It’s January 2020 and Emily Hampshire is about to enjoy the tipping point of Schitt’s Creek’s popularity as it heads into its sixth and final season. She poses on the red carpet at a Screen Actors Guild Awards celebration clad in a sleek suit jacket and a thin plaid tie. Her eye makeup is blue and bold. The look and vibe recall the style of early ’80s British alt singers like Martin Frye of ABC and Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music. Later, she will dub the picture her “most handsome” photo. It’s a look she spearheaded that straddles the invisible gender line prescribed by centuries of patriarchy. And she’s ready to smash it.
Fast forward two years later nearly to the day, and Hampshire’s in a downtown Los Angeles studio for ’s photo shoot obliterating that line. She chooses to sport men’s suits with a literary flair — think Oscar Wilde in some, Truman Capote in others. Those dandified looks are balanced with a nod to ’s creator, her friend Dan Levy, who lent her a sweater he wore as David Rose on the beloved comedy. Fans will instantly recognize the black sweater emblazoned with the words “Radical Feminist” that
