Cary Grant's Suit in Nth by NW article

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North by Northwest isn’t a film about what happens to Cary Grant, it’s about what happens to his suit. The suit has the adventures, a gorgeous New York suit threading its way through America. The title sequence in which the stark lines of a Madison Avenue office building are ‘woven’ together could be the construction of Cary in his suit right there — he gets knitted into his suit, into his job, before our very eyes. Indeed some of the popular ‘suitings’ of that time (‘windowpane’ or ‘glen plaid’) perfectly complemented office buildings. Cary’s suit reflects New York, identifies him as a thrusting exec, but also arms him, protects him: what else is a suit for? Reflects and Protects: a slogan Cary’s character, Roger Thornhill, might have come up with himself

http://www.granta.com/Magazine/Granta-94/Cary-Grants-Suit?view=articleAllPages

 

[Matt Deckard]

I was just with the author of the latest Cary grant Biography and took some pics with him and a tailor in Beverly Hills. Been working on recreating that suit,

I love that suit as well... it's the fit that makes it.

 

[Slim Portly]

Great article, cookie. Thanks for the link.

 

[Rittmeister]

Check out this great review of the suit on The Sartorialist. Does anyone know who made the suit, or who his tailor was in general?

http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2006/08/cary-grant-north-by-northwest.html

 

[Tomasso]

Does anyone know who made the suit, or who his tailor was in general?

Kilgour made the NbyNW suits and they were one of CG's favorite tailors but he used several different firms over the years.

 

[Rittmeister]

Thanks.

 

[dr greg]

granted

Fabulous magazine Granta, I bought it religiously for years and have a whole shelf of back copies but it just got a bit much for the budget once I downsized to the country.

 

[InspectorMorse]

Great article-thanks!

 

[Alucard73]

Great article. I watched N by NW today and would love to have that suit. I love the way the pants come up so high. Who carries the most current equivalent to that suit.