Posts with tag cary grant

Some guys wear a suit every day for work. Most likely, these fellas know what to look for in a good suit -- they're surrounded by them, and they've probably suit shopped more than once. But a lot of men wear suits only for certain occasions -- weddings, funerals, and maybe interviews -- and these are the guys we're talking to today.

If you're only going to have one suit hanging in your closet, make it the right suit. Whether you choose one that's hot or hideous, you're going to be spending a chunk of change on it, so you might as well look your best. And, take a cue from GQ -- dress like Cary Grant.

How can any man not want to be like Cary Grant? Aside from the fact that he makes women's hearts practically explode just for being him, the man had some seriously smooth style.

A new book, Cary Grant: A Celebration of Style, reveals the style "secrets" that have made Grant into an icon. Written by Richard Torregrossa with a foreword by another style icon, Giorgio Armani, the book was published last fall in sync with the 20th anniversary of the actor's death. The book's pages contain never-before-published photographs of the actor as well as interviews with film and fashion people on Cary Grant. There's more information about the book on the author's website.

The book can be purchased from Amazon for $23.10.

GQ Magazine recently named the three-button suit worn by Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller "North by Northwest" as the best suit in film history. The ventless, tailored suit has been copied countless times by film actors (Tom Cruise in "Collateral" and Ben Affleck in "Paycheck") and designers alike. I'm happy to see that the best suit in film history is a gray suit, versus say, the black suit that Marcello Mastroianni wore in the film "8 1/2". Why? Well, if that particular suit was the greatest suit in film history, I think that men would be mislead into thinking that they should start wearing black suits. Black suits are for funerals, my friends. Gray suits -- and brown and blue -- are for everything else.

According to a survey in the Daily Record, actor Cary Grant was recently named the smoothest celebrity of all time. Not one to argue with the sound wisdom of the masses, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the life and style of Cary Grant. I'm quite fond of the actor, and I really think that men nowadays could learn something from the unstoppable Mr. Grant.

Here's handsome Cary starring with Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief. As you can, see, he is rocking a very jaunty ascot. I'm not recommending the ascot for every guy out there, but I do think, in certain situations -- of which riding in a hot convertible with Grace Kelly is one of them -- an ascot is absolutely called for. In which case, I'd recommend the dashing green plaid Forzieri ascot.

Now I know that Hollywood men nowadays feel great deal of pressure to play around with the traditional tuxedo, and that's fine, especially if you are say, Andre 3000 or Johnny Depp. But there is a lot to be said for leaving good enough alone, and I think that Cary Grant certainly proves that point. Even if you don't think you would have an occassion to wear it more than once or twice a year, a tuxedo is a great investment. And believe it or not, you can get one for less than $200.

Here's Cary sporting a very fetching striped tie matched with a white shirt and a tweed suit. Even though the suit and the top seem a little ho-hum, the bold graphic pattern on the tie immediately suggests that the wearer is confident and smart, but most importantly doesn't take himself too seriously. Here's a more modern version of this classic tie.

Cary Grant was always a man that other men respected and women adored, and I dare say that had something to do with his impeccable style. (The dashing million dollar grin probably didn't hurt either...)