Words to describe Rosamund Pike during awards season 2024: elegant, spirited, alive. Words her stylist would use: Honest, true, Elspeth Catton. The moment Leith Clark saw Saltburn, the film for which her client has received best supporting actress nominations, she knew Pike had to pay homage to the English aristo with an “utter horror of ugliness.” The catch? Clark had mere days to pull all the looks together.
The pair crossed paths 15 years ago at Venice Film Festival, but only started working together in a fashion capacity in December, when Clark was heading to Canada for Christmas and the fashion industry had shut up shop for the holidays. Dior, who already had a relationship with Pike, was on board, but every other brand jumped to attention in January. “I knew what I wanted and people were very responsive,” says Clark, who cut her teeth as a fashion assistant at British Vogue. “It came together in a beautiful way.”
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“Would Elspeth approve?” might have been the bar for each look, but The Vampire’s Wife, Molly Goddard, Simone Rocha, and Erdem dresses worn in La La Land so far encapsulate Pike as much as they do Elspeth. “She’s an exceptional human being with such Britishness and eccentricity,” asserts Clark, who, along with Rosamund’s glam squad, wanted to honor that talent. Leith’s secret has been to allow the star a sense of fluidity, rather than being too prescriptive on the awards season trail.