Emma D’Arcy says they’re nonbinary no matter what they’re wearing

This story originally appeared on Them. In a new interview with the Substack Beauty Papers, nonbinary actor and Out100 honoree Emma D’Arcy divulged some of their own personal views about gender while donning a variety of clothes and accessories from Acne Studios’ Fall/Winter 2026 campaign. In snippets from the campaign video, D’Arcy shifts between masculine and feminine “characters” throughout, changing their movements, facial expressions, and appearance. D’Arcy, who tends to present in a more masculine-leaning way outside of their acting career, told the publication that “the freedom afforded by different personas is the drug at the heart of [their] work.” They also opened up about the pressure they felt to “confirm” their nonbinary identity through their clothing choices. “As a masc-leaning nonbinary person, I used to experience a real fragility when it came to the clothes I wore — as if my clothing were a certificate that confirmed and proved my gender,” they said.

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