Rather, he rocked a silver metal breastplate.

Chalamet isnt the first star to lean into an armored look on the red carpet.

Over the past few years, its been an increasingand unexpectedtrend on the step and repeat.

Timothe Chalamet Zendaya and More Are Fans of Fashion Armor

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Fellow stars like Jennifer Lopez and Sydney Sweeney have also slipped into fashion metallic breastplates, too.

Armored fashion is clearly trending, butwhy?

But these are all esoteric reasonings.

Timothe Chalamet Zendaya and More Are Fans of Fashion Armor

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Below, a few more stars embracing the breastplate trend.

Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong’o

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