Sartorially it’s the end of the tie for the trading floor, which the world saw demonstrated on world leaders at the“In the banking world, the higher you progress, the more casual you become, which is a status thing,” says Lawtey.“In the banking world, the higher you progress, the more casual you become, which is a status thing,” says Lawtey, an ardent dresser who nabbed himself a pair of trainers from the Adidas x Wales Bonner collection.and S.S. Daley.
During his online browsing, he’s come across Scott Fraser Collection’s ’50s-inspired pieces. “I often think I was born in the wrong era. I’m a sucker for high-waisted trousers and his stuff is inspired by ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley;’ it’s such an interesting film aesthetically, it’s just luscious, bespoke and has this great color palette to it.”
Lawtey was born in Oxford, England, but at the age of four his family moved to Cyprus, where his father worked with the Royal Air Force. However, he grew up on a diet of cult British classics instilled in him by his northern parents, who predominantly follow life as working-class Britons, including “Brassed Off”, “Kes” and “Billy Elliot,” which he recalls as his earliest childhood memory of wanting to become an actor.
“It sounds naff to say because Margaret Thatcher’s Newcastle is probably nothing like a military base, but they’re both worlds apart in so many ways and the thing they have in common is they’re similarly detached from the center of where things are happening,” says Lawtey of his adolescent daydreams.
At the age of 13, his parents sent him off to the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, attended by notable alumni such as“I had this instinct that where I needed to be was London, primarily the same as in the film [‘Billy Elliot’]. This sounds so embarrassing, but I suppose I had my own little ‘Billy Elliot’ story.”