Look of the Week: Pedro Pascal Is the “Dad” of the Internet — and He’s Dressed for the Role
Written by Lea Dolan, CNN
This week, Pedro Pascal arrived at the red carpet premiere for the third season of the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” in Los Angeles in a lemon-collared Gucci shirt, gray wide-leg pants and a mustard knit sweater tied around his legs. shoulders. The look – curated by celebrity stylist Julie Ragolia – was completed with a pair of oversized 70s tortoiseshell glasses.
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Pascal’s set gave off soothing parenting vibes, turning the Chilean American actor into an affluent Ivy League dad. Dedicated to both renewable energy and its GQ subscription; her schedule is jammed with regular parent-teacher meetings at her child’s school and dates at her local natural wine bar with her book club brothers.
Pedro Pascal looked like an Ivy League dad in his yellow Gucci red carpet look. Credit: Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images
In short, fatherhood is good for Pascal. Although he may not have children of his own, the 47-year-old has captured hearts playing the surly but gentle type of surrogate father, whether as bounty hunter Din Djarin in “The Mandalorian” or as Joel Miller in HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama “The Last of Us.” (HBO and HBO Max are also owned by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.)
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These pseudo-parental performances have, in the eyes of many social media users, earned Pascal the sexually charged title of “Dad.” (The “PedroPascalDaddy” hashtag, for example, has more than 18 million views on TikTok alone.) It’s a status Pascal has embraced with open arms. “Dad’s a state of mind, you know? He told Vanity Fair in a 2022 interview, boldly adding, ‘I’m your dad.’ Pascal’s acknowledgment of his status didn’t stop there. During a red carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight in January, as he stared straight into the camera, he took it a step further and said, “I’m your cool, slutty daddy.”
Pascal and his stylist Julie Ragolia experimented with paternal knits on the red carpet. Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
Now the actor is also fueling the fire sartorially. On another red carpet promoting “The Mandalorian” earlier this month, he donned a brown-collared waffle-knit shirt and red tailored pants, both from Acne Studios. Against a sea of black blazers, these understated, colorful and cozy knits read as carefree, comfort-focused and a testament to a mature man in full control of his aesthetic. For Pascal, being a dad is not only a state of mind, but also a state of dress.
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