The Most Stylish Lords of All Time

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Title: Baron Sugar

The billionaire Baron is basically Donald Trump across the pond, with a financial empire, media and political ties, and even his own Apprentice—as well as a rep for being a belligerent dick. Unlike the Donald, however, he actually has a decent sense of style (this includes the haircut) with suits that rarely get louder than hues of grey and blue. Unfortunately, his title is not one he gave himself after building an empire on sugar, though that would be awesome.

Title: Dark Lord of the Wizarding Community; leader of the Death Eaters

You get the sinking suspicion that the queen J.K. had a swaggier image in mind than what David Yates and Ralph Fiennes ultimately brought to the table, but He Who Must Not be Named's on-screen style performance is good if not basic. He stays with the tried-and-true cloak look (is it the same robe? does he ever wash it?) mostly because it's the only thing that'll work off of his borderline-albino serpent situation and because, nothing says Dark Lord like all-black-everything.

Title: Time Lord

Presently, there have been twelve different Doctors throughout the years on BBC's long-running, cult TV show Doctor Who. Though some have been more likeable than others, each one of them were undeniably fresh for whatever the given era.

Title: 3rd Baron Brocket

The modern-day lord inherited his title at age 15, by which point both his father and grandfather had passed away. So what do you do after becoming a Baron and gaining your family's centuries-old hall, and oh yea, a ton of money? A millionaire playboy, of course, with the best classic cars money can buy and suits befitting that of royalty. Baron Brocket balled a bit too hard, though. He was convicted for insurance fraud, landing him two years in the bing during the late '90s. 

Title: (Self-proclaimed) Emperor of Evil

This OG from Power Rangers probably terrified you during your formative years until a number of parent complaints turned him into a parody of himself. No letter to the producers could turn down his swag though, because, what exactly are we looking at here? No one knows, which is precisely why Zedd's so awesome. Dude is basically free-wheeling with a slicked out exoskeleton or whatever draped around him, exactly the type of next shit you'd expect from a space conquistador. And to cap it off, a pimp staff that curves into a Z at the top? We'd annoint ourselves a lord, too.

Title: Lord of the Capulet clan

When Baz Luhrmann's polarizing film Romeo + Juliet wasn't busy MTVifying Shakespeare, it also slightly fleshed out the patriarchs of the warring Capulet and Montague clans. Daddy Capulet, played by Paul Sorvino, specifically gets some color added to his character as the flashier of the old men, stunting through his estate and offices in wild print robes, coke-white blazers, and to tie it all off, the riskiest accessory of them all: ascots. Wipe him down.

Title: Sith Lord

It came down between Anakin the underboss and Phantom Menace savior Darth Maul, but ultimately, how can you not give the highest props to the VP of the empire? Dude is half robot but moves like a boss, he's got the number-one lord essential—billowy cape—down, and he manages to make a helmet that would look dorky on anyone else in the galaxy cool and menacing.

Title: Dark Lord of Middle Earth

Even if dude didn't have the most sought after fashion accessory in the history of literature, he'd still make the cut for his truly one of a kind villain-wear. What does Sauron even look like? Unclear. But who could, when the one and only time we see him in the flesh he's so menacingly suited up in that instantly memorable assortment of chainmail, billowy-bad guy cloak, and the gnarliest helmet and shoulder pads you've ever seen? Middle Earth had to reduce him to an all-seeing eye (from which he probably made thousands of fashion dictator judgments), they couldn't handle his swag.

Title: Lords of Dogtown

Together the Z-Boys, consisting of Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams, singlehandedly #Influenced their entire Dogtown neighborhood of Santa Monica, and are generally regarded as revolutionaries of the skateboarding wave. Following that, at least some tribute must be paid to the skater look, which undoubtedly stems from the young lords' original pasttime of surfing. 

Title: 6th Baron Byron

The acclaimed British poet was a leading #influencer in the 19th century Romantic Movement, who embarked on several torrid affairs which earned him the reputation of being "mad, bad and dangerous to know," so of course his swagger had to be on point. Between writing famous works like "She Walks in Beauty" and "ladyslaying," Lord B. was a forefather of running game, leaving the women in his path defenseless to his trifecta of words, charm, and style—bad rep or not.

Title: Earl of Grantham

The head of the Crawley family/Grantham estate in the beloved BBC drama Downtown Abbey married into money to ensure the family's survival, and even though he grew to love his arranged wife, he clearly had no qualms about using her bread to stay tailored down. Does the picture above look like someone who's seriously experiencing class guilt?

Title: Drug lord

Most drug lords are raking in so much dough that they usually just can't contain their swag and they gravitate towards the flashiest, most garish clothes money can buy. American Gangster's Frank Lucas, who was portrayed by Denzel Washington, never had that problem. Even when his all-chinchilla outfit attracted unwanted attention from crooked cops, it was eye-catching in the best, who-is-this-fresh-motherfucker way possible.

Title: Son of Tywin Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock

When your given title is The Imp, you basically have no choice but to swag out on all the motherfuckers who try to belittle you. As Tyrion from the Game of Thrones puts it early in the series, the only reason he wasn't cast into the river after birth was because of his bloodline and his family's money, so naturally he spends adulthood blowing gold and trading off the Lannister name (and, you know, wallowing in daddy issues). Whether tricking in a whorehouse or standing trial, Tyrion's swagger never falters. He can't afford it to.

Title: Lord Disick

Does the reigning Swag Lord even need any explanation? Dude purchased his lordship because he felt like it and he needed something new to spend his money on. And whether flourishing in his own looks or taking obvious cues from his big brother-in-law, the gawd Disick is always the freshest person in the room, on the block, in the zip code, etc. Crown him.