Oscars 2026 Countdown: Jacob Elordi-ology

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We kicked this year’s round of “ology” posts, in which we take a look at an Oscar nominee’s awards season style in order to suss out their game plan and preferences for the big night, with the dazzling Wunmi Mosaku, so we thought we’d change the vibe a little by turning to someone with a more restrained but no less expressive style.

At the BFI London Film Festival Premiere of Frankenstein in Bottega Veneta
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Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi has that movie star face, which might lead you to think that he’s approaching fashion on the lowest difficulty setting, but he’s also something like eleven feet tall (okay, 6′ 5″), which means his style team has to pay extra attention to how things fit him.

At the Academy Museum Gala in Bottega Veneta
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It could all go “Lurch from the Addams Family” so easily if the proportions aren’t just right. Fortunately, his team gets so many things right that it’s never been an issue.

At the Governors Awards in Bottega Veneta
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And we use the word “uniformly” deliberately here. He really didn’t try to reinvent the wheel, preferring to stick to classic menswear that gives him that “James Bond if he were a giant” vibe.

At the Gotham Film Awards in Bottega Veneta
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We like that he uses outerwear when he can. Men’s suits don’t need to be paired with coats to look complete, but it does give the wearer something more to play with. He likes having layers to his looks.

At the Palm Springs International Film Festival in Bottega Veneta
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In fact, our only quibble with his style, which has been uniformly excellent all year, is that his pants sometimes puddle a bit too much.

At the Critics Choice Awards in Bottega Veneta
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We don’t think there’s much point to making a big show of trying to predict his choices for Oscar night, since it’s a near-certainty he’ll be in some form of classic Bottega Veneta formalwear.

At the Golden Globesin Bottega Veneta
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It’s been a very well-considered and thoughtful campaign; not as showy as a Chalamet, but consistently excellent over and over again.

At the Santa Barbara International Film Festiva in Bottega Veneta
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And while he’s never gone hog-wild with it, he does play with unexpected colors now and then.

At the Oscar Nominee Luncheon in Valentino
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And is capable of a few surprises, like showing up looking like a prep school villain in an ’80s comedy. His team is very good at playing to his strengths, making sure he looks as photogenic as possible, but not overdoing it on the stunting or showiness. It’s quiet and confident, which suits him. And since he’s never been a frontrunner in this category, it’s been a very smart bit of branding for him. He’s in the upper echelon now and he looks the part.

[Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI, Kate Green/Getty Images for BFI, Cover Images, Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Stefanie Keenan/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Nick Agro/The Academy/A.M.P.A.S, Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society, John Shearer/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association, Faye’s Vision/Cover Images, Carla Van Wagoner/Future Image/Cover Images]

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