Who's Your (Fashion) Daddy Now?

Last few seasons at the red carpet have seen something exciting brewing up. It is a noticeable change as many male celebrities are rerouting; away from the safest route - the black tuxedo, polished shoes, and tight grooming.

It is time for fashion daddies. Some call them the evolved male peacocks. They have the suave, self-assured, and sartorially fearless edge as they are perfectly able to bring a balance of old school masculine energy with experimental stylistic choices. Yeah, that's the right to way to straight up command attention!

But if you were to think that its some sort of an archetype that belongs to one body type, age group or fashion sensibilities, you are so wrong.

Take Pedro Pascal's viral fashion moments from Cannes this year, his fit gives the cosy sensuality in a slouchy Loewe knit. But then there's Jeremy Strong at the same event vibing to pink in Loro Piana.

Or the British actor Andrew Scott's louche, bisexual-villain-in-a-Bond-film tailoring at the Met Gala, Fashion Daddy embodies a carefully curated, grown-up take on expressive menswear.

He wears silk shirts, unbuttoned to the navel, graphic tees that say something about masculinity or self-expression in a nonchalant way, makes pastels look dangerously sexy. Basically, Fashion Daddy thrives in tension between going traditional with his dressing and experimental.

Just at a look at those long boots worn by Alexander Skarsgard at this year's Cannes paired with a YSL fit.

And that's not all. Accessorising beyond a watch is essential to a fashion daddy. He borrows from the past, dips into queer aesthetics and tosses a rockstar swagger without fearing what will they say. However, don't think fashion daddies are rebranding of normcore fashion dads. Its anything unlike Steve Jobs style of fashion or Benedict Cumberbatch.

While its about mature sex appeal and owning to the look by embracing grooming, accessories, and statement pieces without tipping into theatricality, its very much intentional. The classic tux is a sacred relic of menswear, no doubt.

The Fashion Daddy treats it with reverence and brings in a sense of fun by adding calculated pieces like a pearls instead of ties, mesh shirts instead of cotton.

In a way, its a nod to both high fashion and queer-coded subtext without making it look like a disastrous costume. He knows how far to push -just enough to bring it to the edge of shock and style to stitch it as interesting.

Of course, cannot not talk about the sex appeal here. "Daddy" not Dad moniker carries weight. Less of dad jeans appeal that former President of U.S Obama had. More like Marvin Gaye meets Rick Owens.

For years, the buzz has been around women arriving in couture at the red carpet. While men were termed as arriving in "uniform", sticking to stronghold of conservative menswear. But finally, some celebs are catching up. They know the potential of menswear and that's why we have Fashion Daddy.