To Fellow travelersIn the decades-spanning epic that earned them both nominations at the 2024 Emmy Awards, Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey play a pair of ill-fated, passionate lovers. And on the red carpet at today’s Emmys, the co-stars appeared dressed as a good couple should: in perfectly complementary – but not absolutely matching outfits.
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Bailey wore a flowing, loose-fitting Giorgio Armani tuxedo with a shimmering silk shirt; Bomer, on the other hand, wore a sleeker, crisper tailored Brioni look with a plum shirt and jacket. (Both actors were dressed by stylist Warren Alfie Baker.) Aside from their suggestively unbuttoned tops, what Really These different looks were connected by the cummerbunds around their waists.
That’s right: cummerbunds. You might have heard that the traditional waistband is back in style—and it actually helps you look significantly hotter in a tuxedo. It smooths out the often sloppy area where the shirt and trousers meet, slimmers your waist, and lengthens your silhouette—all good things when you’re dressing up for a fancy night out.
Whether you’re going big and bombastic like Bailey or slim and tailored like Bomer, a great cummerbund is always the answer. No word yet on whether they can also help your show score a rare one-two punch of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Emmys, but we’ll soon find out.
