The luxury lifestyle magazine along with Teacher’s Origin hosts the annual event celebrating India’s Best Dressed Men.Mumbai, June 1, 2012: GQ India, the ultimate authority in men’s fashion and lifestyle, hosted its annual event GQ Best Dressed Men to felicitate the most stylish men in the country at Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai in association with Teacher’s Origin, the most premium expression of Scotch whisky from Beam Inc., the fourth largest spirits company in the world. The evening saw a heady mix of celebrities and fashionable personalities along with the swish set.
A smattering of socialites stepped out in their stylish best and mingled over conversations and cocktails. As the evening rolled on, celebrities like Shahid Kapoor, Imran and Avantika Khan, Baichun Bhutia, Purab Kohli, Rahul Bose, Arjun Kapoor, Neha Dhupia and other fashionistas were seen enjoying Teacher’s Origin with scrumptious delicacies. Spotted at the event were personalities like AD Singh, Jiah Khan, Simone Singh, Shazahn Padamsee, Atul Kasbekar, Gaurav Bhatia, Siddharth Mallya, Sahil Shroff, Nikhil Mehra, Queenie Singh, Rohan Sippy and Angela Jonsson. Teacher’s Origin played the perfect host as it enthralled the guests and set the spirits soaring.
On GQ’s Best Dressed Men list, Che Kurrien, Editor, GQ India shared, “The ranks of sharply dressed men are swelling across the country, and the winners on this list represent the Indian man at his best: elegant, confident and poised. May their tribe increase!”
Mr. Harish Moolchandani, CEO & Managing Director, Beam India & ISC, said, “Teacher’s Origin is delighted to partner with GQ to celebrate the Best Dressed Men 2012, which showcases a beautiful mélange of iconic style and substance – qualities which are integral to what Teacher’s espouses – celebrating the Spirit of Achievement. We see this partnership as an apt opportunity to be where our audiences are.”
GQ India’s Best Dressed Men list is a definitive list of 50 of India’s most stylish men from various industries which features as a special in the June 2012 issue. The likes of those who are on this list include Bollywood stars like Shahid Kapoor, Imran Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Ranbir Kapoor, amongst others; corporate heads like Ratan Tata, Captain Nair; sporting stars Virat Kohli, Bhaichung Bhutia; fashion designers Manish Malhotra, Narendra Kumar; politicians like Omar Abdullah and many more like Subodh Gupta, Sidhartha Mallya and Vir Das.
GQ India’s 50 Best Dressed Men 2012, listed as below:
1. Manish Malhotra
26. Karan Johar
2. Mukul Deora
27. Arjun Saluja
3. Ajay Bijli
28. Rohan Sippy
4. Arjun Rampal
29. Ranbir Kapoor
5. Saif Ali Khan
30. Bhaichung Bhutia
6. Narendra Kumar
31. Shahid Kapoor
7. Mahesh Mathai
32. Kunal Rawal
8. Rahul Bose
33. Chetan Jaikishan
9. Captain Nair
34. Ratan Tata
10. Milind Soman
35. Purab Kohli
11. John Abraham
36. Vir Das
12. Gaurav Bhatia
37. Raghavendra Rathore
13. Viren Rasquinha
38. Siddharth Pujari
14. Sanjay Kapur
39. Prateik
15. Abhishek Bachchan
40. Jai Dinani
16. Shahid Datawala
41. Virat Kohli
17. Theron Carmine
42. Tikka Shatrujit Singh
18. AD Singh
43. Jyotiraditya Scindia
19. Sidhartha Mallya
44. Atul Kasbekar
20. Naveen Ansal
45. Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
21. Arjun Khanna
46. Arjun Kapoor
22. Subodh Gupta
47. Omar Abdullah
23. Sahil Shroff
48. Anil Kapoor
24. Imran Khan
49. Vikram Raizada
25. Nikhil Mehra
50. Rahul Khanna