In his role as Detective Green on Law & Order, Jesse L. Martin doesn't get the chance to dress up much. "I first touched Armani on the set of One Life to Live," he says. "I put on this suit and it was like, This is a beautiful thing to see." Martin -- who went on to do everything from starring in Rent to playing Ally McBeal's boyfriend -- has put that look to work whenever he can: "Two years ago, I brought my mom to the NAACP Image Awards. She was really, really excited, and I had to look good, so I got an Armani tux. You couldn't tell me I didn't look smashing standing next to my mama."
Giorgio Armani Classico coat, $4,650, and pants, $550, at Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, and Giorgio Armani. Emporio Armani shirt, $298 at Bloomingdale's and Emporio Armani.