I was out for dinner the other night at a restaurant when I noticed a young man wearing a tie. Amid a swathe of men of all ages, many of them quite stylish, in relaxed shirts and chore jackets, T-shirts and jumpers, here was someone who was Dressed Up. He was wearing what looked like a vintage suit in dark brown wool, a white Oxford shirt and a green silk tie with a bit of a pattern.

The American founding father, inventor and thinker Benjamin Franklin once noted that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. But if you are a man of a certain age – let’s say “over 30” rather than “the 18th century” – you can add receiving a pair of socks as a gift to that list. Here’s why that’s no bad thing.

Picking a favourite, as any parent can tell you, is tough. But also, as any child psychologist should interject, just don’t. Which is why when it came to showcasing the very best dressed men of 2025, rather than doing it ourselves, we outsourced the task out to a panel of style experts to select the guys that they thought wore it well. What did our menswear avengers make of it all? Find out below.

Every day is a lesson, as they say. Which, by our calculations, means we all should be 365 wisdom nuggets richer thanks to 2025. However, there was a lot else going on, so no shade if you missed a couple gems. With that in mind, we have compiled this list of some of the sartorial lessons we’ve gleaned in the past year. Consider it your study guide and let it propel you into 2026 as stylishly as possible.

I was out for dinner the other night at a restaurant when I noticed a young man wearing a tie. Amid a swathe of men of all ages, many of them quite stylish, in relaxed shirts and chore jackets, T-shirts and jumpers, here was someone who was Dressed Up. He was wearing what looked like a vintage suit in dark brown wool, a white Oxford shirt and a green silk tie with a bit of a pattern.

The American founding father, inventor and thinker Benjamin Franklin once noted that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. But if you are a man of a certain age – let’s say “over 30” rather than “the 18th century” – you can add receiving a pair of socks as a gift to that list. Here’s why that’s no bad thing.