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There is a rich world of double meaning to be found within the styling choices of Heated Rivalry. The innuendo-infused team logos. The teeny tiny reading glasses. The strategic shirtlessness and sexy loungewear abound. For fans of the viral hockey romance, the clothes (and lack thereof) have been ripe for discourse—and at the 2026 Golden Globes, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams took this storytelling to cheeky new heights. Though the newly minted Hollywood heartthrobs were not eligible for this year’s awards, they managed to win in their own special way, through unconventional suiting, high-octane accessorizing and saucy little soundbites. Storrie started the night strong: successfully debuting a mullet. The 25-year-old actor, who plays the ostentatiously dressed, brashly confident Ilya Rozanov, channelled his on-screen Russian alter ego in a black tux by Saint Laurent with exaggeratedly sharp lapels, perfectly slouchy trousers and a finishing-touch slimmed-down tie. The real star of the look, though, was the jewellery.
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For his first Golden Globes appearance, Connor Storrie wore all Tiffany & Co. accessories—including white gold hoop earrings, a pavé-diamond engraved bangle, a double-knot ring and the ever-dapper Union Square watch. It’s a fitting nod to Ilya, whose outfits in the show, by costume designer Hanna Puley, lean loud and pattern-heavy when he’s at his most flirtatious. (See: his Jean Paul Gaultier leopard print top.)
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Most notable in this array of glistening accoutrements was his avian-inspired pin-on piece. The iconic Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany & Co. Bird on a Rock brooch is a staple of the Maison, and for Heated Rivalry fans, it’s also imbued with interpretation. The platinum yellow gold piece, which features a diamond of over 13 carats and a pink sapphire, doubles as an in-the-know nod to Ilya Rozanov’s greatest irrational fear: loons. (“Stupid Canadian wolf-bird.”) To round out his red-carpet references, he also brought a pair of aviator sunnies, because we all know how he loves glasses.
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Hudson Williams, too, appeared reminiscent of Shane Hollander, the captain of the fictional Montreal Metros who serves as the soft-spoken half in the steamy romantic duo. In contrast to Storrie’s all-black suit, the British Columbia-born star wore a Giorgio Armani peak-lapel jacket with a tonal waist-cinching silk chemise underneath. In the show, Shane leans into lighter colours to visually offset Ilya’s penchant for all-black, so this red-carpet chemistry reflected their on-screen colour stories. For obvious reasons, Williams’s shirt was left halfway unbuttoned. Again, jewellery was the most high-impact element, with Williams donning a gold Bulgari Serpenti necklace. Much like Tiffany’s famed Bird on a Rock, the Serpenti motif has become one of luxury’s most revered and ubiquitous symbols. It’s only fitting that, for the evening, Storrie and Williams swapped their duelling jersey insignias for something decidedly more high-fashion.
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Walking the red carpet, Williams donned glistening hoops, statement rings and hair tousled just so. But like with all Heated Rivalry imagery, the look worked best because of the accompanying attitude. When asked what message he might have for the queer community, Hudson Williams responded simply and concisely: “Love y’all…uh. The sound is included in the message.” Later that night on the Golden Globes stage, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams presented the award for Best Supporting Female Actor. Though they were dressed to the nines, they took the opportunity to allude to all their on-screen nudity. In the fashion world, that’s what we call having range. Want more Heated Rivalry? FASHION caught up with the show’s costume designer in the latest edition of FASHION Fwd. Subscribe to the newsletter and read the edition here. Continue Reading
