath
Hair by Yuhi Kim using Bumble and Bumble
Makeup by Kaori Chloe Soda using Valentino Beauty
Tailoring by Maria Del Greco at Lars Nord Studio
Prop Stylist by Fitz Fitzgerald at Mark Edward Inc.
