Fashion

In the new film Honey Boy, Shia LaBeouf plays a father and Lucas Hedges a son in a heavy drama based on LaBeouf’s actual childhood in show business—LaBeouf plays his own father, basically, with Hedges in the Shia role. At the film’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere, both stars showed up dressed in some expert-level menswear. Since Hedges plays a version of LaBeouf in the movie, it was almost like two versions of LaBeouf (real and fictional) were having a great style week.

Let’s start with the real LaBeouf. The actor-slash-writer has a bit of a cult fashion following for his eccentric style, which mostly includes the mixing and matching of beat-up sweaters, cutoff shorts, vintage tees, and Crocs. (Oh, and the occasional fringed statement jacket.) For the Honey Boy premiere, though, LaBeouf donned a full head-to-toe Gucci look: a cotton piqué striped polo underneath a slightly shrunken two-piece suit with some shiny metallic loafers. It’s one of the more A-list looks we’ve ever seen on the guy, and a great reminder that even though LaBeouf prefers the ultra-casual look, he can still wear the hell out of a sharp suit.

Hedges may not be worshipped for his personal style (yet!), but if the skyrocketing actor keeps showing up in outfits like these, he’ll be well on his way. For his red carpet look, Hedges went with a hazelnut-colored suit with a silky dusty lime dress shirt underneath. The double-breasted blazer feels old-school Hollywood, while the unexpected color combo feels quintessentially of-the-moment. The day before the premiere, Hedges flexed his off-duty style skills, too. During a portrait session for the film, he wore an outfit one might expect to see on a reigning menswear champ like Jonah Hill: a perfectly fitting chore coat, slouchy-yet-cuffed-high pants, and low-key Adidas sneakers. It’s also worth noting that LaBeouf’s pastel-pink-colored retro-y shirt in the same photo is solid as well.

From a professional sense, both LaBeouf and Hedges are having great years. The early reviews of Honey Boy point to the film being a hit, a movie that feels both uniquely personal and wholly relatable. The fact that the two stars just so happen to send some tremendous fashion down the red carpet makes things a little bit sweeter.

 
Attendees were greeted by a large honeycomb board featuring various elements of a face – cutouts from a giant poster introducing Victoria Beckham Beauty.
 
“Luxury, performance, clean beauty,” read the tagline, which could have summed up this collection.
 
Around 400 guests gathered inside the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in Westminster, a grandiose Victorian building constructed on the spoils of colonial India. A giant statue of the man who conquered the sub-continent, Clive, stands outside. 
 
Security was tight as one entered the building, below the former office of Boris Johnson, during his very brief tenure as foreign secretary.
 
David Beckham and the couple’s four kids were sitting front row behind Vogue editors-in-chief and former buddies Edward Enninful and Anna Wintour, underneath the glass roof of the marbled courtyard. 
 
Indeed, it felt like one was in the Beaux-Arts in Paris rather than a Victoria building in London, so smooth and classy was this collection. Quite simply, these were the most expensive looking clothes Beckham has produced. Mannish black and white houndstooth pantsuits oozed authority, while check blazers were paired with romantic blouses and perfectly draped skirts imparting confidence and class.
 
A whole series of ruffled blouses and cocktail dresses were impressive, as was the color palette – deep purples, dark peppermints and fresh aubergines. Polished, precise, pretty and, well, posh.
 
Hyper precise chignons courtesy of hairstylist Guido Palau, and super smooth make by Pat McGrath were also the ideal compliment to this collection. And Victoria’s own smoky idea and color palette.
 
In a revolutionary approach, the house’s French backers dreamed up this indie beauty business model, eschewing the easier option of a license with a giant like L’Oréal or Estée Lauder. The success of Victoriabeckhambeauty.com will be vital for the house’s future and it got off to a great start with this runway debut.

 
“Controlled and free, living life, reality and believability. There is always a duality in women, moving between different ideas, different moods. I want clothes that move with a woman, that move with her life,” explained Beckham.
 
She took her bow with a big wave underneath a large marble arch inside the ministry, ideal for the woman who, in the decade since opening her house, has become Britain’s most famous fashion plenipotentiary.