Hottest Man of the Year – Fashion and Apparel Magazine

When in 1985 Jess Kegel, the editor of people magazine, called Mel Gibson the sexiest man alive in a periodic meeting, he had no idea that the title would become an annual tradition and still stand today, thirty-eight years later. A title that has become one of the most challenging titles of the year and involves men related to the fashion industry; But how is the “sexiest man alive” chosen and what are the criteria for his selection?

One title, multiple sources

The title of “The Most Attractive Man Alive” is one of the most controversial titles in the fashion and art industry, which is discussed by various magazines and websites today. Every year, this title is attributed to a prominent man in the world of art, fashion, sports or politics, and due to the variety of magazines and sources of introduction of this title, sometimes several figures are named with this name. People magazie, Tc calendar and time magazine are some of the sources that name this title.

Mel Gibson, the first attractive man alive

At first glance at the history of fashion, words like charm and beauty are exclusively used to describe women and femininity; But this view became obsolete when the title of “Sexiest Man Alive” was made official in 1985, officially placing men under the shadow of these descriptions. This title was first mentioned by People magazine; When the magazine's editor at the time, Jess Kegel, called Mel Gibson, who rose to fame for his roles in the first three films, Mad Max (from 1979 to 1985), 1982's The Year of Living Dangerously, and 1984's Bounty, the sexiest man alive. and this simple naming reached the cover of the magazine. Of course, Gibson himself was not associated with this title and popularity and believed that everything happened too quickly. From here, this title became an annual official so that every year a male actor, politician, artist, etc. is known by this name.

Patrick Dempsey, Attractive Man 2023

2023 was the year of Patrick Dempsey's choice, the actor of the famous gray's anatomy series. Receiving this nickname, he said that he was very pleased with this recognition, which led to the reduction of his ego. At the same time, he announced that he intends to use this platform and opportunity for something positive. Dempsey's face was unveiled as the most attractive man alive of the year on Jimmy Kimmel's program, but before this unveiling, using artificial intelligence and holograms, Dempsey's identity was hidden and Kimmel interviewed him. This incident caused the audience to have different guesses for this title. Among these speculations, the names of Timothée Chalamey, Harry Styles and Travis Kelsey were also heard, although Timothée Chalamey did not benefit from this title.

Tc calendar and the list of the top 100 faces of the year

In addition to the title given by people magazine, since 1990, Tc calendar publishes a list of the hundred most beautiful faces of the world every year, which is based on global polls and votes. The candidates of this list are entered into the poll by the audience, and for this reason, there are various people in this voting. Timothée Chalamet, in his sixth year on this list, is the first person this year, and Henry Cavill, in his 11th year, is the second person on this list of 100 people in 2023.

This list, which started as a small project, has grown into one of the most visited annual Internet phenomena over the past thirty years. Lionel Messi at 83rd place, Shocro Ozildez at 74th place, Chris Evans at 61st place, Tom Holland at 57th place, Michel Morone at 40th place, John Yeaman at 37th place, Harry Styles at 31st place, Damiano David of Manzaskin at 25th place , Jungkook is on the 16th rank and Amir Magareh, the singer of Makanband, is on the 93rd rank of this list.

Timothée Chalamet, the charmer on every list

Timothee Chalamet, who was chosen as the “Most Beautiful Face of 2023” by Tc calendar, is the first man to appear alone on the cover of British Vogue. This 27-year-old, who impresses everyone at the first meeting, became the top face of this publication in 2022 in a simple conversation with the editor of British Vogue magazine. He has followed in the footsteps of actors such as James Dean, River Phoenix and David Cassidy.

An endless list

In the list of attractive living men published by people magazine in the last 38 years, there are many interesting names; Tom Cruise (1990), Denzel Washington (1996), Jude Law (2004), Matthew McConaughey (2005) and Ryan Reynolds (2010) are just some of the names on this list. Meanwhile, there are three names that are repeated twice; Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Johnny Depp.

Attractive cold-blooded killers

Brad Pitt, who won the title once in 1995 and again in 2000, is the first person to be known twice and believes that he never accepted the title, and such a name worries him more than anything. His close friend George Clooney was also named by this title once in 1997 and again in 2006. But unlike Brad, he enjoys holding this title. Johnny Depp, who is the third person to receive this title twice, once in 2003 and the next time in 2009, may be the one who tried to do charity activities by using this title. People magazine described Johnny Depp as: “A cold-blooded king with deadly cheeks.”

