Iconic and interesting men's fashions from movies and TV
Vitals Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, disturbed taxi driver and Vietnam War veteran New York City, Spring 1976 Film: Taxi Driver Release Date: February 9, 1976 Director: Martin Scorsese Costume Designer: Ruth Morley WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Ahead of Robert De Niro s birthday tomorrow, let s celebrate Taxi Driver s 50th anniversary this year by seeing how well [ ] The post Taxi Driver:…
Vitals William Petersen as Will Graham, tortured FBI criminal profiler Across the United States, Fall 1986 Film: Manhunter Release Date: August 15, 1986 Director: Michael Mann Costume Designer: Colleen Atwood WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background While the Oscar-winning The Silence of the Lambs is a deservedly great movie that brought Thomas Harris fictional killer psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter to…
Vitals Casey Affleck as Lou Ford, diabolical deputy sheriff and sadistic sociopath West Texas, Summer 1952 Film: The Killer Inside Me Release Date: June 18, 2010 Director: Michael Winterbottom Costume Designer: Lynette Meyer WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background The trouble with growin up in a small town is everybody thinks they know who you are begins Casey Affleck s [ ] The post The Killer Inside…
Vitals Roddy McDowall as Rex Brewster, flamboyant gossip columnist Adriatic Sea, Summer 1939 Film: Evil Under the Sun Release Date: March 5, 1982 Director: Guy Hamilton Costume Designer: Anthony Powell WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Having returned from my own beach vacation this weekend, today s post draws from a summery classic that was some of the earliest inspiration on my [ ] The post…
Vitals Frankie Avalon as Frankie, lovestruck surfer Malibu, California, Summer 1963 Film: Beach Party Release Date: August 7, 1963 Director: William Asher Costume Design: Marjorie Corso Renié WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Four years after Gidget launched the beach party subgenre, the formula was refined with less morals and more midriffs in the simply titled Beach Party. Released 63 [ ] The…
Vitals John Saxon as J.B. Johnson, race car driver and occasional moonshine runner Jackson County, Kentucky, Fall 1976 Film: Moonshine County Express Release Date: June 1, 1977 Director: Gus Trikonis Wardrobe Coordinator: Adrianne Levesque WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Moonshine County Express was produced by Roger Corman s New World Pictures in 1977 during the height of the cinematic [ ]…
Vitals Walter Matthau as Charley Varrick, clever crop-dusting pilot and bank robber Albuquerque to Reno, Summer 1973 Film: Charley Varrick Release Date: October 19, 1973 Director: Don Siegel Costume Designer: Helen Colvig WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Although International Crop Duster s Day is observed on May 27th, August 3rd was established as Airplane Crop Duster Day to commemorate [ ]…
Vitals Robert Redford as Owen Legate, railroad representative Mississippi, Summer 1931 Film: This Property Is Condemned Release Date: August 3, 1966 Director: Sydney Pollack Costume Designer: Edith Head WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Robert Redford was on the verge of stardom when he was cast as the romantic lead opposite Natalie Wood in This Property is Condemned, released sixty [ ] The post…
Vitals Richard Egan as Jim Blair, writer At sea from San Francisco to Hawaii, Summer to December 1941 Film: The Revolt of Mamie Stover Release Date: May 11, 1956 Director: Raoul Walsh Costume Designer: Travilla WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Though it made waves for its controversial themes and Jane Russell s eponymous performance at the time it was [ ] The post Richard Egan s Cream Camp…
Vitals Jamie Foxx as Ricardo Rico Tubbs, Miami-Dade PD detective Miami, Summer 2005 Film: Miami Vice Release Date: July 28, 2006 Director: Michael Mann Costume Design: Michael Kaplan Janty Yates Jamie Foxx s Costumer: Yaa Boaa Aning WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Michael Mann s frequently memed update of Miami Vice was widely released 20 years ago today on July [ ] The post Miami Vice: Jamie…
Vitals James Stewart as Will Lockhart, freight hauler and former cavalry officer New Mexico, Late 1870s Film: The Man from Laramie Release Date: September 20, 1955 Director: Anthony Mann WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Since 2008, the National Day of the Cowboy has been observed on the fourth Saturday in July to recognize the spirit of the pioneering [ ] The post James Stewart s Western Gear…