Black tie??

The Critics Choice Awards were held last night in Santa Monica, CA. While it's not the Oscars many chose to dress up a bit. I'm under the belief that a when one dresses for an event, go all the way. That means clean your facial hair, tie your tie and for goodness sakes, button your jacket. It's contradictory to wear black tie then loosen it to "add your own touch." If you want to be formal be formal, if the event is casual, show up in jeans. An untied necktie looks cool...later in the evening. WHen you arrive it looks like you just didn't finish dressing or an overpaid stylist said "this looks cool." Thankfully guys like Brad Pitt don't try to reinvent any dress codes.  Pitt goes all the way with a three piece suit and black necktie. Ludacris goes all the way with his cut-away collar, dinner jacket and waistcoat. Sean against-the-grain Penn would look better with a tied necktie. Common would look more put together if he didn't try for look cool with his unbuttoned cuffs.