It was under the Burberry banner that Romeo climbed the steps this evening alongside Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in a (yes, “understated”) black grain-de-poudre wool suit. “It feels very considered and personal,” he says. “I always tend to go for double-breasted suits, so Daniel [Lee] took a Burberry one from my own wardrobe as the starting point and reworked it into something custom, with leather detailing to make it feel modern and special.” Those plongé leather peaked lapels–worn with a black plongé leather shirt, tie and embroidered scarf–offered a discreet, on-theme nod (given the evening’s “Fashion Is Art” brief) to the provocative photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who famously trained his lens on New York’s underground fetish and BDSM scene. “His imagery has had such a strong influence across both art and fashion—you can see that reflected here.” The result? “A super-slick look, which I love.”
All in all, it was something of a full circle moment for Romeo, who made his modeling debut as a 12-year-old in Burberry’s spring/summer 2013 campaign with Cara Delevingne and Edie Campbell, and later featured in the brand’s 2014 and 2015 Christmas ads. “I have such strong memories of that first job,” he says. “So to be here, at my first Met Gala, with Burberry–and representing a British brand–makes it all the more meaningful.”
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