It'd be nice if more guys conjured their inner Mark Ronson on New Year's Eve but—yeah, okay, fine—a velvet tuxedo jacket and skinny jeans isn't for everyone. Sometimes the occasion calls for a touch more formality, and sometimes you ate too many cookies at Christmas and Mick Jagger cuts are out of the question. Here's how the stylish guys we know and follow on Instagram interpreted the dress code this year. Their choice of attire was understandably all over the map.
Black-Tie Special
Whether classic and conservative or a bit off-kilter, you can't go wrong with a tuxedo on the last night of the year.
Roger Federer, Most Stylish Man of 2016, kept it classic at the Hopman Cup gala.
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Ditto for Drake, who partied with J Lo in between taking very serious selfies.
John Legend proved that sparkle is OK on New Year's Eve—but a little goes a long way.
The Club Kids
These guys gave New Year's Eve style a good (weird) name wearing all manner of festive garb to party in.
G-Eazy kept it goth in head-to-toe black complete with pointy boots and slick hair.
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Liam Hemsworth had a rare left-of-center style moment in a gold suit.
Jordan Clarkson wore pool slides and a bomber jacket without a shirt underneath. Normal.
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Kevin Hart flexed in red and check like a true holiday style hero.
Out, But Not Dressed Up
And then there were the dudes that just DGAF. They partied hard in their staying-in gear regardless of decorum.
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Ansel Elgort used a festive hat—and festive date—to dress up his white T-shirt.
This is not a sound check. Justin Bieber wore a Kith hoodie and black jeans for his New Year's Eve show in Miami.
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