This is not Timothee Chalamet’s first time in pearls; he also wore two different strands for his British Vogue cover and on-camera interview. But it’s the first time — that I know of — that he’s busted them out for an official appearance. Compared to those, these look way more like something his mother inherited than something he got from a stylist (which, to be clear, I don’t know; I’m just saying that’s the vibe). And they honestly also come off like he grabbed them spontaneously on his way out the door, or wore them as a tribute. Because, at the risk of being un-fun — a chance I baldly take multiple times a day on this website — I am not sure this is quite the outfit for them? They fight the sweater’s neckline. But I love him for giving us some different accessories to discuss, beyond pocket squares and ties and the still-only-occasional lapel pin.
Speaking of the sweater:
This whole outfit is just MADE to be posterized on a teen’s wall. He looks like a cross between the 2022 version of Judd Nelson from The Breakfast Club (whiff of danger; knows it) and James Spader from Pretty In Pink (rich, popular, not an underdog; knows it). Oh, but with Jon Cryer’s Pretty in Pink hair (leads with his coif; knows it). And Ferris Bueller’s sunglasses (icon to millions, not actually dying; knows it). He wears his choices with immense confidence and authority, and you can totally see why the kids lose their minds over it.
Seriously, I know people love him as an actor, but his still photos would make great album covers for the next wave of furious and furiously romantic Olivia Rodrigos.
