Suggestions and Feedback
“I wore a pretty great tux in To Catch A Thief. Will you be doing a post on that anytime soon?”
I’m always looking for new BAMF Style content ideas, so if you’re ever watching a film or TV show and think, “Hey, that BAMF has great style…” you should know where to go.
I try to be as accommodating as I can be to requests. If I have the film or show requested, I’ll get right on it. If I don’t, I head straight for Amazon (or the local DVD Exchange) and start scoping out deals.
Nothing is out of bounds, as long as there’s enough to be covered! If the film is black & white, no worries, I just won’t talk about color.
In the meantime, post below if there is anything you’d like to see on the page and I’ll get to it as quickly as possible! (Or, if you don’t want to be so public about it, shoot an email to thesartorialbamf@gmail.com).
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Please do the American Gigolo and New Jack City films. The scene where Richard Gere laying out his clothes while listening to Smokey Robinson is classic
Would be great to see a review of The Tenth Victim with Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress. Mastroianni’s attire is simple but iconic. It’s been difficult to nail down his sunglasses!
Hey love the site, i think the films power with richard gere, thomas crown affair with brosnan, JFK kevin costner all have beautiful wardrobes. Check out power if you haven’t seen it, beautiful suits and a great watch.
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Jackets from Japanese yakuza movies would be great
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Please do Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne from the Dark Knight Trilogy. He has some classic suits from the movie and streetwear as well.
Timothy Olyphant in Fargo season four. Incredible look.
Agreed. Deafy is definitely a BAMF.
Steve McQueen’s coat from Tom Horn
Please cover Russ Tamblyn as Riff in West Side Story. Thanks so much for your wonderful work!
The Tax Collector Creepers suits
Ward Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver
I know he was the villain, but Rene Belloq sports a terrific linen suit ensemble in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Plus it’s the film’s 40th anniversary.
Mike Connors as Joe Mannix. Dodge Dart GTS and Plymouth ‘Cuda convertibles for Car Week!
Rutger Hauer as Wulfgar in Nighthawks.
I suggest making more content on the outfits from Murder on the Orient Express (2017) as well as Death on the Nile (once it comes out). I think Maigret (2016-2017) and Suits (2011-2019) are good TV Series with decent style to discuss as well.
Just leave a few suggestions from my summer viewing:
Will Graham (William Petersen) from Manhunter (1986), his wardrobe is so disjointed, it’s like they told him to wear a jacket and tie like his FBI colleagues, so he went to the store and bought the first thing that fit.
Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) from The Killing (1956) has a nice line in tweed, especially that patch pocket sport suit.
Mike (Robert De Niro) and from Nick (Christopher Walken) The Deer Hunter (1978), really iconic looks here, if you can get through the wedding scene…, the hunting clothes, the uniform with overcoat which makes me think of Metal Gear Solid, Mike’s Saigon suit vs Nick’s pristine white bush shirt with red bandana etc
And finally another Agatha Christie adaptation, Ten Little Indians with Oliver Reed and Richard Attenborough, it’s 1974 so fashion is dancing on the border of good taste, but that taste, still enjoyable.
Perfect timing with these! I just watched Manhunter last night… I was debating whether or not to take screenshots, but it was hard to get cohesive looks at Peterson’s fits so I ultimately just settled in to enjoy my first-time watch.
The Killing was also on my watch list last night, and I would have put it on if I hadn’t elected to go to bed instead — that said, it’s probably on the docket tonight and I’ll make a note to consider Hayden’s tweed… perhaps in time for some #Noirvember posts!
Love all these ideas; I believe I have The Deer Hunter and all the Ten Little Indians adaptations on DVD, so I’ll dig them out. And I’m sure you’ve observed that I can be pretty comfortable waltzing—or hustling, if you will—across that border of good taste 😉
Great news, that I shall attribute to Jungian synchronicity.
Keep hustling.
Ray Shoesmith’s Farmhouse Shootout outfit in the Aussie show Mr. Inbetween. Best show I’ve seen in years
Sean Penn in The Gunman
Would love to see something done on David Duchovny’s wardrobe as Fox Mulder in the X-Files. What a part of the ’90s that show was, and he wore some very ’90s suits and ties while investigating aliens and the ubiquitous “monster of the week.”
How about Woody Allen’s Cafe Society
How about Steve McQueen in Jr Bonner.
I recently did a rewatch of an old favorite: My Favorite Year (1982), directed by a former subject of your fine site, Richard Benjamin. Having not seen this film in over ten years – and certainly not since discovering BAMF Style – I viewed it having forgotten more than I remember, and with a more appreciative eye for the sartorial.
And WOW is all I can say.
If you haven’t already, I would highly recommend watching it. I’m sure you’ll agree there is an abundance of wonderful looks ranging from the swashbuckling Alan Swann, to the demure Benjy Stone, to the shockingly hard-boiled King Kaiser.
Enjoy.
I know it’s probably outside of the scope of BAMF, but I would LOVE to see te style of blues singer Brother Tito Deler covered here!
My favorite film, The Tree of Life, features classic 50s looks on Brad Pitt. Here’s a headstart for you from a blog I created some time ago but do not update any longer.
https://thetreeoflife.video.blog/2019/06/02/every-brad-pitt-outfit-in-the-tree-of-life-2011/
Great idea, and thanks for sharing this wonderful work you’ve done! I still haven’t seen this movie (though I’ve heard it’s very powerful), and I love these ’50s suburban/workwear looks. This will be a great resource as I look to seeing a place to start on putting a potential post together.
Suggestion: Twilight Zone! Mr. Rod Serling himself had some amazing suits on there, but if that’s not enough material since he’s usually not on screen for very long, there’s still a lot of great looks to choose from. A good place to start would be some of the outfits in the most well-known episodes, such as Walking Distance, Nightmare At 20,000 Feet, or The Eye of the Beholder (the “ugly” man).
