The Man Who Dressed Too Well

My first exposure to Cary Grant as a youth was with Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief ('55), a brilliant twist-filled, suspense-driven drama. A gem in the film industry, one that grabbed my 1990's attention, but frankly my heart was no doubt born somewhere in the mid-twentieth century - exact date unknown, my mother lost the birth certificate. Stare intensely at the screen shot above: the red-white polka dot scarf, the black and white striped sweater, wide-leg pants that fall perfectly on his shoe, and his SHOE....a rich caramel with dark trim and white-sole. Shit, John Robie with his distinct stance and crushin' wardrobe deserves Grace Kelly, bombshell.

Men ought to start wearing their pants (at least some of them for the sake of variety and style) above their waist. Fear not, gentleman-to-be.