A role in the sci-fi epic Dune has transformed the young
Actor into a bona fide leading man – but not one from the old
Hollywood mould
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In September, the
Met Gala in
New York – Anna Wintour’s annual fusion of fundraising gala and celebrity parade – redesigned itself for generation Z.
Instagram sponsored the event,
Justin Bieber was its headline performer, and four young whippersnappers were enlisted as co-chairs:
Singer Billie Eilish,
Tennis player Naomi Osaka, poet Amanda Gorman and – the elder statesman of the quartet at 25 – Timothée Chalamet.
Chalamet turned up, typically tousle-haired and puppy-eyed, in an outfit of two halves. Up top, a cropped, snugly tailored satin tuxedo jacket by avant-garde designer Haider Ackermann, complete with cummerbund and blingy brooches. Below, a pair of baggy cream jogging bottoms, tucked into white socks and Converse trainers. Half princely film star, half kid at play: it’s a look that encapsulates the persona of the biggest, most hysterically obsessed-over teen idol to emerge from the movies since the heyday of Twilight.