On the Queer press tour, we got to see a new Daniel Craig: softer, vulnerable, a bit more undone. It’s the opposite of his 15-year stint as James Bond, allowing the actor to shut the door on the short-back-and-sides, single-breasted spy suits vibe in favor of something looser and slouchier. And for a special Milan screening of Queer at the Cinema Colosseo, the actor upped the ante on this menswear chapter.
Here, it was the same formula (big, languid, and involving some double-breasted action), but remastered. Craig swapped a suit for an Armani knee-length trench, double-breasted shawl lapel waistcoat, loose shirt, and roomy tailored trousers, all made in the same charcoal silk. This was a fit for an off-duty Milanese business tycoon, who drinks small coffees in the morning and supplements his negronis with thin cigs at aperitivo hour.
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For some added sickness and general layering madness, Craig wore the shirt untucked. The double-breasted waistcoat helps sharpen things up, creating a defined waist, while still keeping the layered chill vibe. This vibe works well because he keeps the freakiness to one color and confined to one part of the fit. For contrast, the actor wore orange-tinted Giorgio Armani sunglasses up top and deep blue suede Chelsea boots from R.M. Williams below—very smart, very sexy.
When it comes to handsome, easy-going menswear, few come close to Giorgio Armani—the label wrote the book. Rather than doing structured power suits, Armani puts a focus on comfort, often using lighter fabrics in cuts that compliment the body. We get this chilled-out polish in Craig’s fit, with a soft-shouldered overcoat and flowy double-breasted waistcoat. It’s sharp but comfortable, and the kind of thing you can dress down easily like Craig, who changed the whole vibe simply by untucking his shirt.
Daniel Craig is always going to look good in a suit, especially when it’s Giorgio Armani. But he’s also comfortable remixing the classics and letting things get a bit freaky. And you should be, too.
This story originally appeared on British GQ.
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