Jan 28, 2019 of course, we dont remember any particular suits from hitchcocks other masterpieces as fondly, and it has to be mentioned that this is a damn good suit. Anyone looking for a way to stand out in your summer duds should take a cue from cary grant, which. And when it comes to mens hairstyles, his look is just as classic. The book on cary grants style mentions how he was so parsimonious he would cut the motherofpearl buttons off worn shirts to be reused, and an anecdote on how he sent a forty year old shirt to hawes and curtis to have the collar band replaced.
He slept with cary grant and spencer tracyand changed. The book uses the format of a biography to tell the story of cary grants approach to mens fashion. Actor cary grant performed in films from the 1930s through the 1960s. Cary grants north by northwest suit is the greatest in. In spite of a modest avowal that he does not understand why, he invariably heads any list of such gentlemen. Hes wearing singlevented jackets in notorious, as shown below. A biography tells the story of how young archie leach from bristol, england grew up to become one of the most successful film actors of the twentieth century. Cary grant, britishborn american film actor whose good looks, debonair style, and flair for romantic comedy made him one of hollywoods most popular and enduring stars. Cary grant discovered happiness later in life after. A celebration of style by richard torregrossa 2006, hardcover at the best online. January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, who was one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. Donate to help vulnerable communities cope with covid19 donate search. Jun 23, 2015 one of my favorite films that shows off grants impeccable style is to catch a thief, one of hitchcocks most charming flicks due to its relatively low stakes and the pairing of two of his favorite leads the debonair cary grant and the elegant grace kelly.
Apr 16, 20 since cary grant first appeared in hollywood in the late 1930s, his status as a style icon has never been questioned. A site dedicated to the timeless style of cary grant. Richard torregrossas book is part biography, part style guide, completed by well chosen quotes from people in the fashion world, authors and. Cary grant style clothes of a well dressed, sophisticated chap in his own words, he favored the clothes of a well dress, sophisticated chap. Cary grant wasnt always the dapper and elegant gentleman whose name is synonymous with classic mens style.
He was timeless, ageless, and ultimately comfortable in his threads no matter what he wore. While much has been written about cary grants style, he only wrote once on the topica 1962 article published in this week. Cary grant there have been few stars that have truly captured the essence of hollywood glamour as well as cary grant. Cary grant is a style icon because he is timeless and perhaps more relevant than ever in an age where slovenliness and bad behavior can lead to fame. The cg blend is oriental forward for me, leaving a tangy spiciness on the tongue that persists throughout the smoke. Edith head background to catch a thief is a classic hitchcock production featuring two of his favorite stars cary grant and grace kelly in a.
January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, known as one of classic hollywood s definitive leading men. Jan 15, 2020 actor cary grant performed in films from the 1930s through the 1960s. To poke fun at their seemingly zoolike existence, the trio posed for the above photograph in 1983. Memoirs published recently by cary grants daughter and fourth wife, however, reveal a much more complicated and human individual than we previously knew. A celebration of style by richard torregrossa bulfinch. Oct 01, 2014 style icons vol1 cary grant fashion industry broadcast. As richard torregrossa points out in his book, cary grant. Most things have to be worked at, studied and learnt over time. Cary grant is the gold standard for leading hollywood men.
Cary grant is one of those names that sticks with you. A wonderful quote an actor could learn more about acting from watching cary grant drink a cup of. Apr 15, 20 cary grant on style the name cary grant has become synonymous with welldressed man. Willing but not forward, cary grant must be the most publicly seduced male the world has known. Cary grants gray suit in to catch a thief bamf style. As i mentioned last month, back on may 28th i attended the jennifer grant book signing for good stuff, the actress newlypenned memoir about her late father, movie star cary grant.
In spite of a modest avowal that he does not understand. Cary grant was born archibald alexander leach on january 18, 1904 in horfield, bristol, england, to elsie maria kingdon and elias james leach, who worked in a factory. Richard torregrossa a richly illustrated study of the charismatic icon of timeless elegance brings together interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, along with rate photographs, personal letters, and other. Well, i finally finished reading the tome last weekend and i can honestly say that it is one of the best books i have ever read. The change is attested to by playwright, moss hart, who remembered leach as a disconsolate young actor who hung out in a fortyfirst st. A celebration of style, was published, and after writing more than a few articles about him during that time, i return again to the topic. A celebration of style is born from bonafide research and reporting on what set cary grant apart from his peers.
Featuring one of the lastiong hollywood icon style cary grant classic wardrobe pieces including his under debonaire outfits in the film to catch a thief 1955 most famous on screen suit. He was adjusting to the mask of cary grant, kelly writes. A celebration of style by richard torregrossa 2006, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Like their blend for danny kaye, kramers blend for cary grant is an american style aromatic english blend, and i like them both. The two crossed paths in 1941, when grant made arsenic and old lace at warner bros. He starred in several alfred hitchcock films, including the 1959 hit north by northwest. Cary grant wasnt always cary grant, suave and debonair. The deities of mens style whenever mens wear designers find themselves in need of inspiration, they turn to the pantheon. Eliots book attempts to show how cary grants lonely early years formed the basis for the film persona which charmed a nation in the 30s, 40s and 50s. Cary grant bio, spouse, was he gay, who are his children. Oct 02, 2015 the deities of mens style whenever mens wear designers find themselves in need of inspiration, they turn to the pantheon. Jun, 2017 cary grant, hollywoods noncontroversial leading man for years, was once the selfappointed poster child for lsd, years before the psychedelic drug flooded the muchlesssqueakyclean haight. Vitals cary grant as john robie, retired cat burglar and jewel thief cannes, french riviera, summer 1954 film.
