Timothée Chalamet is A Thing for a reason. Yes, there's a CV that outflanks actors 20 years his senior. And yes, there's the talent to back it up. But to be A Thing in this mad and modern age requires a pushing of the envelope off-screen too. The Haider Ackermann-designed grad schemer suit of the year 3022 did just that, as did a look diagnosed with the most terminally handsome scarlet fever. So, when your signature is to go a bit mad, the best surprise of them all can be the opposite.
Which is exactly what Chalamet did at The King's New York premiere. No techno space fabrics. Nor was there any abstract McQueen-designed print jackets. Instead, the 23-year-old went for a relatively muted look, pairing a funnel neck in the most Twitter-friendly shade of Gen-Z yellow with an all-black suit (something that's seen a resurgence of late).
Granted, it's not 'simple' or 'classic' in the traditional sense. It is far quieter though than the usual threads of the Beautiful Boy star, and as T-shirts and tailoring become a duo of the norm, Chalamet isn't ruffling any feathers beyond the old boys nest. Better yet, it's a fail-safe way to quietly rejig your suit for the most iniquitous of dress codes: smart-casual.
The rule here: keep it slimline, and colours to a solid pairing. Black will dial down even the most retina-scorching of fluoros, while safer combos exist in white-under-grey, and green-under-navy.
It won't cause passers-by to 'ooh' and 'aah' like toddlers at a firework display. But when your usual repertoire does that very thing, it pays, on occasion, to switch it up (and like Chalamet, still out-dress those that've spent your entire lifespan practising their prime paparazzi angle).
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