Paul Mescal Rocks a Disheveled Suit at the Gladiator Premiere

[off-camera person calls out] We're good to go.

Which way; this way? [mellow music plays]

Just getting ready for the premiere.

Josh is already kind of giving me a sneaky little

face massage.

That's behind the paywall. Right.

What time does the premiere start?

Red carpet. Red carpet first and then

the premiere.

[Josh] We are gonna do a variation on the mini mullet.

Paul, when I met him on a shoot,

had the mini mullet,

but then, I just refined it and made it what it is.

I think it was a joint collaboration.

I love a mullet,

he loves a mullet, and I think we both are

into undone hair.

Well, product-wise, I think we're quite loose in it.

We're not, like, too fussy.

Love the bumble and bumble thickening spray prep.

We'll normally have music [bottle clicks]

on the go, get some

drinks and some food.

It's already ordered [laughs]

so don't you worry. [Josh laughs]

I normally get hyper-anxious in moments like this,

and I'm not just saying this 'cause I'm on camera,

but I feel pretty relaxed

at the moment.

Yeah, I think it's a very special moment

for Ridley as well

to have a royal premiere for everyone else.

It's a very special moment.

There's nobody else like him.

He's utterly singular.

The last thing I was expecting

when I made this was that I'd be honestly saying

that Ridley Scott's my friend, but that's true.

He's

inspired me to, like, hopefully when I'm 86,

I have the same appetite for work that he has.

My style outside of a red carpet context, pretty consistent.

I think working with someone like Felicity,

like, informs it totally because she's

the greatest stylist in the world.

The minute we started working together,

there was no attempt by her or her team

to change who I was through the way that I dress.

Our journey was like how [laughs],

how do we find the best versions

of the things that I already like?

[Interviewer] So is that something you think about,

your own personal style away from events?

[camera clicks] You know when we see

these pictures of you in the short shorts?

[Paul] That's not considered [laughs].

That's been there long before normal people,

and it'll exist long after Gladiator II.

[upbeat jazzy music plays]

Thankfully, I didn't have a huge amount of costumes

in Gladiator II. [bottle lid pops]

It's kind of versions of [spray hisses]

the same thing.

It's a silhouette but like you associate

with Gladiator I, and there's myself and Russell Crow,

the only two people to put on certain pieces of armor.

That's a pretty cool thing.

And here's the hair. [Josh laughs]

Bonnie-wise, what you thinking?

Love it.

More effortless [laughs]. [Josh laughs]

Ladies and gentlemen of Vogue,

this is the great Felicity Kay [slaps legs].

So, I remember when Paul first told me

that he was doing Gladiator,

and I've been thinking about this ever since.

I'd say nearly every day and night.

And I've collaborated really, really closely

with Sabato and the Gucci team.

It's a big press tour

and making that every moment of a premiere

still feels different but still feels true to Paul

and his style.

Today's look [paper flaps]

is a single breasted peak,

satin lapel with a sort of deconstructed bow tie.

It's obviously a very prestigious film.

I wanted Paul to feel like the leading man he is.

So we leaned into a lot of vintage in the tour

and a lot of old Hollywood references.

We've done that before and, continuing that forward,

this suit is a beautiful, very heavy wool

that has gorgeous structure

and photographs really beautifully,

and I'm [hanger clanks]

very excited about the shirt. [hanger clanks]

So it's a silk poplin

that they developed for him especially.

It's a little translucent, so when there's no jacket,

you can actually see the tattoos through,

which is a very pretty detail.

It has this idea of a sort of undone bow tie.

Paul and I always like to have him

in quite a classic silhouette,

but I always like to find a little moment

to undo it and kind of make it feel

a little deconstructed,

just to give it a bit more interest.

[upbeat music plays]

[Paul] We're kinda doing them mini watches for this.

They're really, like, delicate and beautiful.

Pieces of art almost.

I think they're really gorgeous.

We're wearing these guys tonight, right?

Yeah, the tiny-- Yeah, great,

the tiny watch. The Tiny Watch Tour.

The tiny, yeah [laughs], the Tiny Watch Tour.

The trousers are here. Ah.

The trousers are-- Ah, great.

Hey.

There are initials.

To be, aw, cute.

I'm starting to get nervous now.

If stuff like this doesn't make you nervous,

I think it's odd.

It's in an alien environment,

and it's incredibly exciting, but it's also deeply abnormal.

I love this shirt.

It feels, like,

elegant; I feel,

like, sexy in it. [camera clicks]

It's great.

I just think this is exactly the thing

that I was talking about, like, a point of difference,

like, in the sense that it's

a really beautifully elegant suit

but where can you find something that's maybe

a little bit out there?

The collar's a little bit out there.

It's edgy,

don't we think?

[chill music plays]

What time do we have? Four past.

Right.

We're ready to go.

Dressed, happy camper.

Off to the premiere. [chill music plays]

[camera clicks]

Cheers-ing to? To Gladiator II,

To us. To friends.

To friends. Also to the wider team

that we all share that aren't here

and are all behind the camera, so

cheers to everyone else. Hi, team.

And this drink is so nice. It's delicious.

Sergeant Pepper, get on it.

Tequila, Mezcal,

pineapple juice, lime,

chiles, jalapenos. And a hint of mint.

And a hint of mint.

So quiet in here. [everyone laughs]

[chill music plays] We're good to go.

We're going to the premiere.

It's happening in the next,

I think, 30 minutes?

Thank you very much for everything.

See you later. Thanks again.

Bye.

Bye. Bye.

[chill music plays]