‘Euphoria’ Star Sydney Sweeney Is Anything but Tragic
She stans a suit. And a crop top. And a power sleeve. And a “granny” sweater. And super-bright separates. Basically, just give Sydney all the clothes.
But suiting, in particular, has become a staple for the actress when she wants to feel “feminine but powerful,” which happens...a lot. Look, when you find yourself working the same red carpet as Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio (they all starred in this summer’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), any little confidence boost is welcome.
Of course, she’s proven herself plenty powerful already, delivering achingly emotional performances of women who tend to meet tragic ends, from a psych-ward inmate in Sharp Objects to a brainwashed child bride in The Handmaid’s Tale to the in-over-her-head, lovestruck high schooler Cassie on Euphoria. Complex young beauties are kinda her thing.
In real life, though, Sydney is anything but tragic—or easily manipulated. A trained mixed martial arts fighter (yep, seriously), the 21-year-old also squeezes college classes into her jam-packed schedule between shoots. And she isn’t in school to brush up on her acting skills. She’s majoring in freakin’ business, tyvm.
Years ago, when a producer asked her why she was bothering to further her education, she remembers telling him, “I want to be able to read my contracts and know what the hell they say when I’m making $20 million so I’m not getting fucked over.” Her expression turns serious. “You will always be the number one person looking out for yourself.”
Honestly, she’s pretty serious about all her plans, which can probably be attributed to what she calls “the Virgo in me.” Beyond nabbing those $20 million roles, her goals for the next few years include getting behind the camera to try her hand at producing and directing and potentially getting in front of a sewing machine—she’s toying with the idea of designing her own red-carpet outfits.
Until then, she’s filling her off-the-clock closet (which she keeps meticulously organized by strap width, fabric weight, and color because, remember, Virgo) with mostly low-key looks. Her current casual uniform? A constantly expanding collection of high-waisted jeans and “super torn-up” vintage T-shirts. She also finds herself buying variations of essentially the same baby-blue fuzzy sweater over and over again—right now, she estimates the count is 10.
That should be enough to get her through the season. “I can never wait for fall to hit so my granny style can come back,” says Sydney. “Middle of -September, I’m pulling out my boots.” That’s just Sydney for you: one step ahead.
Makeup: Tracy Murphy at Statement Artists; Hair: Leonardo Manetti for Ion Studios; Nail Artist: Julie Kandalec using Chanel Le Vernis; Fashion Stylist: Aya Kanai
Fashion credits: Bold colors look: long sleeve top, skirt, and earrings, Versace; heels, Alexandre Birman; bag, Nancy Gonzales. Blue suit look: jacket, top, and pants, Carolina Herrera; earrings, Elizabeth Cole; bag, Jaggar The Label; bike, Lyft. Leopard look: jacket, top, and pants, Dundas by Peter Dundas. All white look: bomber, top, skirt, and bag, Gucci; boots, Roger Vivier; sunglasses, Jimmy Choo; earrings, Adeam. All red look: Top and dress, Area; heels, Marskinryyppy; earrings, Alexis Bittar; bag, Alexander Wang. Sweater look: sweater and skirt, Fendi; booties, Alexandre Birman; hair clip, Zara; earrings, Eshvi; bag, Roger Vivier
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