Happy 90th birthday to Alan Alda! Born January 28, 1936, the actor’s 1981 directorial debut The Four Seasons followed a group of seasonal vacationers, ending with Alda’s character dressed for winter après-ski in a cream, olive, black, and gray sweater with a stone parka and brown corduroy trousers.

In the Oscar-nominated Train Dreams (2025), laconic logger Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton) is dressed by costume designer Malgosia Turzanska in heritage workwear to fit the early 20th century Pacific Northwest setting—from a Wabash chore coat and felt crusher hat to custom White’s caulk boots.

Remembering the great Paul Newman, born 101 years ago today on January 26, 1925. A Navy veteran who served in World War II before his celebrated acting career, Newman was photographed by Sanford Roth in 1956 while wearing his hardy N-1 deck jacket.

Born 80 years ago today on January 24, 1946, Michael Ontkean co-starred on Twin Peaks as Sheriff Harry S. Truman—dressed as a modern, quasi-western lawman in his pinched-front cowboy hat, khaki shirt and slacks, pendant necklaces, harness boots, and distinctive mid-century brown flecked car coat.

Played by @kylemaclachlan.bsky.social, Special Agent Dale Cooper’s first major on-screen departure from his usual black suits and ties is the blue nylon coach-style FBI raid jacket he layers over sweaters and cargo pants during an investigation into the woods during the first season of Twin Peaks 👍

Today would’ve been the late auteur David Lynch’s 80th birthday. In addition to co-creating Twin Peaks, Lynch appeared in the second season as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole—always sporting the Bureau’s trademark black suit with a slim black tie and his ever-present hearing aid.

Born 122 years ago today on January 18, 1904, screen and style icon Cary Grant’s second collaboration with director @alfredhitchcock.bsky.social was the 1946 espionage thriller Notorious—dressed for a party in postwar Rio in a handsomely tailored dark wool three-piece dinner suit.

Our Man Flint was released 60 years ago on January 16, 1966, starring James Coburn as the titular playboy spy Derek Flint. Flint’s wardrobe includes a smartly tailored black wool/mohair tuxedo, which he creatively wears with a cream shirt, navy and scarlet silk pocket squares, and suede loafers.

The Grey (2011) stars Liam Neeson dressed to survive the wintry Alaskan wilderness in a khaki parka with a fur-trimmed hood over hardy layers like a zip-up hoodie, gray shawl-collar sweater, olive henley, and Carhartt work pants with a gray ribbed beanie, hybrid work boots, and convertible gloves.

Sean Connery’s first role after officially retiring from 007 was in The Offence—released today in 1973—as veteran Berkshire detective-sergeant Johnson, sporting a sheepskin coat over his brown Prince of Wales check suit with a cream poplin shirt, knitted tie, and herringbone trilby.

In the 1979 comedy Chilly Scenes of Winter, Charles Robinson (John Heard) makes the case for keeping that well-worn old favorite sweater, layering his moth-eaten maroon V-neck over a white thermal T-shirt—and sometimes also a blue chambray shirt—and paired with his usual Levi’s jeans and wool socks.

Ben Johnson’s natty 1930s wardrobe as Melvin Purvis in Dillinger (1973) reflected the real-life agent’s style, including the indigo-adjacent blue-gray chalkstripe double-breasted suit he wears with black homburg and bulletproof vest during the siege on Wilbur Underhill, who died 92 years ago today.

Happy 95th birthday to Robert Duvall! In the final act of The Killer Elite (1975), he sports elevated naval-inspired workwear: a blue CPO-style snap-up jacket over a striped two-pocket shirt, open at the neck to show a printed day cravat, tucked into creased jeans and topped with a black watch cap.

Concluding 50 years ago with a bicentennial boxing match on New Year’s Day, ROCKY (1976) stars Sylvester Stallone wearing the actor’s own black leather jacket from Bond’s Fifth Avenue with black Levis STA-Prest jeans, a charcoal-blue felt trilby, and a worn-in rotation of sweatshirts and sweaters.

“…it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” 🎞️: When Harry Met Sally (1989), dir. Rob Reiner

As real-life 1970s drug dealer George Jung in Blow (2001), Johnny Depp was dressed by costume designer Mark Bridges for a pivotal New Year’s Eve in a colorfully textured polyester patch-pocket sport jacket over an off-white turtleneck and brown slacks with his usual gold dive watch and diamond ring.

For Christmas in The Family Stone (2005)—released 20 years ago this month—family stoner Ben (Luke Wilson) unwrapped a Polo Ralph Lauren sport jacket in a brown-and-red Prince of Wales check that fortunately coordinated with the striped red Penguin shirt and brown plaid jeans he was already wearing.

