Jay said:But there's never been good pictures until now...
Marc Chevalier said:And yes, the collar points are 3 3/4 inches long!
jake_fink said:That's it for now. It's a time consuming project, but I'll be back with the next suit in a few days.
If this is a pointless exercise, please let me know.
jake_fink said:I recently learned how to get screen shots from my dvds, and I've taken on a little project.
Marc and others have been busy supplying images, and I want to contribute more than pics of my ugly mug and the things I wear above it, so I'm contributing images of clothing form period films taht I like. Which is to say, I like the clothing and I like the film.
I'm starting with my favourite film of all time, and one of my favourite characters in film history, Chinatown and Jake Gittes. I know a lot of people here got into wearing period attire via Indiana Jones, but he never really did much for me, I was laways all about the smarts, the street cred, the toughness, the tenderness and the sheer elan of one Jake Gittes, private detective, assayed in two films by the inimitable Jack Nicholson. Now here was a fully rounded and fascinating character, a believable, naturalistic rendering (if not all absolutely accurate) of the 1930s, and here too was a vain little cockscomb of a man who knew how to dress, and loved doing it. There would be no rumpled trench coat or "farted up" suit in J.J.'s closet, only the gladdest glad rags this side of L. O. Fellowes illustrations for Esquire.
So, here without further ado, are the duds of Jake Gittes.
jake_fink said:I like the detail on the lapel.
It's worn with a long point collar again.
This one is monogrammed JJG. That's the kind of attention to detail that makes a movie feel natural. And look at the pocket of the shirt.
Finally, a view of the pattern. Looks like a styleized diamond or greek key motif.
Pardon my ignorance - what was the other Jake Gittes film with Jack the Lad?
Marc Chevalier said:This is why Chinatown gets my vote for the most authentic '30s costuming film made in the '70s. Although Chinatown had a costume designer, he outfitted the male stars almost exclusively in '30s vintage clothing. In other words, the real stuff.
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jake_fink said:Skipping a few ensembles until later, I'm going to my favourite.
Here it is: