Considering the Mob's Sartorial Splendor
"This ultra-long and narrow point collar bucks convention and is a total stand-out," as Esquire noted. Clothing is deeply associated with the Mafia for many of us. Films like Goodfellas are acclaimed, in part, due to their attention to detail. That includes the clothing the gangsters wore during the period when the film's events took place. Those shirts with the big-ass, tapered collars worn in Goodfellas were cool; quite dated looking, but cool. Esquire, in an article on clothing the Goodfellas wore, agreed , calling the shirt, simply, The Point Collar Shir t,"a thoroughly old school look we'd love to see come back into fashion." I also liked the camel coa t Ray Liotta as Henry Hill wore in the film, of which Esquire said: "The camel coat has long been a staple of the distinguished man's wardrobe, a luxury item that instantly denotes sophistication and refinement." I read tons of blogs about every conceivable topic. Occasionally I...