Fashion inspiration can be found everywhere, but for a lot of like-minded men, there’s often a common source for our sartorial awakenings. We’re talking about movies, particularly mob flicks. You know, the classics. The Godfather. Goodfellas. Scarface. Casino. And many, many more.
Morals of the movie aside (a life of crime rarely pans out well), the glitz and glamor is present in both the clothing and stylistic choices of cinema’s most famous mobsters. We can’t advise that you mimic their lifestyle, but we totally get wanting to steal their look.
A lot of the tailoring you might see in films like The Godfather (1972) or during the young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) flashback scenes from The Godfather 2 (1974) is highly reminiscent of the clothing from their respective time periods in which they take place.
striThe Godfather (1972) or during the young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) flashback scenes from The Godfather 2 (1974) is highly reminiscent of the clothing from their respective time periods in which they take place.
If you’re trying to get a slightly dressier look while still drawing from the 70s mobster style, spearpoint collared dress shirts are certainly the way to go. Like incredibly long, narrow collars worn by Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro in Goodfellas. t.
If there’s one thing about a stereotypical mob guy – it’s that they take advantage of an opportunity to accessorize. Gold watches (especially thinner styles), gold and silver chains, bracelets, and more are all fair game and fall in line with the overall aesthetic.
But perhaps it is your selection of rings that could end up counting the most. Old-school mobsters often sported various rings, often adorned with precious stones and crafted from high-end metals. Pinky rings are somewhat considered the most ostentatious of the bunch, though you can get pretty wacky with the other digits as well.