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Thinking of a light brown leather jacket a la Brad Pitt in Fight Club

Farmgate

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I really liked Brad Pitt's clothes and specifically the red leather jacket in Fight Club. For some reason, I dislike the red leather jacket as a separate piece, but thought the whole look of his jacket, print shirt and black pants came together well. He looked cool, tough, a little crazy, especially with the orange sunglasses.

I am a 9-5 banker type and was thinking of doing a weekend look that's similar but want to use light brown in place of the red leather. I am thinking a reddish-brown leather, with a print shirt, collars over the leather jacket lapels.

I won't have the ciggies or jauntiness of Pitt, but I think the whole look will be fun and different, and cool.

Can I pull this off on weekends, or should I stick with my current, non-descript black leather jacket?

Thanks in advance for reading this and your opinion.
 

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If you feel you have to ask, then the answer is no...don't even try it.
 

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brother we cant tell **** without pics. post pics of the desired items.
 

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Originally Posted by nsimp
Do you look like Brad Pitt?

And do you have his $500k wardrobe at your disposal?
 

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a teller
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Originally Posted by brozeus
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Actually I represent banks in commercial litigation all over the east coast. Not smart enough to count money.
 

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Originally Posted by nsimp
Do you look like Brad Pitt?

face, no, look like Chuck Baris from the Gong show with a hangover. Body, 5'8 152 lbs. cut.
 

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Originally Posted by jha222
can someone tell me what 9-5 banker type is ?

I was a bit misleading. I am a commercial litigator in real life and represent banks in complex commercial litigation. 9-5 I look the part, with emphasis on slim suits and over the top shoes and ties. I hate box suits, boxy trousers and boring, stupid clothes.
 

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Originally Posted by westinghouse
And do you have his $500k wardrobe at your disposal?

The beauty of FC was the simplicity of it all. Brad Pitt was a squatter. He looked like a hobo. No wardrobe like Joe Black. He was basically a cool, entrepreneur living in someone else's rundown shack.
 

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I seriously wouldn't do it if I were you. I remember people like Lauren Hill wore like them 12 or 13 years ago and then a lot of middle aged women around my workplace starting wearing them and it never looked good. On a guy it would be bad, especially if you don't look like Brad Pitt. You will be noticed for the wrong reasons...
 

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