Who Are the Best and Worst Dressed Gay Men?

Out.com rounded up 50 of the most notably dressed gay men and let readers weigh in on who has the best and worst style. Here are the results.

Love it or hate it, the gay community loves to judge.Nowhere was this more evident then during fashion week, when Out asked its readers to rank our list of the 50 most notably dressed gay men—from actors, designers, TV personalities, and athletes-turned-TV-personalities—as the Best or Worst dressed. You answered in sartorial spades. Nearly 3,000 people weighed in on who they thought pulled it off, and who just needs to pull it off and try again.

Best Dressed: Tom Ford
Not surprisingly, fashion designer Tom Ford came out the landslide winner, proving that showing just a little bit of chest can take you a long way. When we told Ford of the results, he sent along this response:

"Style is a personal thing. It is what defines you. It is not only about clothes (in fact, it is rarely about clothes) but is about the way that one handles oneself with other people. To treat people kindly, to look them in the eye, to shake their hand firmly and to try to always be proud of ones actions are key elements of style as far as I am concerned. With regards to clothes and dress I think that it is important to find out what you feel comfortable in [I am not talking about physical comfort here] and then to make that look your signature. Personal style, comes from consistency. Know yourself, know what you like and what you don’t like and then build a look around those likes and dislikes. Remain true to your own taste."

But back to the results. Pop idol Adam Lambert's fans turned out in droves to bedazzle him into second place. Fellow designer (and often be-skirted) Marc Jacobs clocked in at a close third. The competition was fierce!

Never one for strict labels, figure skater Johnny Weir managed to land himself on both sides of our poll: In fourth place for Best AND Worst Dressed. We think that may just make him an iconoclast in the style arena.

Zachary Quinto rounded out the Top 5. Rounding out the Top 10 Best Dressed are fashion consultant/"Make It Work" Tim Gunn, designer-turned-talk-show-host Nate Berkus, hip-swishing crooner George Michael, fashion designer Michael Bastian, and TV personality George Kotsiopoulos.

Worst Dressed: Boy George
While all of the men on the list do have their own personal style, it wasn't to the liking of some of our readers. Boy George was voted Worst Dressed and nearly tied with Perez Hilton. Poor Bruce Vilanch, shown wearing a T-shirt, was in third place (which seems a little unfair). Singer/songwriter Antony Hagerty, who straddles gender boundaries (and fashion no-nos) was close behind Johnny Weir to land in fifth place.

The rest of the top ten Worst Dressed included Pete Burns, designer John Galliano, Jeffery Williams (who was the most recent winner of The Fashion Show), professional dandy Patrick McDonald, and designer Chris March.

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