In addition to Robert Redford’s show-stopping style in Christmas-adjacent 1975 spy thriller Three Days of the Condor, CIA section chief Wicks (Michael Kane) layers a brown leather car coat over his traditional navy suit and tie to transition his look from board-room bland to back-alley badass.

Born 77 years ago today, Samuel L. Jackson’s latest QT collab was The Hateful Eight (2015), starring as cavalry officer-turned-bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren navigating a wild west winter in a caped navy wool greatcoat, broad-brimmed black hat, black suit, red tie, and fancy velvet waistcoat.

Released 50 years ago in December 1975, The Killer Elite stars the late James Caan as a mercenary returning to work against his old partner, dressed to fight ninjas in a tobacco-brown suede button-up racer jacket, black ribbed turtleneck tucked into tight brown trousers, and ankle boots.

The late Rob Reiner made his directorial debut with the 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap—also appearing on screen as filmmaker Marty Di Bergi, dressed in an altered USN command cap, safari jacket, polo shirts, and jeans as a grounded, utilitarian contrast to the titular band’s flamboyant style.

Elliott Gould foils a sadistic mall Santa’s bank robbery attempt in The Silent Partner (1978), dressed in menswear staples like his versatile navy brushed wool blazer—initially worn with a scarlet tie that adds a dash of festive holiday flair.

Clue gained a cult following since its release 40 years ago on December 13, 1985. Costume designer Michael Kaplan avoided dressing each character to match their colorful alias. The menswear reflects not just trending fashions of 1954 but also each man’s respective profession and personality.

Born today in 1930, Jean-Louis Trintignant starred in Rohmer’s 1969 drama My Night at Maud’s as the serious Jean-Louis, who contrasts his quasi-clerical layered sweaters and dark trousers with a winter-ready sheepskin jacket that—like his relationship with Maud—suggests adventure over asceticism.

Born 100 years ago today, the multi-talented Sammy Davis Jr. also had an eye for fashion—demonstrated by his bold, unique costumes opposite fellow ex-Rat Packer Peter Lawford in Salt and Pepper (1968) like a green suede pullover with orange turtleneck and corduroys, made by Charles Glenn of Paris.

Dean Martin dressed down at his character’s swingin’ bachelor pad in the 1965 comedy Marriage on the Rocks, including the seasonally appropriate combination of olive-green slacks and a bright-red V-neck sweater, layered over a muted rosy-taupe polo, completed with brown loafers and gold tank watch.

Born today in 1949, Jeff Bridges starred in Hell or High Water (2016) as Marcus Hamilton—a grizzled Texas Ranger whose straw Resistol cattleman’s hat, two-pocket shirts, double tooled leather belt rig with holstered Colt Commander, and cowboy boots recall real-life Ranger legend Joaquin Jackson.

Released today in 1989, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation begins with Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) clad in a fur-hooded Eddie Bauer parka, Bears cap, and Sorel 1964 boots as he drives his family in “the ol’ front-wheel-drive sleigh”—a wood-paneled Ford Taurus wagon—in search of a Christmas tree.

James Cagney returned to gangster roles as the ruthless bandit Cody Jarrett in White Heat (1949), often dressed in dark chalkstripe wool double-breasted suits with spread-collar shirts, dark ties, and a dark fedora—including during his hasty getaway in a 1949 Mercury Sport Sedan.

On the iconic Thanksgiving episode of The Bob Newhart Show that aired 50 years ago this week, Bob dresses down for a drunken Turkey Day at home in his red leisure jacket, cream open-neck shirt, and tartan plaid trousers—all credited to Botany 500 and worn with shining black loafers.

James Brolin and Margot Kidder star in The Amityville Horror (1979) as George and Kathy Lutz. Before moving into that infamous Long Island home 50 years ago next month, they tour it in fall-friendly neutrals like George’s tan corduroy jacket over a gray sweater with beige cargo pants and work boots.

Happy 60th birthday to Mads Mikkelsen, dancing through the inebriated finale of Druk (2020) in a charcoal suit with a black shirt and tie.

Josh Brolin stars in Weapons (2025) as contractor Archer Graff, dressed by costume designer Trish Summerville as suburban everyman-meets-man of action in a tan Flint & Tinder Waxed Trucker Jacket with blue twill two-pocket shirt over a dark slate pocket tee, dark navy cargo pants, and work boots.

Born 100 years ago today on Nov. 17, 1925, Rock Hudson renewed his career in the 1970s mystery series McMillan & Wife. In the first post-pilot episode “Murder by the Barrel”, he dresses down in sporty brown corduroy action-back jacket, blue-and-orange striped popover shirt, and seersucker slacks.

