John Stoddart, a well-known portrait photographer, has taken several portraits of celebrities—including Hugh Grant—often in his Chelsea studio around the early 1990s. These black and white portraits show a young-looking Grant and were taken by the renowned photographer for Popperfoto in 1993.
The 1990s were the decade that defined Hugh Grant as a global film star, establishing his quintessential persona as the charming, often bumbling, British romantic lead. His career in this period was marked by a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films.
Grant’s style in the 1990s was a key part of his on-screen and off-screen persona, embodying a very specific type of British “effortless elegance.” His look became a blueprint for the “charming, slightly rumpled” romantic lead.
In films like Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Notting Hill (1999), Grant’s characters often wore a kind of “smart casual” uniform. This included a perfectly fitted, but often unstructured, blazer or sports jacket, paired with a soft-knit sweater or an open-collared shirt. This look was polished without being stuffy, perfectly matching his character’s charming, slightly bumbling nature.
Whether it was a suit for a wedding or formalwear for a premiere, his characters and his real-life self often sported classic British tailoring. This included crisp white shirts, well-cut trousers, and the occasional double-breasted jacket.
Perhaps as iconic as his clothing was his hair. The loosely swept-back, slightly floppy hairstyle became his signature and was widely emulated.
Hugh Grant’s 1990s style, both in film and in his personal appearances, was defined by a a sophisticated yet understated aesthetic that perfectly encapsulated the “romantic hero” he became known for.
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