Thursday 22 September 2011

the modern Sonny crockett look

this is the main product imageMiami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami.Richard James Silk and Linen-blend Suit Jacket It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989. The Ferrari Testarossa was quite an 80s-looking machine to begin with, and it is entirely possible that it would have become the automotive icon for the whole decade even if it hadn’t appeared on the show “Miami Vice.” But we’ll never know, because the history of the two are forever entwined, especially in the case of this particular Testarossa, currently for sale on eBay for $1.75 million. Because, you see, this was one of the models used on the show.The car has all of its certificates of authenticity, as well as just 16,000 miles on the clock. We don’t know for sure, but we’re guessing it also comes with a Flock of Seagulls cassette already in the deck.
The USA Network later began airing reruns the next year, in 1990, and actually broadcast an originally unaired episode during its syndication run of the series on January 25, 1990.

(the white linen or cotton jacket is a must for the Crockett look , try and get one as casual as possible ,




Pretty Green has a few things that would be good for a modern Crockett look
team with light grey linen trousers or white plus espadrilles that are below )Unlike standard police procedurals, the show drew heavily upon 1980s New Wave culture and music. (penquin shirt could well be a new crockett look teamed with white linen trousers and the adidas below, this would be a very casual look of course )The show became (the light grey jacket in linen or cotton was a miami staple here it is updated, team it with light off white or white linen trousers and without the terrible shirt here , under the jacket wear a plain white polo or shirt, the shirt could have front pockets and be made of linen but always the best lightest linen) )noted for its heavy integration of music and visual effects to tell a story. Pantaloni straight in puro linoIt is recognized as one of the most influential television series of all (espadrilles from pier one 15 pounds)time. People magazine stated that Miami Vice "was the first show to look really new Crockett always had at some point a blue royale jacket , team it with white cotton or linen trousers or very light sky blue or light grey , as before the shirt shoould be one tone , you could try a shirt in the same colour as the jacket or a polo )and different since color TV was invented."Reruns of the series later aired on the FX from 1996-1999. Then in 2006 the cable network TV L
here are a paiir of personalised adidas that would look good in place of the vans type espadrilles with a pair of white linen trousers , with linen its best to get trousers not too tight)




These are the Adidas that I sell off and on , these are quite a rare pair but because of the one colour they would look great with cream linen trousers near to the same colour as the shoes


















and aired episodes for about a year.Maybe one colour Adidas would replace the vans worn with the linen trousers above , these personalised blue ones would look good with cotton or linen trousers of same colour under a light grey linen jacket with the white t shirt below) .
The same year the series began airing on the Sleuth network in United States until 2008, and now episodes air on the Centric network, MBC Action in the Arab World, Iris in (here is a great look that would fit the modern sonny crockett look ,a blue stone island jacket teamed with white stone island chino style sweat pants, blow is a lighter version of a blue stone island jacket maybe more suited for hotter weather)Italy, NRK3 in Norway, Viasat TV6 in Sweden, Viasat 3+ in Denmark, TV7 in Bulgaria, TV3 in Estonia, ZDF in Germany, and 111 Hits in Australia.The clothes worn on Miami Vice had a significant influence on men's fashion. They popularized, if not invented, the "T-shirt under Armani jacket"-style, and popularized Italian men's fashion in the United States] Don Johnson's typical attire of Italian sport coat, T-shirt, white linen pants, and slip-on sockless loafers became a hit.
Even Crockett's perpetually unshaven appearance sparked a minor fashion trend, inspiring men to wear a small amount of beard stubble, also known as a five o'clock shadow (or "designer stubble") at all times.In an average episode, Crockett and Tubbs wore five to eight outfits,appearing in shades of pink, blue, green, peach, fuchsia, and the show's other( Colin farrell as the modern crockett below)"approved" colors
]Designers such as Vittorio Ricci, Gianni Versace, and Hugo Boss were consulted in keeping the male leads looking trendy.
Costume designer Bambi Breakstone, who traveled to Milan, Paris, and London in search of The hat here made by my company Charles Caine is an oversize trilby , the hat might now be a feature in any new Miami vice look , this is 150 pounds made to measure)new clothes, testified that, "The concept of the show is to be on top of all the latest fashion trends in Europe."Jodi Tillen, the costume designer for the first season, along with Michael Mann, set the style. The abundance of pastel colors on the show reflected Miami's Art-deco architecture.most clothes here are le redoute italy (below Charles Caine site has grandad vest for 35 pounds this could well be a new piece for sonny crockett )
During its five-year run, consumer demand for unconstructed blazers, shiny fabric jackets, and lighter pastels increased. After Six formal wear even created a line of Miami Vice dinner jackets, Kenneth Cole introduced Crockett and Tubbs shoes,the polo replaces the T.Shirt as well













