New York Film Festival: Alexander Skarsgård in Celine at the PILLION Premiere

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We knew that Pillion star Alexander Skarsgard was likely to do a little cheeky queerbaiting on the red carpet, given both his predilection for goofy fits and the film’s queer kink storyline. What we did not expect was to see him dressed up like the ultimate in 1955 trade.

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For the straights: “trade” refers to men who embody a traditional sort of tough-guy masculinity and in the 1950s, it was largely defined by this exact look, which was immortalized in a thousand Tom of Finland comics. It also had a resurgence in the ’80s in San Francisco as the “clone” look. Anyway, this is a little on the gimmicky side for promotional fashion, but it’s more tone-dressing than theme-dressing (since no one in the film dresses like this). It does come off a little costumey, but he looks cute and that’s mostly what matters here.

Style Credits:
Celine Ensemble from the Spring 2026 Collection
Styled by Harry Lambert

ABOUT THE MOVIE:
A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
DIRECTOR: Harry Lighton
CAST: Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling

[Photo Credit:  Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for FLC, Courtesy of Celine – Video Credit: A24/YouTube]

• A24
• Alexander Skarsgård
• Celine
• Festivals
• Harry Lambert
• New York Film Festival
• Pillion