Mafia Style

On an Italian website today there are some interesting photos of their version of Edward G. Robinson whose name was Pasquale Gennano. Here are some pictures of mafiosi through the years as treated in Italian and American cinema: Gennano: Robinson: The Godfather: Casino: Goodfellas:

i love all the looks, even Pesci's Coochie-Collar. Casino is probably the most over the top but still a lot of fun.

Edward G.Robinson appears to be wearing a collar pin.

What about this?

Ralphie was a prick but he had some mad style.

Eric Glennie collars are the future of Italian mob movies.

some of the real ones were very well dressed back in the day: Frank Costello: Today, not so much. Sammy Gravano: John Gotti Jr:

Vito Genovese:

Bugsy Siegel

Not too sure about John Gotti Jr.'s tie. [barf]

Okay, not to be a nitpicker or anything, but I thought Edward G. Robinson was born Emanuel Goldenberg in Bucharest, Romania. Pasquale Gennano looks like an altogether entirely different person. His Little Caesar showed such great style, but like Myrna Loy he had such an exotic look that he could portray virtually anybody. I recently watched a movie from the 1930s where EGR played (convincingly for the time) a Chinese man from San Francisco.
I personally find the Mafia look veers too extremely from Sicilian austere--all black and white--to American roccoco. At one time I was quite intrigued by the collars Harvey Keitel and Robert DeNiro wore in Mean Streets, but then I saw them for what they likely were--a combination of momentary fashion and what fell off the truck. The main problem with Mafia style, I think, is that it is too concerned with projecting power and authority. I prefer people to play a bit against type.

Don't forget the best sequel ever made:

Originally Posted by pejsek

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Okay, not to be a nitpicker or anything, but I thought Edward G. Robinson was born Emanuel Goldenberg in Bucharest, Romania. Pasquale Gennano looks like an altogether entirely different person. His Little Caesar showed such great style, but like Myrna Loy he had such an exotic look that he could portray virtually anybody. I recently watched a movie from the 1930s where EGR played (convincingly for the time) a Chinese man from San Francisco.
I personally find the Mafia look veers too extremely from Sicilian austere--all black and white--to American roccoco. At one time I was quite intrigued by the collars Harvey Keitel and Robert DeNiro wore in Mean Streets, but then I saw them for what they likely were--a combination of momentary fashion and what fell off the truck. The main problem with Mafia style, I think, is that it is too concerned with projecting power and authority. I prefer people to play a bit against type.
Right, I jsut meant that like Robinson was the prototypical mafioso in America, Gennano was the prototypical Guappo in Italy. They were obviously not the same person, but played the same role in the cinematic world.

Originally Posted by leftover_salmon

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Ralphie was a prick but he had some mad style.
Joey "Pants" Pantoliano, the actor who portrayed Ralphie, is one of the most stylish actors around today.

Originally Posted by Tomasso

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Joey "Pants" Pantoliano, the actor who portrayed Ralphie, is one of the most stylish actors around today.
also one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. who would have thought that from Guido the killer pimp he would become one of the most popular men in Hollywood.