The oldest attractive man alive

Sean Connery was 57 years old when he received the title of Sexiest Man Alive in 1989. He was surprised to receive this nickname, he believed that receiving this nickname was the end of his progress. But that was not the case, and in the same year, he attracted a lot of attention by playing in the movie “Russian House”.

Filling the void with Keanu Reeves

People didn't name anyone Hottest Man of the Year in 1994; For this reason, magazine editor Jess Kegel filled this vacancy with Keanu Reeves in 2015. This year, he starred in the movie Speed, playing the role of a police officer who had to stop a bomb-carrying bus, alongside Sandra Bullock, and became very popular.

David Beckham, a man who considers himself ugly!

When in 2015, David Beckham won the title of the most attractive man of the year, he expressed in an interview with people that he never considered himself attractive and stylish and always tried to have a reasonable appearance. He also said that he always hoped that his wife would have this opinion about him; Because the only important opinion for him is Victoria Beckham's opinion.

How to choose the most attractive man alive

Before the official announcement of the “Sexiest Man Alive”, people magazine considered a poll for readers, which was examined in two categories; The hottest TV star and the hottest grandpa of the year. But it is the magazine that chooses the man of the year, not the readers. The magazine spends months debating to choose the right man. In addition, they consult with a number of field study groups to find out what criteria people use to choose the most attractive man.

When John Legend won the title in 2019, the magazine's editor-in-chief at the time, Dan Wickfred, told CNN about the selection process: “There are different criteria and different ways of approaching Hottest Man of the Year; But the most important thing is to think about what is attractive to people now.” It was with these criteria that Michael B. Jordan was chosen as the most attractive man alive in 2020 with his numerous activities in the Black lives matter movement.

Men on magazine covers

However, it must be said that the presence of men on the cover of fashion magazines is a relatively new phenomenon. If we leave aside people magazine, which is known as an art magazine, so far there have been a limited number of men who have been able to appear on the cover of fashion magazines. Although these men were generally accompanied by a woman in the photo. Richard Gere, who is the first name of this list, with the presence of Sandy Kerfred, George Clooney as the second person with Gisele Bündchen, and LeBron James as the third person are again with Gisele Bündchen on the cover of Vogue magazine; But in December 2020, Harry Styles shone on the cover of Vogue magazine with a completely different look.

It is also worth mentioning that nowadays all fashion magazines have a men's section that examines men's fashion in every country. Like Elle for men, which has many fans in eastern countries.

The sexiest living couple of the year

When, in 1993, People magazine decided to name the sexiest couple alive instead of the sexiest man alive, Vogue followed suit, putting a man and his girlfriend on the cover for the first time. In 1993, Richard Gere, who was in a relationship with famous supermodel Cindy Crawford, became the first man to appear on the cover of American Vogue, and instead of the title of Hottest Man of the Year, the two received the title of Hottest Couple of the Year.

Other top titles of the year

The title of “Most Attractive Man Alive” is one of the most controversial titles of the year; But before that, other magazines have also attracted the attention of the audience with such titles. Times magazine is the first publication to give the title of “Person of the Year” to Charles Lindbergh in 1927. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean from May 20 to 21, 1927. This title has been awarded to many people such as Barack Obama, Greta Thunberg, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Pope Francis, etc.; But the most interesting titles on this list belong to the teams, such as the “Silence Breakers” team, which refers to the people who launched the “me too” movement, or “Ebola Warriors”, which is the name of the health and medical teams that worked during the Ebola virus.

Top title of the year, a place to serve

Perhaps the most important impact of the title “Sexiest Man Alive” should be examined in the fashion industry; But since such titles also involve people who are far from fashion, it should be considered what benefits this title brings and what effects it has on public opinion. Although Brad Pitt and George Clooney, in winning the title of “The Most Attractive Man Alive of the Year”, took this position as a joke and did not consider it important to them, but people like Johnny Depp, Idris Elba or Michael B. Jordan tried to win this title. , do many voluntary and charitable activities and use this situation effectively; An opportunity that is available to one person every year and rarely happens to the same person twice.