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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley

Too many, bro? Broaching the subject of men’s lapel messaging at the Oscars

Head and shoulders shot of Brody in black suit showing silver lapel accessory with Oscars logo behind on wall
Adrien Brody sporting his outsized brooch ‘Ulysses’ during red carpet arrivals for this year’s Oscars. Photograph: Kevin Sullivan/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

While the eyes might be the window to the soul, lapels are certainly doing some talking. On the Oscars red carpet last Sunday night, Hollywood’s leading men flashed a lot of bling on their suits.

From Adrien Brody who wore an astronomically large brooch titled Ulysses, arguably as big as the James Joyce tome is thick, to a clean-shaven Pedro Pascal, who distracted from his newly bare chin with a silk and feather Chanel Camélia brooch, lapels were vying for the spotlight.

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