Maisie Williams Leaned Into Punk-Rock Style For Her Pistol Press Tour

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Pistol, premiering today, which explores the rise and crash of Sex Pistols—the English band who ignited a counterculture movement in 1970s London. (The show, directed by Danny Boyle, is based on the memoir from real-life Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones.) “I was aware of the Sex Pistols and the punk movement’s impact at the time, but I didn’t realize how the fashion, music, and art all further triggered the movement,” Williams tells . “It was just a real scene in London, and it was like a small group of people that created that revolution.”The actor plays Jordan, née Pamela Rooke, a real-life punk pioneer from the 1970s who often styled the Sex Pistols for performances and served as muse to the designer Vivienne Westwood, another fixture of the decade.

Williams was immediately drawn to Jordan’s own powerful sense of style. “What I love so much about Jordan was the way that she used clothing as a political statement,” says Williams.

Rooke rebuked the groovier clothes of the decade in favor of pieces with an edge. Think: leather jackets and ripped tees, always paired with kohl-rimmed eyes and hair gelled sky-high.

Williams resonated with hat boldness. “Throughout my entire life, I’ve felt that the way that I look is different to the way that I am,” says Williams. “People think I’m smaller personality-wise based on my exterior—but with Jordan, she had such a grand exterior, and with such nuance behind that.”One of the best parts of Williams’s new role was, naturally, slipping into the character’s latex-heavy wears. “It took many hands to get the wardrobe correct,” says Williams of her character’s look. “It was really exciting to me—every day was like dress-up, getting locked into these rubber outfits and materials that.