James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie at BFI London Film Festival’s JOY Premiere

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James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie, the stars of Joy, made some incredibly baffling style choices for the film’s BFI London Film Festival premiere.

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And they CLEARLY didn’t coordinate with each other.

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At the very least, you would think he’d have had the decency and foresight to ring her up and be all, “Hey, I’m going to be wearing a sloppy, ill-fitted margarine-colored clown suit, just so you know.” He’s had a long history of hiding the hot on the red carpet, but he’s really outdone himself this time. This isn’t hiding; this is actively working against the hot. The funny thing is, if this Chaplin suit were in black, this could almost come off chic. We love brightly colored suits, but this one doesn’t flatter him at all.

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We pegged this as an archival piece on the color story alone. It reeks of the late aughts to us. We find the floral to be really harsh with her coloring, which isn’t helped by the inexplicably heavy makeup. And that fungal growth at the waist is a terrible design element. It all feels stale and aging to us.

Style Credits:
Thomasin McKenzie: Lanvin Floral Strapless Dress from the Resort 2010 Collection
Styled by Thomas Carter Phillips | Hair by Carlos Ferraz | Makeup by Emma White Turle

[Photo Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI]

• BFI London Film Festival
• Carlos Ferraz
• Emma White Turle
• Festivals
• James Norton
• Joy
• Lanvin
• Movie Premiere
• Netflix
• Red Carpet
• Thomas Carter Phillips
• Thomasin McKenzie