Connor Storrie’s Jewelry Push: How One Red-Carpet Necklace Is Shifting Awards-Season Fashion Momentum

The immediate change to notice is stylistic: Connor Storrie has nudged men’s red-carpet dressing toward visible, necklace-forward looks. That matters now because he arrived at the 2026 Actor Awards less than 24 hours after hosting Saturday Night Live, wearing a plunging Saint Laurent suit topped by a Tiffany & Co. diamond piece that people are already treating like a trend signal. His choices came while he balanced presenting duties and ongoing questions about his show’s awards eligibility.

Connor Storrie and the necklace-driven red carpet swing

The breaking stylistic note came from a deliberate contrast: a plunging, double-breasted blazer with high, structured shoulders paired with visible diamonds against skin. The effect has been described in different ways—sharp Saint Laurent tailoring on one hand, an oversized black suit on another—but the consistent element was a prominent necklace and layered jewelry set. Here’s the part that matters: when a breakout star who just hosted SNL and then presented at the Actor Awards wears diamonds under a blazer, it rewrites expectations for how men might accessorize at future ceremonies.

Event details and the fast turnaround

Connor Storrie was on the Actor Awards red carpet in Los Angeles on March 1 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, arriving after an overnight trip from New York where he hosted Saturday Night Live on Feb. 28 with musical act Mumford & Sons. He told a reporter he’d had "barely any" sleep after the tight schedule. Some coverage noted an early-morning flight from an afterparty in New York to make the ceremony on time.

Jewelry and outfit breakdown

• Suit: a black Saint Laurent look—described as a plunging, double-breasted blazer with high, structured shoulders, paired with inky trousers and glossy shoes; Storrie is now an ambassador for Saint Laurent.
• Necklace and jewels: a diamond choker and other Tiffany & Co. diamonds; details referenced include a Victoria Mixed Cluster Necklace and other Schlumberger pieces.
• Specific pieces noted: the Victoria Mixed Cluster Necklace in platinum and diamonds (more than 37 total carats of marquise and brilliant-cut diamonds), a Schlumberger Stitches Ring in gold and platinum with diamonds, and a Cocktail two-hand watch in white gold and diamonds; a diamond-studded watch was also part of the look.
• Additional accessories: a pair of little silver hoop earrings and other small touches credited to Ilya Rozanov.

It’s easy to overlook, but the necklace was worn under the suit and without a shirt in some coverage—diamonds set against skin rather than layered over fabric—making the piece a focal point rather than a finishing touch.

Schedule, stage roles and onstage moments

Storrie was not a nominee at the Actor Awards but served as a presenter; earlier in the season he presented at the Golden Globes alongside his co‑star Hudson Williams. He also announced nominations on January 7 at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s screening room in Los Angeles alongside Janelle James. At SNL he used his opening monologue to riff on learning to speak Russian and faking hockey skills for Heated Rivalry, then invited members of Team USA men’s and women’s hockey—Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Megan Keller and Hilary Knight—onstage with him during the Feb. 28 episode.

Heated Rivalry’s awards status and production reality

Heated Rivalry was not submitted for Actor Awards consideration this season, and the series was produced and financed solely by Canadian company Crave, which made it a foreign production for the purposes of U. S. awards. For U. S. awards eligibility, a series must have been coproduced with a U. S. partner; in this case HBO Max acted as the U. S. distributor only after production was finished. It is expected that future seasons may shift to a coproduction structure to allow U. S. awards eligibility.

• Storrie’s packed itinerary—SNL on Feb. 28, Actor Awards presenting on March 1—shows the crossover pull between late-night platforms and awards staging.
• Fashionwise, his consistent use of Tiffany & Co. jewelry across events (a Bird on a Rock brooch at the Golden Globes, HardWear for hosting, then Victoria and Schlumberger pieces at the Actor Awards) signals a deliberate brand alignment.
• Future confirmation that men’s neck jewelry becomes common on red carpets would come if other presenters replicate the under-blazer necklace choice in upcoming ceremonies.

What’s easy to miss is how tightly packed Storrie’s public duties have been: hosting SNL, presenting at awards, announcing nominations and maintaining a coordinated jewelry narrative across appearances. The real question now is whether that coordination will push designers and stylists to think differently about men’s evening jewelry.

Writer’s aside: the quick pivot from late-night comedy to awards presenter is an increasingly common push-pull for breakout actors, and choosing a striking jewelry statement in that window is a bold way to convert visibility into a trend moment without overstating the case.

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