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MACKO'S MATERIALS: BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, REVISITED

-By Michael Macko, Details Fashion Director

When Evelyn Waugh wrote Brideshead Revisited, he probably didn't expect that the title to be taken so literally, but 63 years after the novel's publication—and 27 years after the epic BBC miniseries starring Jeremy Irons as Charles Ryder and Anthony Andrews as the teddy-bear-toting Sebastian Flyte—Miramax is releasing a new take on the tale of love and life during the bucolic days between the wars in gentrified England.

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Photos courtesy of the Internet Movie Database

The original 1981 production was so influential that it had all of America wearing cricket sweaters and vintage linen vests—and even eventually inspired Marc Jacobs' seminal spring 2005 Louis Vuitton men's collection, which included an LV teddy bear.

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Louis Vuitton (photos courtesy of Men.Style.com)

Matthew Goode and Ben Whishaw, the model-like actors who play Charles and Sebastian this go, wear costumes that are style touchstones in the making: white ties and tails, Fair Isle vests, and a noteworthy pair of red silk pajamas (worn with a wristwatch).

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Photos courtesy of The Internet Movie Database

But then again, after seeing all of the loose, drawstring waist pants on the runways of Europe last month from Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta, and Giorgio Armani, it looks like Brideshead's latest fashion moment is already under way.

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Clockwise from top left: Bottega Veneta, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Dolce & Gabbana (photos courtesy of Men.Style.com)

Brideshead Revisited opens in select theaters on July 25.



The trailer for Brideshead Revisited

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