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The Thomas Crown Affair: A Study in Power Suiting

Steve McQueen’s turn as millionaire bank robber Thomas Crown has gone down as one of the most stylish episodes in movie and menswear history

The Art of the Button-Down in The Talented Mr. Ripley

Matt Damon’s Tom Ripley boasts the most underrated style in the film, says our resident movie style writer

Stiff upper lip: The uniforms of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk

Dunkirk is one of the most successful war films of recent years, frequently praised for its ambition and its cinematography. We think, however, that its wardrobe deserves plaudits too

Whiter than white: the ‘60s look in ‘A Single Man’

Despite its sober tone, Tom Ford’s late-noughties masterpiece has earned a place in cinema history as one of the best-dressed movies of its decade

We’ll say one thing for ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ – they’re always well dressed…

Charlie Thomas examines Michael Caine and Steve Martin’s sartorial one-upmanship in one of the most charming movies of the 1980s

Casablanca: a lesson in ivory eveningwear

There are many claimants to the best Black Tie looks in movie history, writes Charlie Thomas, but nothing quite beats Bogart’s pitch-perfect ivory dinner jacket

Pulp Fiction: Why we can all learn a thing or two from Uma Thurman’s white shirt

It goes without saying that the white shirt is a wardrobe staple, but in cult movie classic Pulp Fiction, it becomes an icon. Our film correspondent, Charlie Thomas, explains why…

Colour, depth and darkness: tailoring in The Great Beauty

Sure, the colourful Italian tailoring in Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar winning film The Great Beauty is good looking, but the genius of the movie lies in its wardrobe’s deeper meaning, as Charlie Thomas explains

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Sometimes a film is so well-styled it becomes better known for the clothes than it does the storyline. Indeed, you’ve probably seen film stills from The Thomas Crown Affair of Steve McQueen wearing sharp three-piece suits with his trademark watch chain more times than you care to admit. To say his character’s wardrobe in this film is iconic is an understatement.
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The Thomas Crown's suits would be a bit extravagant on virtually anyone else. His most famous look, the plaid grey three-piece, was worn with a Patek Philippe pocket watch and a carefully thought out pocket square, after all. But McQueen’s stoic cool and rugged masculinity ensure his suits never stray into ‘OTT’ territory. And regardless, his shirt and tie choices keep things from getting out of hand.
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