Forgive me Daisy Edgar-Jones, I was unfamiliar with your game

This article is for Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Daisy Edgar-Jones only. If you are not Daisy Edgar-Jones, keep scrolling. Now, Daisy... girl. I owe you an apology. I had absolutely no idea you could throw it down like this. A new fashion player has emerged, it seems. You, Miss, have won the internet for the week!

Style-wise, things started to take a turn for the actress about a month ago, which happened to perfectly coincide with the start of a new press tour. Promoting the newly pluralised Twisters – a “standalone sequel” to 90s hit Twister – Edgar-Jones arrived on the scene with some perfectly honed fashion tweakments. Gone were the prim frocks of events gone by, in their place a much stronger style, with a lot more to say for itself.

The Normal People actor first showed signs of change at the film’s European premiere, arriving to London’s Leicester Square in a chocolate Vivienne Westwood gown, its structured bodice and draped neckline a classic of the brand’s. It was then on to a photocall in London, where the actor looked as if she’d got caught in a coat hanger while getting ready, but it was actually the metal arm-hole of a slick Victoria Beckham gown. A white, Gucci column for the US premiere was a refined and simple success, while a distressed Acne Studios two-piece kept things young and fresh for the 26-year-old actor.

At the film’s Oklahoma screening, Edgar-Jones looked like a star in a silver Givenchy mini – but it was last week’s New York City street style that really cemented things. A carousel of looks from new Chloé designer Chemena Kamali introduced volume and texture, especially the baby blue twin set, which gave the actor a real sweeping presence as she stomped the sidewalk coffee in hand. Another VB dress – this time a grey jersey mini – was paired with black shades and chunky earrings, giving a slightly skew-whiff Hollywood glamour with its thick, imposing neckline. More looks from Sportmax and Gucci also followed, all paired with shades and sticking to the same cool girl codes established before.

Like a lot of fashion beginnings, Edgar-Jones’ looks come courtesy of collaborating with a new stylist. After leaving behind Nicky Yates, whose main clients are Claire Foy and Phoebe Dynevor, the actor sought out Dani Michelle, the architect of LA It-girls like Kendall Jenner and Hailey Beiber. This isn’t to say that Edgar-Jones’ looks were necessarily bad before – they were just OK. It was a style that seemed to be operating on the macro level of let’s do a nice dress, rather than honing in on the micro details that constitute true style. Things like the coat hanger arm-hole and spongy neckline on the Beckham dresses, or the drop waist on the black 16Arlington gown, raise the game. Even the looks we didn’t get to see in the flesh – like the gauzy Christopher Esber wrap top Michelle posted to her Instagram – are still breaking new ground for the actor without being too experimental, or overwhelming her style. That’s probably why the new look is so effective, because when you zoom back out to the macro level, it feels like a big change has taken place, without actually changing that much. This isn’t some Camila Cabello-esque rebrand, or a desperate reach for Internet Cool Girl status – no bleached brows on this pap run thank you very much! The best thing about Edgar-Jones’ new look is that it doesn’t really feel like a new look at all.