Forget the movie set for a moment. Connor Storrie and Austin Butler have another role to play in 2026: the Saint Laurent man.
Under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent continues to construct one of fashion’s most recognizable ideas of modern masculinity—lean, sophisticated, slightly dangerous and unapologetically sensual. For Fall 2026, two actors fit particularly comfortably into that universe: Butler, already established as one of Hollywood’s great contemporary style figures, and Storrie, whose sudden ascent has carried him straight into fashion’s inner circle.
And although their approaches are different, both make a convincing case for the same character.
Austin Butler: The Cinematic Saint Laurent Man
Austin Butler’s Fall 2026 Saint Laurent campaign arrived earlier this summer, photographed by Talia Chetrit.
The imagery places Butler inside pristine, almost eerily controlled modernist interiors. There are reflective surfaces, furniture wrapped in protective material and even a silver Corvette. Against that setting, Butler wears Vaccarello’s tailoring with precisely the kind of nonchalance Saint Laurent demands.
A sharply constructed double-breasted jacket appears against bare skin. Elsewhere, formal pieces meet silk, pajamas, patent leather and immaculate outerwear.
It’s luxurious, but never comfortable-looking.
That’s the point.
Butler’s Saint Laurent man seems to have everything under control. He’s polished, remote and cinematic—the mysterious guy occupying the most beautiful house you’ve ever seen who somehow still looks like he might disappear before morning.
The campaign reinforces something Butler has become particularly good at: wearing clothes without allowing the clothes to overwhelm him.
Enter Connor Storrie
Then there’s Connor Storrie.
The Heated Rivalry breakout star had already become part of the Saint Laurent universe earlier this year, attending the house’s Fall 2026 menswear show in Paris and later making his Met Gala debut dressed in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.
Now the flirtation has become a full fashion moment.
Vaccarello’s newly released Fall 2026 video places Storrie directly inside the Saint Laurent fantasy. Sunglasses indoors, tousled hair, rhythmic movement and an unmistakably retro atmosphere turn the actor into something between an ’80s heartthrob and a lost Saint Laurent nightlife character.
Set against Milli Vanilli’s 1988 track “I’m Gonna Miss You,” the short film doesn’t require much narrative.
Connor moves.
Connor looks at the camera.
Connor wears Saint Laurent.
That’s essentially enough.
There is something deliberately uncomplicated about it—and very sexy.
Two Men, One Saint Laurent Fantasy
What makes Butler and Storrie interesting together isn’t that they look alike. They don’t.
It’s that they represent two sides of the masculine fantasy Vaccarello has been refining at Saint Laurent.
Austin Butler is controlled seduction.
He gives us the tailored jacket, the immaculate room, the movie-star stare and the sense that absolutely nothing happens accidentally.
Connor Storrie is instinctive seduction.
He’s looser, younger and more playful. The hair moves. The shoulders move. There’s a wink. The camera catches something that feels less posed and more immediate.
One is the man waiting inside the penthouse.
The other is the man you notice across the dance floor.
Both belong to Saint Laurent.
Saint Laurent’s Masculinity Keeps Getting Sexier
The casting makes even more sense when looking back at Vaccarello’s Fall 2026 menswear collection.
Presented in Paris at the Bourse de Commerce, the collection pushed against conventional ideas of masculine tailoring. Strong shoulders were balanced by narrower waists, trousers became longer and more fluid, while silk, ascots, dramatic coats and provocative patent boots complicated the traditional vocabulary of menswear.
The result wasn’t about making masculinity softer.
It was about making it more seductive.
And perhaps that’s why actors like Butler and Storrie work so well within Vaccarello’s world. Neither needs to perform an exaggerated version of masculinity. The confidence comes from allowing glamour, sensuality and vulnerability to exist alongside it.
Hollywood’s Best Role Might Be Saint Laurent Man
Fashion houses have always understood the power of the movie star, but Saint Laurent currently seems particularly skilled at finding men who already carry a little mythology around them.
Austin Butler has the old-Hollywood magnetism.
Connor Storrie has the excitement of the new obsession.
Put them through Anthony Vaccarello’s lens and they become variations on the same fantasy: impossibly cool men dressed beautifully after dark.
Their latest role doesn’t require dialogue.
Just excellent tailoring, great hair, dark sunglasses and enough sex appeal to sell the fantasy.
Welcome to Fall 2026. The Saint Laurent man is looking very good.
YSL FALL 26 @anthonyvaccarello
Photographed / Directed by @taliachetrit
Featuring #AustinButler + @007._.sj
Executive Produced by @brockdehaven
DP: @lucaschemotti
Styling: @paulsinclaire
Photo team: @aleckvenegas@slouching_toward_nirvana@daniel__everett#thadeaukieniewicz
Set design: @jeremyreimnitz
Grooming: @jamie_grooming
Nails: @ajax_jachno
Production: @brachfeld_@ames_petrossi@dais_go_by@teavaseline
