What to wear to a laugh riot

"The clothing's custom," says Lt. James Gordon after apprehending The Joker. "Nothing in the pockets but knives and lint." Let gearheads debate the weaponry: The real question is, hey, Crazy, where'd you get that suit?

As an ad in today's New York Times trumpets, Bruce Wayne's bespoke duds come courtesy of Giorgio Armani. (Less attention has been paid to Harvey Dent's natty wardrobe, but for the record, it's Ermenegildo Zegna.) But The Dark Knight really belongs to The Joker, and his look was apparently too important to leave to a regular old fashion label. It's the creation of Academy Award-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming—no stranger to debonair gents, having costumed the last four Bond flicks—who drew inspiration from some of London's most fashionable eccentrics: Vivienne Westwood, Johnny Rotten, Pete Doherty, and Alexander McQueen. The result? Call it Savile Row by way of Carnaby Street and Malcolm McLaren's SEX. The shoes, meanwhile, are made in Milan (sadly, our friends at Warner Bros. weren't able to find out by whom exactly), while the tie comes from Turnbull & Asser. Apparently, the venerable tailors custom-made the neckpiece in consultation with Hemming and Heath Ledger, who preferred a thinner style. Good call—he's The Joker, not Bozo the Clown.

Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
Tags: Fashion, Media

stays
12:37:04 AM on
07/19/08

If Christian Bale is wearing bespoke, then why don't his suits fit? There two scenes in the film, in the on at the fund-raising party and in one earlier scene, that there is an ugly gap between the collar of Bruce Wayne's shirt and the inside collar of his jacket. There is another shot of him from behind walking with another man where the back of the suit hangs limp and wrinkled away from his body. I wouldn't think that Giorgio would let these things slip.

cwelber
9:35:32 AM on
07/20/08

The joker character brings up an interesting point that some guys can dress completely eccentric and steel the shoe, while others simply look like well "jokers" but not in the bad ass way that heath does in the dark knight.

I guess it comes down to dressing to the level of the character that you are presenting to the world!

Frankly I LOVE purple anything!

manshion
1:40:00 PM on
07/23/08

waiting for the day i see a purple suit on the subway.. it's bound to happen.

manshion.
man fashion. simple.
http://www.manshion.net

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