Bespoke Tailoring
Mad Men Style: Grey Flannel, the Tie Bar and Braces
Don Draper treats an office as a stage and dresses accordingly. Three things hold the performance together: grey flannel that reads like money, a tie
The Godfather Style: Peak Lapels, Turn-Ups and the Pocket Square
Michael Corleone never raises his voice and never needs to. Three things carry the authority: a peak lapel that lifts the chest, a turn-up that settle
Ocean's Eleven Style: The Shawl Lapel, the Bow Tie and the Patent Toe
Danny Ocean wears black tie as though it were a work uniform, because for him it is. Three things make it look easy: a shawl lapel that runs unbroken,
Layer Cake Style: The Slim Suit, the Knit Tie and the Crew Neck
The character has no name and the wardrobe does the introducing. Three things carry it: a suit cut close, a knit tie that ends flat, and a crew neck w
The Thomas Crown Affair Style: One Inch of Cuff, One Break, One Colour
Thomas Crown wears the most expensive tailoring in nineties cinema and none of it announces itself. Three measurements explain the whole effect: an in
The Untouchables Style: The Fedora, the Waistcoat and the Trench Coat
Eliot Ness wins because he looks like the law before he says a word. Three pieces build that silhouette — a fedora, a wool waistcoat and a long belted
Tenet Style: The Soft Shoulder, the Open Collar and Cashmere
The Protagonist wears the least memorable suit in modern cinema, and that is the point. Three choices do it — a soft shoulder, an unbuttoned collar an
Inception Style: The Three-Piece Suit, the Waistcoat and the Tie Bar
Arthur is the best-dressed man in Inception and the quietest. Three pieces explain it — a buttoned waistcoat, a three-piece line and a tie bar. Here i
The Great Gatsby Style: Can a Man Wear a Pink Suit? Yes, Like This
Gatsby's pink suit is the most argued-about outfit in menswear cinema. Here is why it works on screen, when it works in life, and what to wear in
Surgeon's Cuffs: What Working Buttonholes Really Say
Why a functioning cuff marks a bespoke or made-to-measure jacket, when to leave one undone, and whether it is worth paying for.
The Double-Breasted Suit: How It Builds a Wider, Harder Line
Why a double-breasted jacket squares the shoulders, which button stance suits which build, and the one rule about keeping it closed.