Hollywood's Well-Tylered Man

"A lot of the new young actors do have a sort of charisma and sensibility about dressing that is as sexy and completely unforced as the fabulous way James Dean looked in Rebel Without a Cause," Tyler continues. So, he's talking about Tyler regular Brad Pitt here? "Brad always looks cool," he agrees. "He never lets the clothing wear him. He's the perfect example of someone who has found his individual style, even with subtle things like wearing his shirt collar out. It's about confidence, knowing yourself and playing it down. Brad has that."

"Does Johnny Depp?" I ask.

The very mention of Depp's name gets a big nod from Tyler. "Wouldn't change a thing."

"How about Keanu Reeves?"

"He's a little too casual. I never remember what he wears at all."

Christian Slater?

I'd say rough him up a little bit, push color on him. He might take a cue from Gary Oldman, who's dangerous and dresses with edge, style."

Tom Cruise?

"A couple of times. I've thought he looked overdressed. He looks best in a beautiful white shirt, black trousers. No fuss."

Chris O'Donnell?

"Don't know or remember what he wears. Looks good in tights, though."

Matt Dillon?

"Fabulous-looking, My spring men's collection was based on the feel of Matt in Rumble Fish. I'd like to dress him really conservatively in a classic English-cut suit, because he's a little too casual to me."

Nicolas Cage?

"'He looked absolutely fantastic at the Golden Globes. His suit, which I think was a single-breasted Hugo Boss, fit perfectly. However, he should have worn the exact same thing to the Oscars."

Stephen Dorff?

"Great-looking guy. I like his image, his attitude."

Jim Carrey?

"Tone down his colors, don't draw attention to him, because he draws enough attention to himself--and never, ever have wide lapels. I'd be very careful dressing him--otherwise he's way too theatrical."

Just a second, here. What, if not way theatrical, was the look Tyler himself gave Robert Downey Jr. for Oscar night the year of his Chaplin Best Actor nomination? "Normally, I would never have done black velvet." Tyler confesses, "but I didn't want to do tails and ...well, after all, it was for Chaplin, so we just went for something pretty wild. Like Chaplin, Robert can pull off anything." Well, almost.

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