Economies of style in The Ides of March
How Ryan Gosling, George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman mastered the art of the understated suit
My browser history was cleared of all traces of "F*ck Yeah! Ryan Gosling". Various synonyms for 'silver fox' were banished from all talk of George Clooney. The curious soft spot I hold for Philip Seymour Hoffman was set aside. I was prepared to objectively analyse The Ides of March - a film full of, to quote Derek Zoolander, "really, really, ridiculously good looking" people.
But no sooner had the three men sashayed onto screen than my jaw fell agape and my eyes glazed over dreamily. Why? It was the suits.
The Savile Row tailor Hardy Amies once said that, "A man should look as if he had bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, then forgotten all about them." It's a maxim that epitomises great heritage labels like Brooks Brothers,...
My browser history was cleared of all traces of "F*ck Yeah! Ryan Gosling". Various synonyms for 'silver fox' were banished from all talk of George Clooney. The curious soft spot I hold for Philip Seymour Hoffman was set aside. I was prepared to objectively analyse The Ides of March - a film full of, to quote Derek Zoolander, "really, really, ridiculously good looking" people.
But no sooner had the three men sashayed onto screen than my jaw fell agape and my eyes glazed over dreamily. Why? It was the suits.
The Savile Row tailor Hardy Amies once said that, "A man should look as if he had bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, then forgotten all about them." It's a maxim that epitomises great heritage labels like Brooks Brothers,...
- 10/28/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
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