Love Story Star Paul Anthony Kelly Is on a Great Jacket Streak

Later on, however, Kelly sported a piece of outerwear that felt swiped from the set of Love Story: a rugged leather jacket from Prada, dyed at the edges for a “vintage effect,” per the brand’s website. Collar flipped up, pointing to a head of casual curls, it brought to mind the weathered boxy leather jackets often donned by John-John and the effortless élan with which he wore them.

That same day, the actor was also photographed in a gray double-breasted suit by Paul Smith. And with it came another outstanding example of outerwear: a wool Brioni coat in a slightly cooler gray. (Cut at the GQ-approved below-the-knee length.) It captured the pre-millennium Ivy-grad vibe from a different angle—JFK Jr. is a Brown alum, after all.

Method dressing can so easily slip into parody. But Kelly’s outerwear rotation forges a middle path between homage and Halloween. Instead of cosplaying Camelot, he’s channeling its confidence, polish, and undone charm. If JFK Jr. mastered the art of looking born into it, Kelly seems intent on earning it, one very good jacket at a time.