Esmé Creed-Miles' Sense and Sensibility press tour has quietly become one of the most interesting red-carpet runs of the autumn. As Focus Features and Working Title's new adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel opens in US cinemas today, Friday, 16 October, the 26-year-old actor, who plays the romantic, impulsive Marianne Dashwood opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones' Elinor, has spent a month proving that period drama promotion does not have to mean empire waists. With stylist Karla Welch, she mixed tailoring, sheer layers and one perfect pink dress across London, Berlin, Sydney and Los Angeles. Here is every key look and the styling ideas worth copying.

Who is Esmé Creed-Miles?

Esmé Creed-Miles is a British actor who is having what WWD calls a breakout year. In Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley from a screenplay by Diana Reid, she stars alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, Caitríona Balfe and Frank Dillane, with George MacKay and Fiona Shaw. The film follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they navigate romance and sisterhood after their prospects suddenly change.

That role is the key to her wardrobe. WWD notes that Creed-Miles "eschewed quintessential romance for something edgier," bringing Austen into the 21st century. Where Edgar-Jones has leaned into archival, Austen-autumn romance, Creed-Miles has played with contrast.

Esmé Creed-Miles' Sense and Sensibility press tour looks

London premiere: custom Thom Browne

The tour began in London on 15 September with a custom look by American designer Thom Browne. WWD describes a cropped, long-sleeved black bolero jacket over a voluminous ivory skirt made from exposed tulle and a crunched, satiny fabric, pulled up into a slight bubble hem to reveal the underlay. Jewellery came from Tiffany & Co.

It is the most "Austen" moment of the tour, but the cropped bolero turns it into something closer to power dressing. The proportions, tiny on top and huge below, do the work, and the black-and-ivory palette keeps it graphic rather than sugary.

Berlin premiere: sheer layers and black trousers

In Berlin on 21 September, she switched to trousers. WWD reports that she wore black trousers and pointed-toe shoes, with the focus on a wispy top: layered, flowing white fabric with sheer, iridescent elements wrapped around her. It is a clever halfway point between a Regency chemise and a modern evening top.

Sydney premiere: Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann

For the Sydney premiere on 1 October, Creed-Miles went full tailoring in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann. WWD describes a white dress shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbows, pinstripe trousers and a coordinated tie. The magazine points out how sharply it contrasted with Edgar-Jones' custom Miu Miu on the same carpet. For a film about two very different sisters, the styling makes the point without saying a word.

Los Angeles premiere: pink Simone Rocha

The finale came at the Los Angeles premiere at The United Theater on 7 October. Creed-Miles wore a strapless, bubblegum-pink dress straight from Simone Rocha's spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection, which debuted at London Fashion Week in September. WWD describes a fully flowing silhouette with plenty of movement and a midi hem finished with distressed petals. She contrasted the softness with black Christian Louboutin pointed-toe pumps.

It is the most romantic look of the run, and the one most likely to be saved to mood boards: Marianne's passion translated into a single colour and a hem that looks like it is shedding petals.

The styling formula behind the press tour

Karla Welch's approach across all four looks follows a clear pattern that works off the red carpet too.

Pair something soft with something sharp

Tulle with a cropped jacket, a sheer top with tailored trousers, a pink petal dress with pointed black pumps. Each look sets one romantic element against one hard one, so nothing tips into costume.

Wear tailoring as eveningwear

The Sydney shirt-and-tie look shows that a crisp white shirt, pinstripe trousers and a tie can be as glamorous as a gown if the fit is precise. Roll the sleeves for ease.

Let one runway piece lead

The Simone Rocha dress came straight from the spring 2027 runway and needed almost nothing else. When the dress is the statement, keep jewellery and shoes simple.

Keep the palette consistent

Across the tour she stayed close to a palette of black, white, ivory and one burst of pink, which makes the whole run feel like a story rather than random outfits.

How the sisters' styling compares

Daisy Edgar-Jones has worn archival Chloé, custom Miu Miu and Vivienne Westwood on the same tour, leaning into soft, nostalgic romance. Creed-Miles' looks are more modern and more varied. Together, they mirror Elinor's sense and Marianne's sensibility in a way that has made this one of the most cohesive press tours of the season.

FAQ

What did Esmé Creed-Miles wear to the Sense and Sensibility premiere in Los Angeles?

A strapless bubblegum-pink Simone Rocha spring 2027 dress with a petal-trimmed midi hem, worn with black Christian Louboutin pumps and styled by Karla Welch.

Who styles Esmé Creed-Miles?

Her Sense and Sensibility press tour looks were curated by stylist Karla Welch, according to WWD.

When is Sense and Sensibility released?

The film opens in US cinemas on Friday, 16 October 2026.

More Sense and Sensibility style

See what her co-star wore in London in our story on Daisy Edgar-Jones' Vivienne Westwood premiere gown at https://thecoverissue.com/daisy-edgar-jones-vivienne-westwood-sense-and-sensibility-premiere — and revisit the runway behind that pink dress in our Simone Rocha spring 2027 review at https://thecoverissue.com/simone-rocha-ss27-old-bailey-i-was-trying-to-love-you.