Remember in 1999 after The Matrix came out and everyone started dressing like Neo? Walking around the super-market in a full-length bomber, leather trousers, and black-out sunglasses? Remember how ridiculous they looked? For a while now, film fashion has been influential, sparking trends and immortalising looks.
However, some cinematic characters are a cut above the rest (if you’ll pardon the pun) – they’re so well dressed that it probably strikes awe into the heart of every fashionista. Of course, it helps that their looks are often meticulously crafted by a team of professionals who have a limitless budget to work with. Plus, the actors wearing the clothes are usually perfect physical specimens, elevating the looks even higher – the average joe would probably struggle to achieve their aesthetic magnificence. Nevertheless, for those still interested, here are the best dressed characters in all of cinema.
007 is known for a handful of things: a “vodka martini, shaken not stirred”, wily womanising, dramatic espionage, and the finest tuxedoes to ever grace the big screen. Throughout the seven iterations of James Bond, from Connery to Craig, his love of a perfectly-cut dinner suit has remained consistent, wowing audiences for decades.
In fact, since each Bond suit is usually supplied by a then-top designer, each film serves as a fantastic reminder of the prevalent fashion of that time. From the shawl-collar dinner jacket of the 1960s to the midnight blue blazer of the 2010s, James Bond has always looked impeccable and provokes the thought “why does this spy always want to stand-out?”
Fashion represents more than just what clothing items are popular – it reflects society’s prevailing thoughts and feelings. From the tie-dye of the 60s countercultural movement to the gender-bending style of today, fashion is a mirror. And no one captures this better than Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause.
Portrayed by the iconic James Dean, Stark embodied the generational disenfranchisement endemic to that time (the 1950s). In as much, his signature outfit became something of a uniform for them: the popped collar of red bomber, the cuffed and aged Levi’s, the scuffed black boots. This wasn’t a ‘style’, it was an act of war, and Stark’s fashion epitomised it superbly.
She may not have been the first goth-girl, but she is definitely the most iconic. Whether live-action, animated, or even on-stage, Wednesday Addams has helped defined the goth sub-culture for decades. With her pale skin, long braided pigtails, and (almost) all-black get-up, Wednesday has served as an entry point for millions into counterculture, with her simple take on the style being pre-eminently influential.
Much like James Bond, Wednesday’s get-up has evolved slightly over time, incorporating nominal changes to reflect contemporary styles. From Lisa Loring’s schoolgirl-esque collar, to Chloe Grace Moretz’ braids resembling two nooses, Wednesday Addams has always been a style icon.
Probably the most famous character in all of American literature, Jay Gatsby has been portrayed countless times on-screen, but one aspect has remained resolute: his style has been a testament to luxury, extravagance, and decadence. Each time F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fraudulent hero appears, he’s clad in a new ultra-expensive suit, reflecting the empty wealth of the Roaring Twenties.
From Robert Redford’s perfectly starched all-white get-up to Leonardo DiCaprio’s anachronistic stylings (blame Baz Luhrmann), Jay may be a romantic fraud, but he can be relied on to turn up in some of the best threads this side of Long Island.
It would be easy to point to Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada or Madeline Ashton in Death Becomes Her or Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia and call it a day, but it would beleaguer a larger point – in every single one of her films, Meryl Streep looks immaculate.
Even as a Witch in Into the Woods or a detestable grandmother in Big Little Lies, Streep emits a sense of style that can’t be beat. Is it written into her contract that all her characters need to be dressed to the nines? Or is it that all her characters look amazing because Streep herself looks amazing in anything? Who knows – who cares. When Streep looks this good, it’s not something that can ever be explained.
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