Callum Turner Knows Your Navy Suit Never Needs to Be Boring

Long before Callum Turner was the Callum Turner, he was a model. He also worked at Dover Street Market in London, where being surrounded by some of the nicest clothes on Planet Earth was literally part of the gig. So it makes sense that, even now, he knows exactly when to play it safe and when to switch things up.For the New York City premiere of his new film One Night Only, which also stars Monica Barbaro, Turner pulled up to the red carpet in custom Louis Vuitton. On paper, it kept things pretty classic. A navy double-breasted suit. OK! Matching trousers. Sure! Black leather Oxfords. You got it! But then you get to the shirt and tie.TheStewartofNYInstead of defaulting to the usual white-shirt-dark-tie combo, the Masters of the Air star went with a butter-yellow cotton poplin shirt and a brown striped silk tie. Blue, yellow and brown aren't exactly the first three colours you'd put together. But against the navy tailoring, they feel warm, rich, and just a little unexpected.Most of us already own some version of the classic navy suit. It's reliable, goes with everything, and seduces you into wearing it exactly the same way every single time. Turner proves you don't actually need a new suit to make it feel fresh; you just need to stop reaching for the obvious.There's another reason this look works so well. Callum Turner is a pretty built dude, and conventional tailoring wisdom says bigger guys should steer clear of double-breasted suits. The extra layer of fabric and wider front are supposed to make you look stockier and shorter. But that's only really true if the fit is off. His jacket nips in nicely at the waist—giving him more shape, rather than more bulk—while the clean shoulders keep the silhouette from feeling boxy. Add in a pair of trousers with a good amount of drape, and the whole thing looks nice and balanced.The suit itself isn't doing anything new. What's different is how it's been styled. Sometimes the easiest way to make your two-piece feel brand new isn't to buy another one; it's to wear the one you've already got a little differently.This story originally appeared on British GQ.