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Black Caesar: Blaxploitation Gangster

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 1970s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Art Lund, Black Caesar, Blaxploitation, brogues, camel coat, Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1970s, Edward G. Robinson, fedora, Fred Willaimson, gangster, half belt, homburg, Larry Cohen, Little Caesar, pimp wear, pinstripe suit, Premium Content, Shaft, Superfly, The Godfather of Harlem, Tiffany & Co, Tommy Gibbs, wide lapels. Bookmark the permalink.

Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs adopts the gangster codes of 1930s cinema in blaxploitation classic Black Caesar. Continue reading→

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Boardwalk Empire: Cometh the Dandiest Man

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged 1960s, African dandies, Boardwalk Empire, bow tie, bowler hat, Chalky White, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1970s, double breasted, dressing soft, Edwardian, formal, gangster, Martin Greenfield, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mod, Nucky Thompson, Omar, plaid, Premium Content, Shaft, silk, single breasted, Steve Buscemi, subvert, The Wire. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments

There is a man on Boardwalk Empire with even more sartorial presence than Nucky Thompson; That man is Chalky White. Continue reading→

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