For most 15-year-olds, a late Sunday night usually means homework, catching up on Italian brainrot memes, or sneaking in one or two more rounds of Fortnite. For Owen Cooper? Yeah, he was busy making TV history.
Last night, the Adolescence star became the youngest male actor ever to win an Emmy, picking up Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series. And while he might be relatively new to the red carpet, his look was already dialed in with the quiet confidence of someone twice his age.
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Cooper arrived in a custom Gap Studio fit designed by Zac Posen, a partnership that itself made headlines last year when the brand tapped the designer to inject some new life into its formalwear ambitions. For Cooper, that meant a white shirt, a slim black tie, and a softly oversized black jacket. His trousers, cut with a sharp crease across the front, brushed past his ankles. It was red-carpet tailoring that didn’t scream for attention, instead leaning into the actor’s relaxed, off-duty vibe.
The look stood apart in a sea of ultra-fitted tuxes. Where most young stars are expected to go loud or lean on luxury labels, Cooper opted for something both classic and a touch subversive. The slightly boxy proportions recalled the current wave of anti-skinny suiting, but in his hands it felt refreshingly unstudied—like a teenager dressing up on his own terms, with an instinctive sense of what works (and what doesn’t).
Winning an Emmy might be a once-in-a-lifetime achievement, but Owen Cooper’s appearance last night suggested he’s in no rush to grow up. Out on a school night, in Gap and Zac Posen, he managed to make history while still looking like himself. And that, more than anything, might be the real lesson worth taking home.
This story originally appeared on British GQ.