Alternate suggestion: The Wire.
Absolutely love your blog – thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you for your website! I am a big fan. Was rewatching the mesmerising Conversation (1974) with Gene Hackman and was wondering what is the significance of his rain coat (?) – not sure I am using the right term for this item though. It is the light silver gray transparent one, not that he is wearing other coats in this movie. But it absolutely captured my attention.
Love the site but navigating past posts is a nightmare/PITA. Please add a search function or at least organize them in alphabetical order. Thanks
I know there’s a search function on desktop, not sure why it doesn’t translate to mobile. Either way, I also try to keep all posts listed in alpha order here: https://bamfstyle.com/menu/
Have you considered covering Three’s Company? Jack (the late, great John Ritter) wore some fantastic sport coats in the later seasons. Even some of the extras wore some eye catching tweeds. That show seems to be remembered for low brow humour and gawdy 70s fashion. Whom ever was in charge of John Ritter’s wardrobe on the later seasons had amazing taste and he wore it well.
Christopher Walken in the Dogs of war.
Benicio Del Toro wears an amazing jacket in The Way of The Gun that I’d love to read about. And I’m surprised you don’t already have any posts about Call Me By Your Name or any of Robert Pattinson’s outfits in Tenet. That double breasted suit was amazing
Not a normal suggestion, but how about Max Payne 3? Max wears a variety of outfits across the game that are all well-crafted and fit the kind of clothes you normally cover. https://maxpayne.fandom.com/wiki/Clothes_in_Max_Payne_3
The Sopranos, Adrianna’s tiger print catsuit emsemble.
Summer is upon us, thought you might be interested in The ‘Burbs, 1989, it comes with a variety of style inspo. Tom Hanks with his ivy trad/JFK on vacation, Bruce Dern’s milsurp mixed with Southeast Asian souvenirs, Rick Ducommun in classic Americana polos and bowling shirts, and finally Corey Feldman dressed as an 80s stoner, rocker, mallrat punk.
It’s a fun movie that I always see new things in every time I watch.
Great idea! I’d actually never seen this so I’ll need to check it out. Love the summer ideas you noted — thank you!
I’ve been looking for more info on Jasper Badum (Joel Frye) from 2021’s Cruella. Love that 70’s look—any interest?
For Halloween:
– Mark Patton collection of – bizzare, unique, wild – shirts in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge;
– George C. Scott in The Changeling (horror masterpiece)
John Ritter in Skin Deep (some of his outfits are truly inspiring)
Danny Glover in Predator 2 (badass cop)
Jean-Paul Belmondo in That man from Rio
Casual:
John Ritter’s attire for watching tv in Stay Tuned (one of the most brilliant comedy from the early 90’s)
Ah, I almost forgot:
Dolph Lundgren’s outfit to kick some alien drug dealers’ ass in Baxley’s action flick Dark angel (aka I come in peace).
Very enjoyable movie!
Please do Christopher Lee as Dracula in the Horror of Dracula. He is so sharply dressed and I would love to buy a similar suit so I can play as Christopher Lee’s Dracula for Halloween.
Great idea for Halloween—thanks! I’ll see what I can pull together.
The early sixties outfits in Blast from the Past would be fun. One of my favourites!
Great idea! I haven’t seen that one in ages and have been meaning to revisit, I recall it being a lot of fun plus Brendan Fraser’s definitely having a bit of a well-deserved revival at the moment!
Don’t forget the green jacket!
Allen Ginsburg (Daniel Radcliffe) in Kill Your Darlings
Richard Gere (Pete St John) in Power
Some posters have requested an entry on Anton Chigurh. His denim jacket might be a “Wrangler Men’s Cowboy Cut Western Unlined Denim Jacket” available on Amazon. Jacket in movie appears to be customized or a vintage 70-80s one as it appears to be raw denim & the collar seems longer than current version.
John “Chickie” Donohue (Zac Efron) in The Greatest Beer Run Ever! Great soundtrack, great actors, plenty of beers, and Chickie sports a nice watch, a sharp madras/plaid shirt, and some sort of deck jacket. Lots of 60s wear that is still timeless and all in all a nice ( and true) movie. Book was great too.
Hey OP, can you do Reverend Toller from First Reformed (2018, dir. Paul Schrader). He wore quite an iconic long coat and scarf in it that really matches his character and the film’s overall tone.
Hey! You should do one on Jake Scully from Body Double (1984), played by Craig Wasson. He has two main outfits in the film.
The John Woo movies are an untapped source of style inspiration. Chow Yun Fat in The Killer and A Better Tomorrow are notable examples.
Would love to see some of the outfits in The Gentlemen (2019) covered, especially Charlie Hunman’s lovely fits!
Last night I enjoyed a night out at the movies and watched Babylon (2022).
I loved it.
You’ll love it.
We’ll all love your – hopefully – inevitable coverage of it.
To me, Babylon completes a fun, certainly unintentional (and absolutely unofficial), triple-director effort at an “old Hollywood” trilogy between itself, Hail Caesar, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Feliz ano nuevo.
Maybe I’m just stuck on the ’20s/ ’30s but “Babylon Berlin” and “Road to Perdition ” seem target-rich environments
Happy New Year!
Thought I might recommend Bullet Train from last year and it’s cast of colorfully costumed characters, especially Brad Pitt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
My father always pointed out how well-dressed Dan Rowan was on ‘Laugh-In’, and looking back at the show (and still photos) now, I wholeheartedly agree. Would be great to read your take!
Just been watching the Israeli Netflix show “Fauda”…If you look up “BAMF” in a Hebrew dictionary, the main character’s picture would be there.