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1980's corporate fashion
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I think the idea that the fictional character Gordon Gekko represented anything is, well, fiction. immsmc--and it very well may not--the clothes for Wall St were made by Alan Flusser and Morty Sills. Morty Sills represented basically no one and very few went to Flusser at the time. The movie has aged badly. Most Wall St drones dressed at least as badly then as they do now.
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When I look back to those days the best description is the book "Book Dress for Success". Actually I dress pretty much the same now as then...HSM, Hickey Freeman, A&E, J&M, Alden, Nettelton, Cole Haan, Pendelton, Filson, monogramed point collar or button down pin points, braces, v-neck sweaters, Barracuta, Burberry trench, British Warm, Adidas sambas...I came up in the 70's and what I aspired to then suits me now....
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When I think of Boston in 1981, I think of a harmonious BB/Press/Andover Shop look across school, law, banking, and finance.
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I think the idea that the fictional character Gordon Gekko represented anything is, well, fiction. immsmc--and it very well may not--the clothes for Wall St were made by Alan Flusser and Morty Sills. Morty Sills represented basically no one and very few went to Flusser at the time. The movie has aged badly. Most Wall St drones dressed at least as badly then as they do now.Originally Posted by pejsek
In what way has 'Wall Street' aged badly?
Can you give examples?
Gekko's clothes still look fine to me.
Bud Fox's wardrobe improves as the story progresses, and looks ok to me.
The only things that appear dated are:
The jumbo portable phone Gekko used on the beach.
The trade room computers ofcourse..
The computer & jumbo phone Sir Larry Wildman uses on his yacht,
although to be fair, that computer doesn't look half-bad at all today.
The sweater looks great too.
But the clothes...to me still look just fine!
...and near the end of the film, when Gekko Meets Foxx in Central Park,
keep an eye for Gekko flashing his Burberry trench coat.
Hand in pocket, waggling the Nova Check...blink and you'll miss it.
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Don't forget the scene where Bud Fox and his girlfriend (the "artist) were decorating his new apartment; that looked pretty bad. The last nail in the coffin was that abstract art with the heads coming out of the picture frame.
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Contrast collar shirts and DB's with notch lapels.
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Does anyone object to contrasting collars and cuffs? I think done right, it frames the face well and isn't "dated". I would keep the rest of the ensemble toned down a bit though.Originally Posted by Chips
I don't mind this so much on an individual shirt so much as it seems to bother me when I notice someone has re-branded themselves 'Contrast collar and shirt boy". Just a short time ago, it used to be in America we needed to justify dense patterns or bold colors with a white collar and cuff but now that just about anything goes, pffft, why bother?
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