THE BIG IDEA FILM-SCHOOLED
WHO IS YOUR idea of an all-time-great style icon? The gunslinging Yul Brynner in The Magnificent Seven? An ice-cool Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair? Or perhaps no one has done it better than a tuxedo-clad Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. No matter who springs to mind, there's a good chance one of menswear's top designers agrees with you. That's because today's sleekest collections are putting a fresh spin on yesteryear's sharpest-dressed film characters.
Inspired by American Psycho‘s Patrick Bateman, Saint Laurent's fall ‘24 collection is built around imposing double-breasted suits, shirting, and ties. The suiting hews to 1980s proportions, with generous jackets and high-waisted, voluminous trousers; in the hands of creative director Anthony Vaccarello, the power suit has seldom looked chicer. Prada's tailoring, with plenty of three-button jackets in evidence, is boxier but still louche, styled with contrast-collar dress shirts and flashy ties—a playful nod to 1990s tycoon style.
Other high-profile designers have explored a range of sartorial archetypes of late. Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton celebrates Western wear in all its glory. The second collection designed by Williams, fall ‘24 is
