Cinema is the glitzy, aspirational art form and so no wonder we take much of our style inspiration from some of our favourite films. Particularly from the 50s and 60s when leading men really dressed like men behind whom everyone else followed. So here we've picked five of our favourite films for summer style.
Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet in Plein Soleil (Purple Noon)
Despite both it's French and English titles this is in fact the first film adaptation of Patricia Higsmith's novel The Talented Mr Ripley, pre-dating the US version by almost 40 years. It's tense and twisty but above all, very, very stylish. The most bizarre thing about the film is that everyone's speaking French even though they're meant to be American. Sill, just look at those shirts and you'll soon forget all about that.
Matt Damon and Jude Law in The Talented Mr Ripley
And three decades later, here is the American version. Just as beautiful and as stylish as the first but with a little more Ivy League prep than Côte D'Azur playboy going on in the costume department. And more pomade too.
Cary Grant in To Catch A Thief
The leading man of all leading men trying not to be followed by the police in this French Riviera set Hitchcok classic. What we would describe as the perfect cat burglar on holiday look.
Sean Connery in Dr No
This powder blue ensemble was the inspiration for the colour of Daniel Craig's breath intaking shorts (for the audience and probably for him judging by their genital squeezing tightness) in Quantam of Solace but this is the outfit, even though it's all one colour, that would suit most men better. We wouldn't recommend the gun as an essential accessory.
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Pierrot le Fou
Godard and Belmondo, the pair that brought you Breathless, together again but this time they've got colour. They use it well with that striped shirt and cream chino outfit. And the parrot of course.