Jake Lacy as Shane Patton on The White Lotus (Episode 1.02: “New Day”)
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Jake Lacy as Shane Patton, smug and spoiled newlywed
Maui, Hawaii, Summer 2020
Series: The White Lotus
Episode: “New Day” (Episode 1.02)
Air Date: July 18, 2021
Director: Mike White
Creator: Mike White
Costume Designer: Alex Bovaird
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
Background
While it’s the second season of The White Lotus that’s currently dominating memes and award show headlines, my honeymoon this week had me—for better or worse—recalling the frat-tastic style of the newlywed realtor Shane Patton (Jake Lacy) from the first season, set in Hawaii.
Lacy himself has described Shane as “the most entitled victim possible,” unable to enjoy his Hawaiian honeymoon with his new wife Rachel (Alexandra Daddario) after being assigned to a different luxury suite than expected, beginning a private battle against the beleaguered hotelier Armond (Murray Bartlett) that escalates through a series of drugs, defecation, and daggers. But before that… breakfast!
Shane’s buffet-to-pool apparel at the start of the second episode is one of my favorite fits from his wardrobe, to some extent reminding me of the classically inspired warm-weather gear I packed for Jamaica this week. (That said, it’s hard for anything to beat my delight at seeing the sage OAS terry shirt he wears later in the season.)
What’d He Wear?
Shane smartly combats the tropical heat in a camp shirt made of seersucker, the light-woven cotton with its distinctive puckering that retains cool air pockets against the skin. The blue-and-white “railroad stripe” is the most traditional seersucker pattern, but many variations have emerged over the years, including Shane’s configuration of wider “candy stripes” in pink and white.
Shane’s short-sleeved shirt follows the traditional design of a leisure-oriented camp shirt, so named for its flat, notched one-piece camp collar (also known as a “Cuban collar”, among other names). The shirt has a breast pocket, six ivory buttons up the plain front, and a straight hem (with short side vents) that befits sporty shirts like this that are meant to be worn untucked.
Another day, another round of Shane harassing the hapless hotel manager Armond about the specificities of the suite he—or, rather, his mother—had booked for his honeymoon.
“Jake Lacy was really into clothes and all about the tiny details,” costume designer Alex Bovaird explained to Tanya Mehta for Grazia. “In his fitting, we talked about how we could make his character a bit more boyish. We shortened every pair of shorts to just the right length where you know he is conscious of his body and we tailored all the shirts to make them just a little snug. Shane’s character reminds me of the time I went on a boat to Nantucket, where I saw three men sport the same salmon shade of trousers, this reinforced the idea of conforming to a certain aesthetic.”
Dressed to digest his hearty breakfast poolside, Shane wears a pair of mid-thigh swim trunks in teal-blue polyester with a unique white border print depicting what look like ancient Romans—vignettes of knights on horseback alternated with toga-swathed philosophers—all positioned above white wavy borders framing each thigh’s hem. The shorts have slanted side pockets and a patch-style back-right pocket.
The “white knights” on Shane’s swim trunks may signal his inflated sense of self, seeing himself as his new wife’s protector.
Shane leaves his brown leather Gucci loafers in their suite to sit poolside in his blue-and-red rubber flip flops by the affordable and popular Brazilian brand Havaianas. Shane’s sandals consist of navy footbeds against red soles with red thongs detailed with the Brazilian flag and the white-lettered “havaianas” branding.
Shane’s tonneau-shaped wristwatch has been identified as a Franck Muller Conquistador, an appropriately named model given the series’ overall themes of colonialism while also echoing Shane’s own desire for conquest, whether it be of a beautiful trophy wife or the upper hand in a battle of wits (and shits) against a hospitality manager.
Like a few other Franck Muller timepieces, the Conquistador’s dial is detailed with baroque numeric hour markers, adapted in varying sizes to fit around a ringed center within the swelled tonneau-shaped parameters. Shane’s stainless Conquistador has a white dial, worn on a russet-brown crocodile-scaled leather strap. He also wears his gold wedding ring on his left hand.
Shane’s gluttonously overloaded plate quietly horrifies the waitstaff at what he calls a “decent” breakfast buffet.
How to Get the Look
Jake Lacy as Shane Patton on The White Lotus (Episode 1.02: “New Day”)
Shane’s quasi-classic summer leisurewear reminds me of how I first aspired to pull off Sean Connery’s Thunderball outfit with pink camp shirts, blue swim trunks, and a nice watch.
- Pink-and-white candy-striped seersucker cotton short-sleeved camp shirt with breast pocket
- Teal polyester mid-thigh swim trunks with white Roman-figure border print, side pockets, and back-right pocket
- Navy-and-red rubber Havaianas flip flops
- Franck Muller Conquistador stainless tonneau-shaped wristwatch with white dial and russet-brown croc leather strap
Do Yourself a Favor and…
Check out the series, streaming on HBO Max.
You can also read more about The White Lotus‘ costume design from these source articles:
- Grazia: “Paradise Lost: The Vision Behind The Costumes On The White Lotus“ by Tanya Mehta
- Vanity Fair: “Caftans, Goyard, and Elvis: Inside The White Lotus’s Costumes” by Matthew Jacobs
- W: “On The White Lotus, Resort Attire Weaves Its Own Tawdry Tale” by Gabe Bergado
The Quote
Welcome to the rest of your wonderful life.
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