How Eddie Redmayne Became This Awards Season’s Breakout Style Star

It’s hard for the men of the red carpet to compete against some of the most glamorous gowns in the world. That said, when Eddie Redmayne hit the red carpet at the SAG Awards last month, all eyes were on his bowed blouse and sharp high-waisted trousers. “It’s probably my number one favorite from this past menswear season,” Redmayne’s stylist Harry Lambert tells Vogue of the ensemble from Saint Laurent’s fall 2023 collection. “As soon as the SAGs came up, we were like, This needs to be the look.”

Throughout this year’s awards season—where Redmayne has been doing press for his new film, The Good Nurse—the duo have experimented with style. Redmayne has emerged triumphant as one of the best dressed men of the moment as a result. “I’ve always admired Eddie’s fashion sense, and his sense of flair and fun that he would have on the red carpet,” says Lambert, who has been working with Redmayne for about six months. “When he asked to collaborate, I was super excited to start working with him.”

Redmayne had never worked with a stylist before; He saw what Lambert had been doing with stars like Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor, and felt inspired to push his own fashion boundaries on the carpet. “He wanted to evolve his fashion, take some risks, and have fun,” says Lambert. “To try some things that he hadn’t tried before.” They put emphasis on subverting menswear classics—like sleek tailoring and great suiting—and doing modern, forward-thinking takes on them. 

In Saint Laurent

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A highlight was the sleek black Alexander McQueen jumpsuit that Redmayne wore to this year’s BAFTAs. “It was very classic and elegant, but the fact that it was a jumpsuit with no shirt underneath was really fun,” says Lambert. He also loved the Maison Margiela couture suit that Redmayne wore to the New York premiere of The Good Nurse—“it fit him to perfection,” says Lambert—and the embellished, sheer red Gucci top that Redmayne wore to the GQ Man of the Year Awards.  “To be honest, I wasn’t sure if it was gonna suit him—it was quite an out-there look,” says Lambert. “But he put it on, and it just looked perfect.”