Three- some looks

Selena Gomez in Alaia. 2022.

Thing about Alaia- you’re guaranteed fit.  And, famously celebrating femininity,  the brand establishes strong female narratives.

This rustic two- piece gives innocent, sweetheart glamour. The loveheart bag, an early Alaia staple, hinting, through both simplicity of form and mass market roll-out, accessible glamour.

The flounced skirt, all hippy glory, implies freedom: that natural, unbridled, progression to womanhood.

So, Selena broadcasts: she’s maturing into womanhood (the unwritten print- forget Justin).

Harry Styles in Gucci. 2017.

Why do I think natural when I see this vision. Probably because embroidered, satin menswear is, at best, gaudy, endearing itself to friends and the press equally; that purple playing up the show.

Thing with gaudiness, though- you must fully embody it, else run the risk of poorly considered fun. And Harry- a picture of confidence and cheek- does just that. In this suit, he’s insouciant and bold; subverting norms while simultaneously playing to them, all flamboyant fashion on stage.

To sum, he’s disco tour-de-force: all good-time carelessness, unexpected, though obviously playing to  poster-boy charm.

Chadwick Boseman in Versace. 2018.

Chadwick dresses as an ode to Heavenly Bodies. The suit almost wears him, a heavy white coat, floating above drainpipes, wrenched into Versace vine.

Instead, the impression is: he’s above it all. Red tassels, balance the motif-heavy look, in cloistered celebration, and sparkled crucifixes again suggest, a floaty hymn to an otherworld.

He’s almost at one with religious ecstasy but for the grounding vines, securing Chadwick against heavenly gates.