Photos: Golden Globes 2015: Menswear hits, misses -- and a blue streak

Supporting actor winner Matt Bomer (“The Normal Heart”) was dressed in a Ralph Lauren Black Label navy shawl collar tuxedo. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

By Adam TschornSenior Features Writer

Jan. 12, 2015 3:59 PM PT

The Golden Globes men colored within the lines -- as long as the color was blue, which turned out to be the big tux trend of the night. Other than that, all bets were off with the guys, ranging from super dapper (including Jared Leto, Eddie Redmayne) to fashion faux pas (Alan Cumming).

Common, winner (along with John Legend) for original song - motion picture (“Selma’s” “Glory”), wore a Prada two-button, notch collar mohair tuxedo, blue tuxedo shirt and blue satin bow tie. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Nominee Liev Schreiber (“Ray Donovan”) chose a Prada ensemble consisting of a navy blue, two-button, notch-collar, mohair tuxedo with a black silk faille lapel, and black silk faille bow tie. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Mark Ruffalo wore a Dior Homme marine blue wool single-button peak lapel tuxedo, white cotton shirt and navy satin bow tie. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor winner Jeffery Tambor (“Transparent”) was on trend in a navy blue, shawl collar tuxedo and navy silk tie by Ermenegildo Zegna. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Jared Leto made a serious sartorial impression in an off-white tuxedo with black satin peak lapels and piping and off-white satin bow tie from Lanvin’s spring 2015 pre-collection. (Jordan Strauss/ Invision / AP)

Lead actor winner Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) was a winner in a Gucci ensemble that included a black velvet peak-lapel, two-button evening jacket, white evening shirt and black tuxedo trousers. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Downey Jr. wore a Valentino tuxedo from the fall 2014 collection and a Valentino tie from the fall 2014 collection, accessorized with a pair of Paul Smith spectacles with custom-colored lenses. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

George Clooney melted hearts and scored points with the backstage revelation that he was sporting the very same (Giorgio Armani) tuxedo he’d worn for his September wedding to Amal Alamuddin. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Alan Cumming, nominee for supporting actor in a series, miniseries or motion picture (“The Good Wife”), is shown in a buff wool two-button peak lapel tuxedo, buff dress shirt and buff silk skinny tie from the spring 2015 Calvin Klein Collection. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Alan Cumming almost made up for it though with an eye-catching pair of kicks - grommet-festooned high-top sneakers. (Paul Buck / EPA)

Adam Tschorn

Senior features writer Adam Tschorn is a former small-town newspaper editor, game-show question-and-answer man and fashion scribe who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007. He currently covers a wide range of pop-culture topics with a focus on cannabis culture. Holding a B.A. in philosophy and an M.A. in journalism, he feels perfectly suited to looking at things, asking “why?” and writing down the answers.