On The Street.....Westside, New York
So what would we call this style? It is not American or Italian or even modern Jil Sander or Dior-ish, I'm leaning towards a Retro French late 50's thing - I think it is the shape of the coat that is giving me that vibe
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post a commentIt's 1960s CIA.
Yes, the shape of the coat plus the narrow trousers with no break plus the shoes plus the sunglasses. Tres Godard Alphaville.
men in black
But for the hair (which is more Marcello Mastroianni) the clothes would be perfect for a Jean-Luc Godard movie from the early 60s. I wore much the same type of thing for much of the early 80s in a homage to Nouvelle Vague cinema that all my friends and acquaintances seemed to interpret as my becoming a Mod revivalist.
I certainly see the French thing.
Without thinking too much about it though, I would have described it as early 60's American. But I don't know what IS American, truthfully.
But I would look to you to inform me.
Secret Service?
Retro-narrow tie, tapered trou, +.
Good fit on coat, +.
Boots +, but inelegant shape, -.
No shortaage black and white outfits in Manhattan, -.
Trendy shades, ?.
Good hair, +.
Very French new wave. All he needs now is a female companion who looks like Anna Karina.
Reminds me of the guy from Fellini's 8 1/2.
He's a Reservoir Dog. Let's call him "Mr. Green."
jazz-hipster mixed with a little matrix bad guy man in black thing
I second Alen Delon.
David Lynch enthusiast
Berlin, 1997. The slightly boxy coat with the slim to tight trousers and boxy looking shoes.
Don't forget the thin 1960s francophile tie. I bet underneat that coat he has a one-button suit and he smokes Gitanes.
love it.... the hair does it for me, plus old testament CIA = sexy
He looks really cool. I like the slimness of his trousers as well as the thin tie. All the above comments are pretty spot on about the look he is referencing.
I second Otto, especially the black and white thing... don't get me wrong, it could be good, but I feel the CIA vibe too great with this gent. As I reminisce, I think it looked better in the films. The context of a '60's film has to count, right? How does he compare? I mean, is he yet another guy in black and white in manhattan or is he looking to be in a 60's film? If I saw him today, I would not say "interesting". I feel he's undercover by being overexposed.
Another vote for the Lemmy Caution caucus, maybe a smidge of Beau Brummell. Dig the 'pipes.
Jim Jarmusch with better hair.
this guy has got to be an architect. i could swear i saw him at a review at school a few weeks ago... ;-)
Karl Lagerfeld was the first thought that reached my head too!
He looks elegant!
Alain Delon or a CIA-Agent from the 60's.
X men or Matrix boss. whatever it is it's intentional.
It feels very "Man Bites Dog".
mastroianni
Where's his earpiece? Looks as if he should be running alongside the presidential limo. He's rockin'(and I'm likin')the pants.
He's Such a fan of Mr. Lagerfield
Did anyone mention "Charade" yet? That was my first thought. Followed by a second though that leaned towards "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
I have never seen an outfit/look depend so much on a pair of sunglasses. Take them off and everything changes.
Honestly I think his head is throwing everyone off. I'll agree that the face/hair/sunglasses all give off a Fellini-era M. Mastroianni look (not Delon though as Delon was a tan trench with moustache and longer hair...)
But the outfit is definitely more of a '99 Prada look. There's something about the drape of the coat that reminds me of their "techno" fabrics. Look here: http://www.firstview.com/MENspring99/PRADA/S002.html
Not to say that Prada didn't just take a '60s aesthetic and give it a modern, Matrixy surface, but to me this looks like it came straight out of 1999.
Karl Lagerfeld, Berlin, 1990, and has a rockin' friend called Klaus Nomi but won't readily admit to it.
I say we all find this guy and ask for his autograph.
-AthenaNY
"Marcello! Come here!"
I love his coat. Where could somebody find one like this ?