Starkey, meanwhile, went in the other direction. Going for a more classic approach to tailoring, the actor (who plays Allerton in the film) wore a navy single-breasted tuxedo with a contrasting black lapel. A super clean pressed white shirt (sans-tie, of course), round-nosed derbies, and round-lensed sunglasses brought it home.
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Regardless of which way you’re leaning, you’ve got to admit they’re both incredibly solid fits.
And yeah, it’s no surprise that Loewe was the brand behind such a red carpet dichotomy. Jonathan Anderson, the brand’s creative director, is a good friend and longtime collaborator of the film’s director, Luca Guadagnino.
Just like he did for Challengers, everyone’s favorite tennis-throuple movie, Anderson has created the costumes for Queer. On the press tour for Challengers, its stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist were dressed in Loewe more often than they were not. So for any Loewe loyalists in the crowd, we’re betting you can expect the same of the Queer cast.
Meaning more crisp tailoring, more big ticket square-offs from Drew Starkey and Omar Apollo, and more 360 Loewe that caters to every single kind of menswearhead.
This story originally premiered on British GQ with the title ‘At the Queer premiere, Omar Apollo and Drew Starkey’s fits are a tale of two Loewes’
