Tomorrow night the stars will shine at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, we won’t get to see Mr. A on the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards, but fingers crossed for next year. Because what that man does for a tux ain’t nobody’s business. Or, for that matter, for a suit. Every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp-dressed man, right?
And a sharp-dressed man needs to know how to work it, just like the ladies do. Here’s some advice the lovely Ilaria Urbinati, who styled our Richard for his Hobbit press junket and red carpet appearances, gave in an article for the Hollywood Reporter:
Men can’t be slouches, either. Notes stylist Ilaria Urbinati, who works with best actor nominee Bradley Cooper: “For a suit to look its best, it’s all about creating angles with your limbs. So a little bend in the knee and a little bend in the elbow with hand in pocket is always good. But the hand can’t be shoved too deep in the pocket or it creates bulk. Also, a little bit of lean to one side adds shape and movement, which always photographs best. A good example is Eddie Redmayne — he’s got his stance down.”
Love ya, Eddie, but I prefer RA’s stance. And, well–everything else! *sigh*
the armitage effect 
I feel like I want to chip in and get Ilaria a wonderful thank you gift for her excellent work with RA, heh!
I know what you mean. I follow her on Twitter and I have told her several times how much I appreciate her work. I just saw where Nina Debrov, one of her clients, got some sort of Red Carpet Award for the Spirit Awards, I believe it was. She is getting lots of compliments on her looks for the various celebs!
Yes, when Ilaria Urbinati can get him this relaxed and comfortable, confident and elegant, when he’s in these press junket and red-carpet events, she’s doing a great job.
Many of her clients are consistently getting top marks for their outfits, too, by the fashion critics. AND she has a rescue dog named Waffles, so she’s got a good heart LOL
People who adopt rescue pets always get extra points from me. “Waffles” — I love it.