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#1 2007-05-28 22:04:22
- Lerpeniere
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Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
Does anyone here know who made the shirts that Grant wore in NBNW? Were they Turnbull & Asser? I am trying to figure out how to properly describe that collar of his to a shirt maker.
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#2 2007-05-31 19:53:09
- Jeeves
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
There were several shirts including one with a button down collar. Do you have a photo of the collar you liked ?
#3 2007-05-31 22:25:17
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
I can say with almost 90% certainty that they are not AK.
#4 2007-06-01 07:37:49
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
Here's a link to an article about Cary Grant's shirtmaker: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9D0CE5DF133BF93AA25756C0A967958260
The articles does not say that the firm made any of the shirts Grant wore in North by Northwest. The white button-down (as well as the black tassel loafers) that Grant wears in the last scenes of the movie are almost certainly Brooks Brothers. Brooks started carrying Alden sometime in the late '50s.
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Steven
#6 2007-06-01 22:17:09
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
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#7 2007-06-02 16:35:37
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#8 2007-06-02 19:34:17
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
Studying similar shirts that Grant wore in Charade, his collar seems to have hidden buttons. I don't know how common this feature was with bespoke makers in the UK, but Hamilton offers a "hidden button down" that resembles Grant's collar to a degree:
http://www.hamiltonshirts.com/Styles.aspx
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#10 2007-06-03 13:05:42
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#11 2007-06-04 01:09:23
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""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#12 2007-06-05 18:13:09
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#15 2007-06-07 18:20:48
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
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"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#16 2007-06-08 06:05:08
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
...Marc, I had a similar sort of experience with a shirtmaker, "Bostridge & Curties," recommended by my tailor. Mr. Curties had done a group of shirts well enough, but made a dress shirt with sleeves too short or something or other. He remeasured during a subsequent visit -- but never returned it to me along with a new group of biz shirts I had ordered & paid for. It is because of this experience that I go to reliable sources like T&A.
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#17 2007-06-08 11:55:40
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Re: Cary Grant's Shirt in "North by Northwest"
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde