After a shoulder injury, the actor had been making awards-season appearances in a sling. Zegna’s artistic director explained how one strikingly minimalist version came to be.
Speaking from the stage of the 75th Emmy Awards as he prepared to announce the winner for best supporting actor in a drama series, Pedro Pascal clarified for anyone wondering that it was an injury to his shoulder — not his arm — that required him to be in a sling. He also offered something in the way of an explanation for the injury. Medical Arm Sling
“Kieran Culkin beat the” living daylights out of him, Mr. Pascal said, using a word that was bleeped for broadcast audiences.
For Mr. Pascal, who was nominated for three awards on Monday, including best actor in a drama series for “The Last of Us,” the injury probably could have come at a better time: In just the past two weeks, he has found himself staring down a sea of cameras on three red carpets. But at each appearance, Mr. Pascal has incorporated the sling into his overall look, turning medical equipment into a distinctive accessory.
His arm-sling fashion made its first red-carpet appearance on Jan. 7 at the Golden Globes, accompanying a black Bottega Veneta turtleneck with white embroidery and manicured fingernails that spelled “ouchy.” In custom Valentino at the Emmys on Monday, his right arm was supported by a sling embellished with a black fabric rose matching an identical one on the cuff of his left sleeve.
But it was his Critics Choice Awards outfit, a custom-made monochromatic ensemble by the luxury men’s wear brand Zegna, that may have represented the most ambitious integration of sling and suiting so far.
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