— British actor is the picture of an English gentleman in Church’s 50th anniversary campaign for the Shannon derby. The campaign was shot in the 18th century country house West Wycombe House in Buckinghamshire, which is famed as the setting for Stanley Kubrick’s “ ” and Marek Kanievska’s 1984 film “Another Country” starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. Lawtey’s character in the images shot by Phil Poynter lean toward the latter with his crisp three-piece suits and cane or English explorer attire.
The Prada-owned brand named photographer and filmmaker Lord Snowdon and actor and writer David Niven as inspirations for the campaign. “I’ve always been really enthusiastic about footwear funnily enough, especially proper shoes. When I was around 15 or 16, I started taking much more of an interest in fashion, there was a real trend for classic dressing at the time — trenchcoats and suit trousers — which was probably quite influenced by ‘Peaky Blinders.
’ Quite pretentiously, I chucked out almost all of my trainers and only wore leather for a good few years: Chelsea boots, brogues and loafers,” said Lawtey in an interview. “Even now I still wear almost exclusively smart leather shoes, certainly much more than I wear sneakers. I just like the strength it gives you from the ground up.
It changes your gait and the way you carry yourself — it can make a big difference. Actors are always really interested in what shoes their character will wear and I t.