Most "theatrical" Men's costume for 2025-26 | Nominations

[gsk8]

Every season there are a few men who clearly told their costume designer: “Yes… but make it more dramatic.” Capes, sparkles, bold colors, theatrical themes — sometimes subtle, sometimes gloriously extra.

Which senior man wins the prize for most theatrical costume this season?

Share your favorites (or the ones that made you do a double take).

Poll to follow soon!

 

[kiimnu]

Mikhail Shaidorov's panda costume

 

[gsk8]

Shaidorov's SP for me!

 

[dorispulaski]

Kevin Aymoz Bolero costume with dramatic red hand & arm

 

[Ichatdelune]

Welp there goes my afternoon productivity, as a proud member of the jury for the prestigious WTF costume awards I have Thoughts(tm). I will be nominating costumes in two subdivisions, the ones that made me go wow and the ones that made me go ...wow .

division:
- My darling Cha Junhwan, SP (first)

It might look rather standard Men's Black(tm) on first glance but the wow factor is in the details, case in point the bouncing raindrops on his arms.

- Kim Aaron, SP
Talk about fabric, Aaron's mother (who made the costume) definitely went for it.

- Anthony Paradis, FS

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Another case of all the fabric, only in white.

division:

- Mihhail Selevko, SP
HRH the Cactus Prince Misha Selevko does not disapppoint. It is very fitting with the theme, but still it's a costume.

- Gabriele Frangipani, SP
The colors speak for themselves, methinks.

- Adam Siao Him Fa, SP (first)
Do I need words even.

Will add more later

 

[4everchan]

^^. I love both Adam's and Frangi's costumes in here . pshhhh

 

[Ichatdelune]

^^. I love both Adam's and Frangi's costumes in here . pshhhh

I do enjoy them too, it's just that my enjoyment is of the ...wow into wow type

 

[TallyT]

Kevin Aymoz Bolero costume with dramatic red hand & arm

And decolletage! His blue gladiator one at the Olys was also good (mind you, Kevin is so drenched in drama anyway that everything he wears gets an extra dose of theatre - he could borrow Nathan or Keegan's dulleties and make them dramatic. And oh I wish I had not thought up that mental image)

Of course, I would save some of the more... spectacular spectacle like that.... Idonothavewords of Adam's, Ilia's SP (bad 90s scifi/soft porn knockoff) and the unholy awfulness of the Russian Semenenko for the WTF competition. I am sure @elektra blue will agree with me

I would also vote for Mikhail's Dune, which is the best for Dune I have ever seen.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Part 2 of my nominations, both and :

division

- Matias Lindfors, FS

That costume is made of actual leather. It's really heavy and he feels weighted down by it. Talk about dedication.

division

- Vladimir Litvintsev, FS

This Joker is not dressed in purple or green, he's dressed in blood. Peak cinema.

- Matias Lindfors, SP

The concept of adding more paint splatters. QED.

Might add more later after day 1 of JWC is over

 

[elektra blue]

And decolletage! His blue gladiator one at the Olys was also good (mind you, Kevin is so drenched in drama anyway that everything he wears gets an extra dose of theatre - he could borrow Nathan or Keegan's dulleties and make them dramatic. And oh I wish I had not thought up that mental image)

Of course, I would save some of the more... spectacular spectacle like that.... Idonothavewords of Adam's, Ilia's SP (bad 90s scifi/soft porn knockoff) and the unholy awfulness of the Russian Semenenko for the WTF competition. I am sure @elektra blue will agree with me

I would also vote for Mikhail's Dine, which is the best for Dune I have ever seen.

Zhenya wins everything hands down

 

[TallyT]

Oh, and a personal sigh of happiness for Kao's The Last Samurai!

 

[elektra blue]

Part 2 of my nominations, both and :

division

- Matias Lindfors, FS

That costume is made of actual leather. It's really heavy and he feels weighted down by it. Talk about dedication.

division

- Vladimir Litvintsev, FS

This Joker is not dressed in purple or green, he's dressed in blood. Peak cinema.

- Matias Lindfors, SP
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The concept of adding more paint splatters. QED.

Might add more later after day 1 of JWC is over

Mattias has splatters on his ear lobes too this time around

 

[el henry]

This is positively restrained for Donovan, but still, bling to die for. The man never fails...

 

[Joe Mendoza]

According to ChatGPT:

Ilia Malinin​

Short Program — “Prince of Persia” — 2026 Winter Olympics
Satomi Ito’s design for Malinin’s Olympic Short Program elevated men’s costuming into full character embodiment. The sand-toned mesh base, leather-like strap appliqué, and jewel accents sculpted a warrior silhouette while preserving quad-jump mobility. Strategic torso paneling sharpened V-shape proportion under broadcast lighting; metallic trims flashed during rotational velocity, reinforcing heroic theatricality. Unlike conventional embellished shirts, this costume constructed a persona — mythic, cinematic, and stage-scaled. It did not decorate the program; it authored it.

 

[TallyT]

According to ChatGPT:

Ilia Malinin​

Short Program — “Prince of Persia” — 2026 Winter Olympics
Satomi Ito’s design for Malinin’s Olympic Short Program elevated men’s costuming into full character embodiment. The sand-toned mesh base, leather-like strap appliqué, and jewel accents sculpted a warrior silhouette while preserving quad-jump mobility. Strategic torso paneling sharpened V-shape proportion under broadcast lighting; metallic trims flashed during rotational velocity, reinforcing heroic theatricality. Unlike conventional embellished shirts, this costume constructed a persona — mythic, cinematic, and stage-scaled. It did not decorate the program; it authored it.

ChatGPT needs to get a grip... I'm pretty sure this came straight from one of my worst (aka funniest) romantasy nightmare reads.

 

[DancingCactus]

That Chat GPT description is as awful as thd costume itself.

Sascha Selevko's Prince.

 

[yfan1]

Oh, and a personal sigh of happiness for Kao's The Last Samurai!
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That's the shit

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

- Adam Siao Him Fa, SP (first)
Do I need words even.
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Will add more later

He brought that one back for Art on Ice so I had to see it again last Saturday...such a "pleasure"

 

[elektra blue]

guys, i feel he deserves to be here for ever probably

 

[dorispulaski]

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