Yesterday not only saw PJ Harvey win the Mercury Music Prize but also a host of celebrities dressed to impress at London's Royal Opera House as GQ hosted their annual Man of the Year awards. The guest list read like a whose who of the best around, being attended by the likes of Johnny Depp, Keith Richards and Yasmin Le bon.
Whilst there was a lot of disappointment and negative comments from the public over the winner of the Mercury Music Prize, the same was not said for these awards, with winner including Tommy Hilfiger, Bradley Cooper and Hugh Laurie. Mario Testino was awarded as inspiration for the year, making a his hugely successful year even more so, and Tinie Tempah may have missed out to PJ Harvey at one award ceremony (a huge disappointment on my part) he won Solo artist of the year from GQ.
On top of the awards themselves, were the outfits, some questionable decisions were made by some females (Abbey Clancy and The Saturdays) and the men were looking extremely dapper, with the likes of Johnny Depp in Tom Ford (natch) and Tinie Tempah in Dolce & Gabbana.
The Best and Worst Dressed
Lara Stone aka Mrs David Walliams, who was presented with the award of Woman of the Year and wore a bright orange Calvin Klein dress with natural, fresh make up, showing crowds exactly what a winner should look like.
Emma Watson turned up in a Tartan dress by Alexander McQueen with a puffball style skirt. The Harry Potter actress, who presented the inspiration award to Mario Testino, dressed up the outfit with a leather biker jacket and studded courts.
Hollywood A-Lister Charlize Theron wore a pale lilac and grey Roland Mouret jumpsuit. Whilst she opted to go without accessories, she styled her hair in her signature Chignon and volumized quiff.
Abbey Clancy met mixed reviews when she walked the red carpet, leaving little to the imagination by wearing this black lace dress by Giles for Emmanuel Ungaro. Whilst she may usually be one of the most fashionable WAGS around, this look should definitely have stayed on the catwalk.
The Winners
Man of the Year: Lord Sebastian Cole
Woman of the Year: Lara Stone
Designer of the Year: Tommy Hilfiger
Inspiration Award: Mario Testino
Most Stylish Man of the Year: Matt Smith
International Man of the Year: Bradley Cooper
Actor of the Year: Benedict Cumberbatch
Solo Artist of the Year: Tinie Tempah
Culture Icon of the Year: Trevor McNunn
See the rest of winners at GQ.com