James "Sonny" Crockett (played by Don Johnson, b. July 29, 1953) is a Detective Sergeant of the Metro-Dade Police Department and an undercover detective in the Organized Crime Bureau, Vice Division. Crockett comes across as an aloof, laid-back, Southern policeman but in reality is a very dedicated officer who plays "by the book" and is tenacious to catch the criminals and get them off the street. He is a widower with one child, a son named Billy (b. 1978) from his first marriage with Caroline Crockett  that ended in divorce. He is the partner of Metro-Dade Detective Sergeant Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs.one of the best leather jackets around made by hub, maybe this could be a crockett item these days

Life before Vice

In his youth, Crockett was a "golden boy," a University of Florida Gators football star, once running a pass 92 yards with six seconds remaining in a game against Alabama, and catching the winning pass in the Gator Bowl, an act that found him being awarded the game ball. He later sustained an injury on the field which put an end to his sporting career.

Vietnam War

Vietnam





Crockett in Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon.

Crockett was subsequently drafted by the US Army at around the age of 18, and he served in the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) for two tours in the Vietnam War, or, as he calls it, the "Southeast Asia Conference". During his first tour in 1971 he met Danny Allred, an expert cryptographer with whom he served in Pleiku. At some point during his time in Vietnam he also served with fellow infantryman Robbie Cann, who would remain a close friend after the war and even make Crockett godfather to his newborn son in 1985. Crockett's second tour was in 1975, leading up to the Fall of Saigon, and it was around that time he met combat reporter Ira Stone, who brought him in on a conspiracy being run by a man known only as "The Sergeant", who was using bodybags containing KIA soldiers as a means to smuggle heroin back to the United States in the closing months of the war.
Crockett's experiences in the war gave him great sympathy for fellow Vietnam veterans, particularly those less fortunate than himself, and would always take great care to respect their dignity and issues whenever a case involved themTake a Seat - Kenneth Cole and Macy's opened a Miami Vicesection in its young men's department.Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (NYSE: KCP) is an American fashion house founded in 1982 by Kenneth Cole.It has become like many a tired line seemingly devoid of great clothes but there are still a few gems like these shoes.Par Dune Me - Kenneth Cole He originally named the company Kenneth Cole Incorporated in September 1982 and planned to showcase his new line of shoes during market week at the Hilton New York Hotel. Finding that he could not afford to purchase a hotel room or showroom to exhibit his line, he borrowed a truck and asked the mayor’s office for permission to park two blocks away from the Hilton Hotel in front of a fancy shoe building. Upon learning that permits were only granted to utility companies and production companies shooting full-length motion pictures, Cole changed the name of the company to Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and applied for a permit to shoot a full-length motion picture entitled “The Birth of a Shoe Company”.Take a Seat - Kenneth Cole
In 1985, Kenneth Cole opened his first store on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan, followed shortly thereafter by another store on Union Street in San Francisco. Kenneth Cole retail and Company. Crockett also boosted Ray Ban's popularity by wearing a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer (Model L2052, Mock Tortoise) which increased sales of Ray Bans to 720,000 units in 1984. In the spring of 1986, an electric razor became available called the Stubble Device, that allowed users to have a beard like Don Johnson's character. Initially, it was named the Miami Device by Wahl, but in the end the company wanted to avoid a trademark infringement lawsuit. Many of the styles popularized by the TV show, such as the t-shirt under pastel suits, no socks, rolled up sleeves, and Ray-Ban sunglasses, have today become the standard image of 1980s culture.The influence ofMiami Vice's fashions continued into the early 1990s, and to some extent still persists today
With Kenneth Cole Productions painted on the side of the truck, they opened for business on December 2, 1982, in front of 1370 Avenue of the Americas. They had a fully furnished forty-foot trailer, klieg lights, a director, a rolling camera, models as actresses, and two 
NYPDpolicemen as doormen. A velvet rope allowed a limited number of people into the trailers and in two and a half days they sold forty thousand pairs of shoes. The company remains Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. to this day to honor this unusual beginning.


wear this look above with white espadrilles or one colour personalised adidas , like the cream ones above)












on Sonny crocketts boat he may be wearing today a Kappa sailing polo like this with loose white chinos and superga  deck shoes)

4 comments:

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