The late cary grant was an actor who exuded supreme grace and elegance in his professional life which made him a favorite in many films from the 1930s to the 1960s. I could write an entire book on grants style, but richard torregrossa. A huge fan of military uniforms, grant recognized them as being the apex of mens fashion. Cary grant on style the name cary grant has become synonymous with welldressed man. Oct 28, 2018 when bowers released his book, essentially outing grant, tracy, and hepburn, among others, as gay or bisexual, critics ranging from casual readers to barbara walters blasted him for spreading. Cary grants north by northwest suit is the greatest in film. Shapira a quintessential gentleman, a charismatic icon of timeless elegance and grace, cary grant will forever remain in our hearts and on our screens as one of the bestdressed men hollywood has.
Cary grants character is a retired jewel thief, known as john robie the cat. Especially to enjoy as an artful and beautiful coffee table book, as well as a great read into the interesting life of a hollywood icon, cary grant. Cary grant fans have been waiting a long time for such a worthwhile treatment of the man and his work. With rare and neverbeforepublished photographs, personal letters, and. When the late british actor, born archibald leach, was a young boy, his father elias committed his mother elsie to an asylum for depression and. He was once archibald leach, a young miscreant from a tough upbringing whose mother spent much of his life locked away in a sanitarium and whose father remarried and forgot him in the shadows as he began a new family. On a side note, to catch a thiefwas my inspiration for my blogs black cat mascot and slogan, catch a style. A mask that became his career, a career that became grant. I believe mens clotheslike womensshould attract attention to the best lines of a mans figure and distract from the worst. Cary and jennifer grants former house iamnotastalker. A celebration of style, it would be perfected with the arrival of doublevented jackets and it is an obvious detail in north by northwest. Dad, barbara cary grants fifth and last wife, and i likened it to being animals in a zoo. His early years in bristol would have been an ordinary.
But i do so not because of any obsession with the iconic movie star or lack of interest in. The north by northwest influence on james bond style the. Sophia lorens love affair with cary grant, lasting marriage. Inside cary grants secret life with men new york post.
Not his film work, but a piece of him that isnt just gossip and hearsay. Cary grant found fame as one of hollywoods most soughtafter leading men, but behind closed doors, the dashing actor struggled with his shocking past. Grace was also cary grants ideal leading lady, and his. No doubt there are better books out there that elaborate his. In north by northwest, cary grant wears a lightweight singlebreasted grey flannel suit. Cary grant will be remembered as one of hollywoods greatest actors, whose ageless good looks and onscreen charms made him a favorite of audiences. Sophia lorens extensive career, passionate love affair with cary grant and lasting marriage to husband carlo ponti are explored in the new book, sophia loren. Jan 11, 2016 dashing, dapper and devastatingly handsome. Of it, jennifer writes, one of my favorite pictures of dad, barbara, and me is a spoof on all of this. The talk jennifer grant remembers father cary grant abcnews. No doubt there are better books out there that elaborate his contribution to film and other books that are more comprehensive in listing the milestones of his life. It is ventless with three button fastening and notched lapels.
The name cary grant has become synonymous with welldressed man. Sophia lorens love affair with cary grant, lasting. Its a movie stars name, the name of the lead in a play or a character in a book. This book is permanently displayed in the beverly hills hotel lobby, showcased in the cary grant collection amongst his wardrobe pieces and memorabilia. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. Highly recommend for both a visually and mentally stimulating read. Jun 15, 2009 cary grant is a style icon because he is timeless and perhaps more relevant than ever in an age where slovenliness and bad behavior can lead to fame. There are few universally held opinions in fashion or in film, but the claim that cary grants grey flannel suit from north by northwest is the greatest in the history of cinemawell, thats about as close as you can get. He is known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timin g gr ant was born in horfield, bristol. Ive worn clothes of extreme style, but only in order to dress.
Style icons vol1 cary grant fashion industry broadcast. The quintessential leading man, he starred in countless successful films throughout the 1940s and 50s, winning the hearts of many female admirers as well as the admiration of men the world over. Aug 01, 2014 vitals cary grant as john robie, retired cat burglar and jewel thief cannes, french riviera, summer 1954 film. He became attracted to theater at a young age and began. Nov 26, 2018 featuring one of the lastiong hollywood icon style cary grant classic wardrobe pieces including his under debonaire outfits in the film to catch a thief 1955 most famous on screen suit the. His onscreen persona was so well maintained that he was the definition of a leading man and despite numerous troubles on the personal front, the legendary cary grant continues to. Apr, 2020 the book on cary grants style mentions how he was so parsimonious he would cut the motherofpearl buttons off worn shirts to be reused, and an anecdote on how he sent a forty year old shirt to hawes and curtis to have the collar band replaced.
Once told by an interviewer, everybody would like to be cary grant, grant is said to have replied, so would i. A divine book about a divine style icon, not just for the photos of cary grant in all his splendor, but a wonderful read as well. Whenever there are lists of the greatest suits on film, the outfit grant wore as roger thornhill or is it george kaplan. Among his most notable films are bringing up baby, the philadelphia story, his girl friday, notorious, and north by northwest. Heres the real secret to cary grants style he spoke style. The book uses the format of a biography to tell the story of cary grant s approach to mens fashion.
But style does betray the man, and looking at grants is a clever way to approach him as kael observed, his clothes formed almost an intrinsic part of the cary grant persona. Grace was also cary grants ideal leading lady, and his sartorial equal. Since cary grant first appeared in hollywood in the late 1930s, his status as a style icon has never been questioned. Im talking about style, not only in the sense of how he wore his savile row suits, but style as a revelation of character, as a way of facing the world, a means by which. When bowers released his book, essentially outing grant, tracy, and hepburn, among others, as gay or bisexual, critics ranging from casual readers.
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