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Guttersnipe

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similar to the ones on Clark Gable's "It Happened One Night" jacket too.
i find the breast pocket too eye-catchingly square. the lower pockets i like, but think round corners would harmonise with the jacket more.

According to vintage lore, Gable had his stylist/tailor, Eddie Schmidt, make sport coats with those expanding breast pockets to accommodate his pipe and tobacco pouch.
 

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more Ghisoland pics:
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Metatron

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Some shots from the excellent movie 'Stray Dog' by Kurosawa, 1949.
Some of the casual styles are a bit too 'US holiday-wear' for me, but they are worn with lots of style.
However, the protagonist does wear the classic combo of a linen suit and cap.





















Interestingly, the protagonist who is an inexperienced detective is perhaps the only main character wearing a tie.
Most everyone, including his colleagues and even his boss wear open collared shirts to cope with the intense summer heat which permeates the story.
This perhaps indicates that being a 'newbie', he is intent on making a good impression even if he has to endure some discomfort.
 
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Fastuni

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Got to see this one.

Is this scene a hostile encounter between a grizzled veteran angered by the "yankeefied" lad?

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Metatron

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All I will say is, not exactly. :p
You should definitely watch it. Very high quality film-making. not highly intellectual, but involving, with complicated characters and great dynamics...
 

Guttersnipe

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Fastuni, Film critics consistently cite Stray Dog as one of the top 10-20 film noirs of all time and best non-English language noir ever made. It's definitely a movie that lives up to its critical hype.
 

herringbonekid

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i'm not really a fan of David Niven, but this outfit deserves a mention simply for it's crisp sharpness:
those lapels look like they've been lazer-cut out of felt.

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