In ‘Industry’ Season 4, Elevated Costumes Match the Dizzyingly High Stakes

While the suit proved an important introductory moment, immediately—and wordlessly—letting the audience know where Harper landed after striking a deal with Otto at the end of Season 3, Smith wanted to ensure that the wunderkind banker lived up to the standard. “It is a big, big moment. But in reality, though, it’s her everyday at work,” she says.

So she sought out other pieces that telegraphed the same power, sourcing vintage Alaïa and Mugler with an emphasis on strong shoulders. “You take up space differently. You’re undeniable in a space,” she says of the silhouette. But the real coup this season was Harper’s handbag—a total classic. “I just loved the image or the idea of Harper walking the street with a Chanel 2.55,” Smith says. “That was her wrecking ball.”

Yasmin, like Harper, is in far better social and financial standing than she was last season. After spending Season 3 dealing with the consequences of her late father’s criminality, a strategic marriage to Sir Henry allowed Yas to claw her way back to the top. “It’s become so important to her to understand what it means to be in a major city without money, how devastating it is,” Smith says of Yasmin. Her marriage offers at least one certainty: “It was really [homing in] on the importance of the Net-A-Porter account.”

As Yasmin straddles traditional aristocratic duties with playing a hand in Henry’s career, her wardrobe, in turn, mixes monogrammed button-ups, riding vests, Fair Isle sweaters, and silk headscarves worn for a drive in the convertible with I-mean-business suits (a white Lurline with ultra-padded shoulders is a standout).

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