As Mark Scout in Severance, Apple TV+’s dystopian sci-fi thriller, Adam Scott goes all in. His gripping portrayal of a grief-stricken white-collar apparatchik gives a bizarre, unsettling have a look at the grueling calls for of company life, performed out by way of a sequence of crisp elevator transitions and equally crisp navy fits.
Adam Scott as Mark Scout deserves all of the reward he is eliciting. However Adam Scott as Adam Scott warrants recognition right here, too—not the least for his dedication to Severance-adjacent, office-friendly suiting. Take, for instance, the olive-hued Todd Snyder two-piece the actor wore to a current All-Guild screening in Los Angeles, which he paired with a washed denim shirt and a schoolboy-esque repp tie. In combination, the outfit is buttoned-up sufficient to adjust to any Innie-mandated costume codes, however personality-driven sufficient for Outie obligation over the weekend.
It is price noting the methods by which Scott’s comparatively demure swimsuit swerves in opposition to the present grain of red-carpet dressing, too. There have been no sprawling lapels, pooling trousers, or tiny brooches right here—simply pitch-perfect tailoring within the platonic-ideal spring colour. Whereas most of Hollywood busies itself with ’80s stockbroker cosplay, Scott’s getup is a welcome reminder that fits do not should be style to be enjoyable.
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Today, although, style actually seems a bit extra Severance. At Balenciaga, Demna offered the ultimate—and most ‘normie’ assortment—of his tenure, sending fashions down the runway in sober single-breasted fits in dueling shades of black and navy. Miu Miu’s most up-to-date present was rife with beefy single-breasted fits in barely boxier proportions, whereas stealthy Scandi imprint Mfpen served up a wonderful array of informal jackets that would not look a lick misplaced in Mark Scout’s closet.
Certain, Scott’s explicit swimsuit nonetheless scans as early-AM-stand-up-ready. However with just a few small additions to the equation, the actor proves {that a} actually good swimsuit doesn’t must do probably the most. For now, a minimum of, menswear may be within the throes of its “Greed is sweet” period, however we’re thrilled to report that Adam Scott nonetheless seems his finest in pure Severance mode.
This story initially appeared on British GQ.
