Style File № 64

How to dress like Ellie Williams from The Last of Us

A layered denim or canvas jacket, a faded graphic tee, straight jeans, worn boots and a heavy pack.

Faded Denim JacketGraphic Print TeeStraight JeansWorn BootsCanvas Backpack

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№ 64 The Last of Us Built to match a game, down to the sleeve. EllieWilliams Replicated from the game, exactly. Twenty years after the outbreak 9 pieces Faded Denim Jacket · Graphic Print Tee · Straight Jeans

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The Wardrobe, Decoded

Built to match a game, down to the sleeve.

Cynthia Ann Summers designed the series with unusual precision about fidelity: "Craig was really specific, even about where the shoulder and sleeve land on her arm." On the sunset-print shirt: "We tried to replicate the game's design meticulously. Achieving the exact sunset graphic was challenging, and we had to make some adjustments."

Why we can't let it go

Ellie Williams has the most straightforwardly wearable wardrobe on this site. A denim jacket, a printed tee, jeans, boots. That's it — and it works because everything is worn to the point of softness.

Summers built it against the game rather than against a period, which gives it a specificity most post-apocalyptic costume lacks. The sleeve lands where it lands for a reason. The graphic on the shirt was chased down until it matched.

And the result is a wardrobe about layering for survival that reads, in ordinary life, as very good casual dressing. Which is a rare thing for this genre.

01

On the Road

Walking, for a very long time

Three loose layers in muted colour, none of them new.

01 Faded Denim Jacket Mid-wash, softened, slightly loose. New denim loses it instantly. Budget Splurge
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02 Graphic Print Tee Washed-out print, looks picked up rather than bought. Budget Splurge
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03 Straight Jean Mid-blue, straight, no distressing that looks designed. Budget Splurge
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04 Worn Lace-Up Boot Brown leather, scuffed, mid-height. Budget Splurge
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05 Canvas Backpack Faded, full, obviously used. Part of the outfit, not an extra. Budget Splurge
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Layers

Colder, wetter, worse

Flannel and a hood added underneath, palette unchanged.

01 Flannel Overshirt Muted check, worn open over the tee. Budget Splurge
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02 Plain Hoodie Grey or olive, worn under the jacket. Budget Splurge
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03 Long-Sleeve Thermal Waffle texture, faded, as a base. Budget Splurge
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04 Leather Cord Bracelet Thin, plain, worn on one wrist. Budget Splurge
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How to actually wear the Ellie look

Nothing new. Faded denim, a washed tee, boots with actual wear. New-looking clothes are the single fastest way to lose this. Layer three: a tee, a shirt or hoodie, then a denim or canvas jacket. All slightly loose, all in muted colours. The graphic tee is the one piece of personality — a faded print, ideally something that looks like it was picked up rather than bought. And the backpack is part of the outfit. Canvas, worn, full. It's the detail that makes the rest read as a life rather than as a look.

Written and edited by · Updated 16 August 2026

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