Martin Scorsese’s Vegas-set crime epic Casino premiered 30 years ago today (Nov. 14, 1995), starring Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein—colorfully dressed by costume designers Rita Ryack and John A. Dunn in bright pastel and bold plaid suits and jackets with silk shirts, ties, and pocket squares.

In the 1950 noir Try and Get Me!, first released 75 years ago this week as The Sound of Fury, Howard Tyler (Frank Lovejoy) is quickly ID’d as a veteran by his faded drab M1941 field jacket—which the U.S. Army issued early in World War II—worn with his two-pocket work-shirt and pleated slacks.

The Coens’ adaptation of No Country for Old Men was released today in 2007, co-starring Javier Bardem as psychopathic killer Anton Chigurh. Costume designer Mary Zophres dressed him for 1980 Texas in an indigo trucker jacket, dark work shirts, polyester Wrangler jeans, and pointed-toe cowboy boots.

Farewell, Friend (1968) is a lesser-known film starring the late Alain Delon—born 90 years ago today on Nov. 8, 1935. As returning Army doctor Dino Barran, he changes out of uniform into a beige nylon blouson and navy turtleneck with the actor’s own Vuarnet sunglasses and Enicar Sherpa dive watch.

Great Scott! 70 years ago today—November 5, 1955—became a red-letter date for science in Back to the Future as Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) invented the flux capacitor. His snakeskin robe with pink shirt and tie, spectator shoes, and a watch on each wrist reflect his eccentricity.

In Guys and Dolls, released 70 years ago today in 1955, Frank Sinatra’s wardrobe as Nathan Detroit echoes gamblers and gangsters of the roaring ‘20s with his bold-striped blue suits, bow ties, and black homburg. Oscar-nominated costume design by Irene Sharaff.

Stanley Kubrick’s 1955 noir Killer’s Kiss stars Jamie Smith as washed-up boxer Davey Gordon, dressed in texturally harmonious nailhead sport jacket, knitted long-sleeved polo, and suede derby shoes as he faces off against New York gangsters.

The newlydead Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) continues to wear his black-and-white buffalo-check flannel Levi’s shirt and red pocket tee, tucked into khakis with surcingle belt, after his death in Tim Burton’s 1988 horror comedy classic Beetlejuice. Costume design by Aggie Guerard Rodgers.

The 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition was dramatized in the 2002 series Shackleton, starring Kenneth Branagh as Ernest Shackleton. Shirley Russell’s BAFTA-winning costume design includes the warm turtlenecks, coats, hats, and snow gear for the Endurance crew’s icy mission and survival.

Vincent Price’s skeleton tie pin adds a macabre touch to sinister party host Frederick Loren’s otherwise conventional dark sharkskin suit in William Castle’s 1959 horror classic House on Haunted Hill. The celebrated “Master of Menace” died 32 years ago today on October 25, 1993.

Tim Roth’s wardrobe as gangster Dutch Schultz in Hoodlum (1997) is denigrated by a rival who says he “looks like a vagrant half the times… [and] buys his suits off-the-rack at Wanamaker’s,” such as the mustard-stained gray checked flannel 3-piece suit he wears when shot 90 years ago today in Newark.

Patrick Wilson’s cozy 1970s fall wardrobe for Ed Warren’s not-so-cozy paranormal investigations in The Conjuring (2013) includes a collared lambswool cardigan with a red-and-black spray-dyed argyle design, zipped over a black knit polo and puce jeans. Costume design by Kristin M. Burke.

As the ruthless Rudy Butler in The Getaway (1972), Al Lettieri—who died 50 years ago today on October 18, 1975—initially wore a gray chalk-striped suit with sport shirts until swapping his bloodied clothes for a blue chambray work-shirt and tan corduroy coat, stolen from his veterinarian hostage.

Michael B. Jordan’s dual roles as the “Smokestack twins” in Sinners—set tonight in 1932—were distinguished by costume designer Ruth E. Carter with dramatic red-forward flourishes for the brash Stack vs. subdued blue tones for the more serious Smoke, translated onto 3-piece suits and period hats.

Bob Fosse’s 1974 biopic Lenny stars Dustin Hoffman as Lenny Bruce, the uncompromising comedian born 100 years ago today. For a standup set framing much of the narrative, costume designer Albert Wolsky dresses Hoffman in blue denim jacket and jeans reflecting the real Bruce’s taste for custom denim.

Michael Pitt’s wardrobe shifts in The Dreamers—released today in 2003—to reflect the looser attitudes and attire of siblings Isabelle and Théo, ditching his buttoned-up tailoring for a brown suede bomber-style blouson jacket, dark indigo Levi’s jeans, and gray Converse Chuck Taylor basketball shoes.