February 28, 2016
Kevork Djansezian//Getty ImagesThe Oscars are nothing if not an opportunity to flex, so naturally Tesfaye turned up in a perfectly tailored shawl-collar tuxedo that whispers—so you have to lean in real close to listen—instead of shouts.
November 2, 2016
Nicholas Hunt//Getty ImagesIn blacked-out Dior later that year.
November 6, 2016
Venturelli//Getty ImagesDeuces to The Weeknd and his typically pared-down fit.
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November 20, 2016
Michael Tran//Getty ImagesEven performing live, Tesfaye rarely strays from what serves him best. Here he's snapped at the AMAs in an intricately detailed cropped jacket layered over a long tee and stacked jeans, all in black. In other words, business as usual.
November 30, 2016
Taylor Hill//Getty ImagesTesfaye takes another variation on the look out for a spin at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show a few days later.
February 10, 2017
gotpap/Star Max//Getty ImagesEven the man's branded merchandise adheres to his default color of choice. (When it looks this good, why bother with anything else?)
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May 1, 2017
John Shearer//Getty ImagesAnother no-frills, shawl-collar tux executed flawlessly at the Met Gala in 2017.
June 7, 2017
Taylor Hill//Getty ImagesOn stage at the Barclays Center rocking a pair of sneakers designed in collaboration with Puma.
September 8, 2017
Dimitrios Kambouris//Getty ImagesAs Tesfaye proves here, all black can look even better with a hint of sparkle.
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September 18, 2017
Robert Kamau//Getty ImagesCap pulled low, hoodie pulled high: the uniform of famous people the world over trying to keep things incognito. (Neon Carbone sign in the background very much included.)
September 22, 2017
David Becker//Getty ImagesEven for more casual red-carpet affairs, the singer sticks to what he knows is right, i.e. all black everything.
November 13, 2017
Johnny Nunez//Getty ImagesAll I see here is Abel's beanie-clad head floating mysteriously above a missing torso. (Because of the camouflage. Get it? Shit, man.)
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September 29, 2018
Kevin Mazur//Getty ImagesPerforming on stage in yet another damn-near perfect take on his signature fit. (Hey, if it ain't broke...)
October 9, 2018
Gotham//Getty ImagesOut and about on the streets of NYC in perhaps the purest distillation of the look yet.
September 9, 2019
Tommaso Boddi//Getty ImagesOf course, no man can wear just one color all the damn time. (Even Johnny Cash occasionally ventured out of the darkness to throw on a crisp white shirt.) But when Tesfaye strays from his typical all-black fits, he still keeps it largely monochromatic, as he did at the TIFF Uncut Gems premiere here.
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December 11, 2019
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin//Getty ImagesDitto the movie's premiere later that year in New York, where the singer opted for head to toe Gucci in a fit so good it'd be a crime not to include it.
January 22, 2020
Randy Holmes//Getty ImagesAn early debut of the After Hours aesthetic, and a return to form.
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