The actor Mr Paapa Essiedu is establishing himself as a sartorial force to be reckoned with. Wearing a deep teal velvet suit by Off-White, with no shirt underneath and lashings of gold and pearls, it’s the stonking great trousers that make this – no mean feat, but they fall at precisely the right length.

There were quite a few corsets on the red carpet this year, but no one did it quite as well as the actor/model/skateboarder Mr Evan Mock. The dramatic ruff, the painted nails and the pinched shoulders of his buttercream Head of State suit make him look like an elegant duke ready to take over the world. And we’d let him.

A potentially rogue inclusion here. The actor Mr Sebastian Stan is not exactly in keeping with the gilded glamour white tie theme, but credit where credit’s due for the way he’s wrangled this pink-on-pink-on-pink look. It’s a colour that the designer Mr Pierpaolo Piccioli has made something of a signature at Valentino and is more usually seen on a ballgown. Its inclusion here has the effect of elevating a casual look into something worthy of the red carpet.

All caped up like a fancy vampire at midnight, it’s good to see Gunna channelling some old-fashioned glamour here. The look is by Thom Browne – note the embellished dog handbag with matching bow tie – and feels like a marked elevation in the Atlanta rapper’s style.

Channelling classic corn-fed Americana with a red, white and blue ensemble, the actor Mr Kodi Smit-McPhee interpreted the Gilded Age in a much more casual way and it paid off. The red leather opera gloves are an unexpected and daring choice that make the look (and keep it on theme), but the effortlessness of the blue denim jeans stops it from becoming too costumey. It’s all about balance.

The actor Mr Kieran Culkin is leaning into his characteristic immaturity with this look – and we mean that as a compliment. The Converse and sunglasses give teenager-at-a-wedding-via-Risky-Business vibes, but Culkin’s charm somehow gives the whole thing gravitas. And what’s more glamorous than gravitas?

The singer-songwriter Mr Conan Gray ran with the Gilded Glamour dress code and ran with it hard. Silver sequined trousers, white platforms, a sheer cape and an embellished blouse make for a combination that could look like a Liberace parody in the wrong hands. Gray stepped out looking like a veritable deity – the god of good hair, perhaps – and we worship his gumption.