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In the Pink: Jude Law’s Alfie

Jude Law’s style in the 2004 remake of ‘60s cult classic, Alfie, is a deft lesson in how to make your clothes work for you

A Guide to Mid-Century Monochrome: Cary Grant in North by Northwest

The wardrobe in Hitchcock’s finest thriller was sourced and chosen by Cary Grant himself. It still stands out today.

The Power of Simplicity: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Her’

For a complex sci-fi love story, Joaquin Phoenix’s style in cult movie ‘Her’ is reassuringly simple.

Style as Persuasion in Catch Me If You Can

Legendary icon artist Frank Abagnale’s ever-changing wardrobe shows just how powerfully clothes can change other people’s perceptions – and whether you approve of his antics or not there’s a lesson in that for all of us

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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