Stephen Libby became a household name as the winner of The Traitors, but it wasn’t just his gameplay that captured attention — it was his wardrobe. Week after week, viewers watched him turn up to the round table in bold 1970s-inspired looks, and no single item did more to cement his reputation as reality TV’s most stylish contestant than the jumpsuit. Now, Libby says reviving the garment for modern menswear is something close to a personal crusade.
The Look That Defined The Traitors
The outfit most people remember is the black-and-white jumpsuit Libby wore for the show’s finale — a piece with a story more complicated than it appeared on screen. He’d bought it well before filming began, only to later discover that Harry Styles had worn an identical version on tour. Determined to stand out, Libby had actually planned to wear a different outfit for the finale, a checked 1970s-style suit, but the print caused visible strobing on camera. With time running out, the jumpsuit became the only option left — and it turned him into “Stephen from The Traitors in the jumpsuit” almost overnight.
Fans quickly traced the jumpsuit to Palomo Spain’s Tiburón autumn/winter collection, the same Spanish label behind Harry Styles’s version. Libby also wore a multicoloured take on the same jumpsuit earlier in the series, which went on to become a fixture of Traitors-related memes online.
Why the Jumpsuit, Specifically
For Libby, the appeal isn’t nostalgia for a single TV moment — it’s a longer-standing belief that the 1970s represent a high point for men’s fashion, one he’s said he’s willing to defend without compromise. His argument for the jumpsuit centres on practicality as much as style: because the garment is already a statement piece, it requires little else to complete a look. He tends to pair his with a loafer or Cuban heel rather than trainers, arguing that trainers undercut the formality the jumpsuit is built around.
He’s also candid about the garment’s main obstacle: menswear simply hasn’t caught up. Libby has said he’s struggled to find well-made, affordable jumpsuits designed specifically for men, with most options on the market amounting to overalls or boilersuits — garments he considers distinct, thanks to their looser fit and dropped crotch. His workaround is unconventional but practical: buying women’s jumpsuits, which are far more widely available, and having them altered to fit. He’s pointed to brands like Reiss and Me+Em as reliable sources for longer-leg denim versions, while for anything beyond that, he leans almost entirely on vintage shopping.
Fit, he says, is where most jumpsuits succeed or fail. Getting the waistline to sit at the same point a pair of trousers would — which for Libby is fairly high — is what allows the garment to elongate the body rather than swamp it, and that’s often where tailoring comes in.
A Wardrobe That Was Never Really “Curated”
Perhaps the most surprising part of Libby’s fashion story is how little of it was engineered for television. Despite widespread assumptions that his outfits were a deliberate psychological tactic within the game, Libby has said the vast majority of what he wore on The Traitors was simply pulled from his own closet, packed without any real expectation he’d last long in the competition.
That authenticity may be part of why his style resonated so strongly. In a series built on deception, Libby’s fashion choices read as unmistakably genuine — bold, consistent, and entirely his own, whether or not the cameras were rolling.
The Bigger Mission
Since the show ended, Libby has leaned into his new profile as a style commentator, using the platform to make the case for a garment he feels has been unfairly sidelined in men’s fashion. His pitch is straightforward: the jumpsuit isn’t a novelty or a costume piece, but a genuinely practical, flattering option that modern menswear has simply failed to embrace properly. Whether high-street retailers start listening remains to be seen — but for now, Libby seems intent on making the case one outfit at a time.
