The actor talks Fendi, changing fits and his next role in the world of finance bro drama

“My worst tendency, when it comes to style, is to be too classically British,” says Kit Harington over the phone from Milan, where he’s making a flying front row visit for fashion week. “Looking like a bit of an old fusty. I’ve been trying to push myself a bit more recently.”

As a certified Fendi Guy with access to the storied Roman house’s best and boldest, Harington has, over the last couple of the years, become something of an under-the-radar fit god. He’s a great wearer of trousers with a bit of volume. And then there’s adventurous tailoring that doesn’t veer into costume territory.

“I spent a long time for going for the exact same type of suit at every event I went to, much to the despair of many fashion houses. Fendi moved me out of that comfort zone. I wore a suit of theirs a couple of years ago that was very comfortable and I was happy in it, which was the start of a new phase for me.”

Part of that new-found menswear confidence arrived naturally, with a bit of age and experience. “I think I have more of of that ‘fuck it’ attitude now,” says Kit Harington. “I guess in my 20s there was a feeling of not wanting to rock the boat too much, but now I hope that my trajectory in life is to become one of those crazily dressed old people. Incredible style and hurtling towards the end of their life and thinking, ‘Why not?’ That’s the trajectory that I’m on.”

After years spent in the pressure cooker of Sunday night prestige TV, Harington is enjoying some time exploring different avenues, playing kings on stage and practicing his studiously detached front row face. “I am finding it increasingly interesting,” he says. “I’m a restless person so that intense, 10 minute performance element of a fashion show fits that feeling. It’s amazing to see how much work and creative effort goes into each side of it.”

Up next is a prime role in the third season of the critically-acclaimed sex, drugs and cash-soaked world of Industry, where Harington will play Henry Muck, the CEO and Founder of Lumi, a green energy company about to go public. This being Industry means that “he’s deeply morally faulted but can’t see it,” says Harington, “but there’s something really likeable about him, too. If it’s done well you can’t help but root for him… I hope.”

“It actually links into the fashion stuff we’ve been discussing,” he says. “It’s a show that has such great style and tone. Their choice of music and aesthetic is really cool, I’m a big fan of it. It was actually me who floated the idea of it to my agent. That brought a meeting with Konrad and Mickey [Industry’s creators], and it all fell into place really naturally.

“It’s going to be a wild ride.” [Source]