Kanye West Is GQ's Most Stylish Man Of The Year. Here's Why.

It's more of a Kimye victory, really.

The people have voted, and Kanye West is "on a galaxy that haters cannot visit."

On a bracket of 64 style icons that included Tom Ford, Brad Pitt and Idris Elba, GQ's Most Stylish Man Showdown 2015 came down to Yeezy and model Lucky Blue-Smith -- whose Instafans, while vigilant, just couldn't outvote "the almighty power of the Kardashian social media complex," as GQ put it when they announced that West won for the second year in a row.

So really, Kimye might as well be the winner.

Is having Kanye West look down at "Lucky Blue-Smith" intentional or nah? West beat the young supermodel as GQ's Most Stylish Man Of The Year contest.
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Is having Kanye West look down at "Lucky Blue-Smith" intentional or nah? West beat the young supermodel as GQ's Most Stylish Man Of The Year contest.

West looks good in a tux or hoodie, wears monochromatic tan and layers of camo, and knows how to match big and baggy with skinny and tight. His win is also likely due to West's rising influence in the fashion industry -- he launched his Yeezy line at New York Fashion Week in February and demand for his Yeezy Boost shoes falls just under Air Jordan status in the sneaker stratosphere -- but that Jenner-West social media bump definitely helped. The family's combined reach hits 232 million people just on Instagram alone.

As for the race, it wasn't even close: West got 520,119 votes to Blue-Smith's 445,073 (for what it's worth, we were rooting for Jeff Goldblum).

Here are some of West's best looks from the year.

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In midtown Manhattan on January 8.
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At the BET Honors 2015 on January 24 in Washington, D.C.
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Wearing the Yeezy 3 sneakers 'Yeezy 750 Boost' at the Roc Nation Grammy brunch on February 7 in Beverly Hills.
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At the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 8 in Los Angeles.
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Another look at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 8 Los Angeles.
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At the Jeremy Scott fashion show during MADE Fashion Week at MILK Studios on February 18 in New York City.
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At the John Elliott & CO fashion show at Skylight Clarkson SQ. on February 13 in New York City.
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West and Kris Jenner at the Arts club on March 2 in London.
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In Paris on March 7.
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At LAX on April 7 Los Angeles.
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At the 2015 Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala benefit on May 4 in New York City.
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Performing at Power 106 Presents Powerhouse 2015 at Honda Center on May 16 in Anaheim, California.
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In Soho on June 1 in New York City.
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At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30 in Los Angeles.
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In Soho on September 7 in New York City.
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In LA on September 5.
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In Manhattan on September 10.
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Performing at the Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash Block Show at Philips Arena on June 20 in Atlanta.
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At the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week on September 11 in New York City.
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In Manhattan on September 14 in New York City.
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Attending Vogue's 95th anniversary party on October 3 in Paris.
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At LAX on October 31.
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Shopping in Soho on December 2.

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