Menswear Expert Reviews "Wall Street" (1987)

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The Gazette team analyzes the menswear costumes from the 1987 film Wall Street, examining how costume designer Ellen Mirojnick and menswear consultant Alan Flusser created iconic 1980s Wall Street looks for characters Gordon Gekko and Bud Fox. The Gazette team explains how the film’s exaggerated interpretations of contemporary styles ultimately influenced real-world fashion on Wall Street and beyond, demonstrating the cyclical relationship between film depiction and actual menswear trends.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that Gordon Gekko’s signature style—featuring bold colors, Winchester shirts, suspenders, gold accessories, and power suits with peak lapels—represented an exaggerated but aspirational version of 1980s Wall Street fashion that was intentionally bolder than what most financiers actually wore at the time
• The Gazette team observes that Bud Fox’s wardrobe evolution from conservative ill-fitting suits to Gekko-inspired bold patterns and accessories illustrates how the film depicted character development through sartorial choices, with Fox eventually adopting Winchester shirts, suspenders, and jewelry as he emulates his mentor
• The Gazette team emphasizes that the film defined rather than merely depicted 1980s Wall Street style, as its iconic looks subsequently influenced how men in finance and other professions actually dressed for years after the film’s release

Episode details: published January 24, 2022 · 59K views · 28:31 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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