Jared Leto started the best bow tie trend at the Oscars

Men, it's time to stop and smell the bow ties.
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Neha Prakash
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Jared Leto started the best bow tie trend at the Oscars
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Actor Jared Leto attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty

Men, it's time to stop and smell the bow ties. 

Your celebrity crush Jared Leto arrived at the Oscars looking like an absolute baller in a Gucci tux accented with red pipping topped with a carnation flower bow tie. 


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It was edgy, cool and just odd enough to get our praise. 

We'd say you should copy his style, but let's be real, only Leto can pull this off.  


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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Actor Jared Leto attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Getty Images) Credit: Todd Williamson/Getty Images





Also, the shoes. 

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Neha Prakash

Neha Prakash was Mashable's Senior Watercooler Reporter, covering viral content, Internet culture and all things Kardashians.Before being a reporter, Neha was a Mashable intern covering news and politics. Neha previously interned at AOL/Huffington Post managing content and social media for its health and fitness sites.She earned her Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School in May 2012, and graduated with a B.A. from Penn State University in 2010.

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