From Here To Eternity

Mil-issue chinos and leathers, Hawaiian shirts, Burt and Deb rolling around in the surf - what's not to like about "From Here To Eternity"? Some great supporting cast there too, Frank in his comeback role, Monty as the rebellious Prewitt, and Borgnine at his vicious best.

By the way, if you're into the FHTE look, try a Buzz Ricksons HBT work shirt, some Cramerton Twills from Bill's Khakis, a pair of black Red Wing Iron Rangers, and an Aloha shirt from Reyn Spooner. Oh, and some number two clippers around the back and sides.

The Full Monty

When I was at uni, one of my favourite books was Patricia Bosworth's brilliantly written biography of the actor Montgomery Clift. In the book, Clift comes across as something of a tortured genius, a mummy's boy with a consummate acting technique, developed on the stage and honed working alongside greats like Alfred Hitchcock, George Stevens and Howard Hawks. I read that book cover to cover at least four or five times. Yet the thing that I was most entranced with was the pictures. Clift in a crisp white button down Brooks Brothers shirt and sports jacket. Clift taking Liz Taylor to a premiere in a tux. In fact Clift looked great in anything from a leather jacket to a baggy tweed suit when the mood suited him. (When it didn't, according to Bosworth, he could often be seen slouching around in jackets full of holes looking generally unkempt and "like a bum", but that's another story.) Anyway, I thought I'd share with you some of the man's looks and wardrobe. Even today, 44 years after his death, he's still something of a style icon.