Daisy Edgar-Jones Trades Austen Ruffles for Sharp Pinstripes and a Plunging Neckline in Her Latest ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Press Look
Promoting a Jane Austen adaptation could easily mean weeks of empire waists, soft pastels and frilly sleeves. Plenty of stars lean into the costume-drama cues, treating each appearance like a nod to the film’s period. Daisy Edgar-Jones has been playing a more interesting game.
Her ‘Sense and Sensibility‘ press tour has swung between romantic, rebellious and downright daring, with a stylist, Dani Michelle, who clearly enjoys surprising fans. Edgar-Jones has worn corsetry, sheer lace and Regency-inspired silhouettes, sometimes in the same week. The result has been a fashion story that rivals the film’s own buzz.
The newest chapter is a sharply tailored pinstripe look that Film Updates shared on October 7. In the photos, Edgar-Jones wears a black pinstripe blazer with strong shoulders, a satin-trimmed lapel and a deep plunging neckline, cinched at the waist with a large fabric rose. She pairs it with matching wide-leg pinstripe trousers, with her auburn hair worn loose and wavy with long fringe. The post does not name the designer.
Daisy Edgar-Jones stuns for ‘SENSE AND SENSIBILITY’ press. https://t.co/m0AidgwmeM
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 7, 2026
The outfit marks a clear shift from earlier stops on the tour. She kicked things off in McQueen, including an empire-waist floral mini dress in pintucked silk jacquard that referenced the Georgian era. Her world premiere look at Leicester Square on September 15 was a champagne Vivienne Westwood corseted dress with a thigh-high slit, paired with a Boucheron pendant from 1877.
Daisy Edgar-Jones stuns for ‘SENSE AND SENSIBILITY’ press. https://t.co/m0AidgwmeM
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 7, 2026
From there, the wardrobe got bolder. She wore a beige Chloé piece that played with lingerie dressing, and a sheer black lace SHUSHU/TONG dress over hot-pink undergarments at a London screening and Q&A. In Australia she went with a custom Miu Miu corset dress with a naked-dressing twist and a sheer peekaboo layer, plus a cream ruffled top with an embroidered waist panel in Sydney.
Not every look has been provocative. A navy dress with a square neckline and puffed sleeves earned praise for its restraint, and a lilac Chloé gown has been called her most romantic look yet. The pinstripe suit lands somewhere in between, tailored like menswear but styled with a daring neckline.
Corsetry has been a recurring thread. Edgar-Jones has said that being sewn into the corsets, petticoats and dresses used in the film helped her understand her character, Elinor Dashwood. It makes sense that the same structure keeps appearing in her red-carpet wardrobe, even when the clothes themselves look nothing like Georgian costume.
Fashion writers have noticed the strategy. One outlet described her stylist’s approach as quintessentially Daisy with a Jane Austen flair, rather than quintessentially Elinor. Another called a sheer premiere dress stunning but not sensible at all, a pun that fits the film’s title.
Directed by Georgia Oakley from a screenplay by Diana Reid, the new adaptation follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who are opposites in their emotional approach as they navigate love, loss and financial uncertainty. Edgar-Jones plays Elinor, with Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne. The cast also includes George MacKay as Edward Ferrars, Caitríona Balfe as Mrs. Dashwood, Fiona Shaw, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum and Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Margaret.
Working Title and Focus Features produced the film, and it first reached cinemas in the UK on September 25. The US release follows on October 16, which suggests more press looks are still to come. After the recent run of outfits, expectations are high.
New trailer for ‘SENSE AND SENSIBILITY’, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones. In theaters on October 16. https://t.co/QpGARxOCu5
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 30, 2026
The strategy seems to be working. Each look gets its own wave of reaction, with fans debating which one best reflects the character and which one best reflects the actress. That kind of conversation keeps a film in the spotlight well beyond its trailers.
It also reflects a broader trend in which press tours work like extended fashion campaigns. Instead of matching the film’s period, Edgar-Jones seems to be playing with the contrast between Austen’s restrained world and a more modern, confident point of view. The pinstripe suit may be her sharpest example yet.
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