Donald Glover’s Stellar Brown Velvet Tux Can (Sorta) Be Yours

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Yes, that is a brown velvet tuxedo on Golden Globe winner Donald Glover. And it’s spectacular.

Glover, who won two Globes on Sunday — Best Series and Best Performance, both for Atlanta — put any man who thought wearing black and navy together was bold to shame by wearing a custom Gucci suit in what the brand calls “tobacco.” He paired the tux with a burgundy satin bowtie and pulled the whole thing off with aplomb.

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You can’t buy the Gucci until you get your own hit show and Alessandro Michele whips one up just for you, but would you believe another brand actually made a brown velvet tuxedo jacket this season? Burberry’s has black lapels, but it’s yours if you have an extra $1,550.

Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can buy to guarantee you wear it as well as Glover.

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