HL: The intent is to create something memorable, joyful and interesting. We share references, I search words in Pinterest, and we build up a narrative of images. We send these images to a brand, for example, Miu Miu when we are creating a custom red-carpet look with them. We’ll say: “We love this colour, or we love this runway look from 1998, or this blue dress Chloë Sevigny once walked in. Can we combine them together?”
EC: If people see a message behind my red-carpet looks, I think that it is because they come from a very authentic place of who Harry and I are as people. There’s a power in that that people recognise.
NP: In terms of red-carpet style, how do you work to get the perfect mix of different looks and labels? Do your looks develop easily or do they take a lot of back and forth?
HL: I can’t claim responsibility for Emma’s personal style at all. Emma is very good at dressing themselves!
EC: It’s so funny, sometimes fans or people I don’t know think that if you have a stylist they’re getting calls every morning with me asking: “What shall I wear today?” I’ve always really loved fashion in terms of self expression. I think maybe it comes from being observant and a people watcher and looking at how people present themselves and want to appear to the world. I’m really fortunate to have the opportunity to experiment with fashion. It’s really given me the chance to explore my identity through clothing and I’m really interested in how that has changed and shifted year after year. I’m also always amazed at the scope of Harry’s style radar – like working with young designers who have barely graduated from Central Saint Martins and not just major fashion houses. I think some of the most original work is coming from those places.
HL: Emma has worn smaller brands like Knwls, SS Daley, Harris Reed, Marco Ribeiro and Ernest W Baker. These pieces – like an Ernest W Baker men’s suit – they don’t feel like costume, they…
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