Sure, Margot Robbie’s Wuthering Heights Wardrobe Is Incredible, But Jacob Elordi’s Is Better
The Wuthering Heights press tour has absolutely owned our social media feeds this week. While Margot Robbie’s parade of corsetry, romantic goth vibes, and layers of blood-red Chanel tulle have had us all in a literal chokehold, The Handbook’s Contributing Fashion & Lifestyle Editor, Astrid Carter, explains why it’s actually Jacob Elordi’s wardrobe she’s dying to steal.
I can already hear the gasps of disbelief. Yes, I’m calling it: Jacob Elordi’s Wuthering Heights “tourdrobe” is better than Margot’s.
Now, let’s not get things twisted. Margot’s press run is a masterclass in method-dressing cosplay. She has delivered the most intricate, beautiful nods to the film, whether she’s hitting the red carpet in Chanel red tulle or Dilara Findikoglu corsetry so sharp it could have your eye out. It’s romantic, it’s gothic, it’s high-drama fantasy. I haven’t doom-scrolled this hard in years to keep up with it all.
As a woman who loves to dip her toe into menswear, his choices are really speaking to me.
But would I actually wear it? Obviously not. I’m partial to leather trousers or a hint of lace, and I love a statement jewel situation. Still, I’m not sure the school gates are ready for a floor-sweeping, feather-trimmed archival Dior by John Galliano coat worn open over sheer red stockings and a “skirt-off-sick” mini. It might be fun to test that theory, mind you.
What Margot’s wardrobe offers in theatre and utter indulgence, Jacob’s looks provide in quiet practicality and undeniable chic. As a woman who loves to dip her toe into menswear, his choices are really speaking to me.
Jacob is no stranger to fashion flirtation. He’s been spotted carrying Bottega clutches, playing with proportions, and is clearly the Head Boy of the current mullet renaissance. But for this tour, he – under the genius of his stylist sister duo team Wendi Ferreira and Nicole DeJulio – has taken things up a notch.
Kicking off the tour in LA, he wore a Chanel SS26 cropped womenswear jacket with white denim. On paper, it’s not a huge departure from traditional smart-casual tailoring, but the devil is in the detail: the perfect roll of a cuff, an exaggerated shoulder, a relaxed pant, and all paired with a cute – if not totally polarising – soft jazz shoe. I wanted the entire look.
The devil is in the detail: the perfect roll of a cuff, an exaggerated shoulder, a relaxed pant, and all paired with a cute – if not totally polarising – soft jazz shoe.
At the Paris premiere, he opted for a rich chocolate brown Bottega suit. An impeccably cut suit on an A-list man isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but the high-neck detail gave it a subtle, feminine twist. Now, all I want for my next night out is a chocolate blouse layered under a matching blazer. For a Paris photocall, he again lent in to a classic menswear silhouette, but refined it with finer tweaks: a leather tie, an oversized off-white mac (again, Bottega Veneta), and perfectly dishevelled hair.
My personal favourite? The pop of red suede via a 10/10 Bode jacket he wore for a London photocall. I audibly gasped. At $2,100, it’s firmly on my wishlist, though something tells me that won’t be coming to fruition anytime soon.
Then came last Thursday’s London premiere. In custom Bottega once again, he wore a gorgeous grey-green suit with a matching tie and shirt. The longer cut of the jacket leaned into the romanticism of the film, beautifully complementing Margot while letting her shine (which she did, looking sensational in another custom Dilara Findikoglu). When the rain started, a soaking-wet Jacob shielded her from the weather, inadvertently creating a thirst trap that has since blown up every social feed in existence. It was very Wuthering Heights, very Heathcliff. I’m sure Emily Brontë would be proud.
Jacob is no stranger to fashion flirtation. He’s been spotted carrying Bottega clutches, playing with proportions, and is clearly the Head Boy of the current mullet renaissance.
I’m under no illusion that Jacob’s sartorial prowess is helped by the fact that he’s quite easy on the eye. But what I truly love is his refusal to lean into the traditionally masculine wardrobe expected of a Hollywood leading man. By embracing womenswear jackets, high-neck blouses, and delicate accessories, he is subtly disrupting the usual boundaries of menswear. I’ve always believed the best-dressed people are those who play with sartorial gender roles – from Marlene Dietrich in the ‘30s to Jagger in the ‘70s and now Harry Styles. Jacob’s style on this tour has become a new blueprint: proving that men’s fashion is at its best when it stops trying to be tough and starts having a little more fun. Just like the women.
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