J.J.Gittes

Chinatown came out in the Seventies. It was around this time that America started to lose its prestige in the world. It had raped latin America and of course Vietnam and environs. There was Watergate and the country was ashamed of itself . MaybeChinatown echoed this but many people forget what it did to the fashion world. At the time it was flares and long hair but as soon as Chinatown came out that fashion was swept away. The Clothes were copied by everyone in the fashion business. Below are a few comments

L.A Confidential another film that created a storm in Men's fashion in the shape of Jack Vincennes

Nicholson in a Chalk tripe. The perfect tie with it

The Sports jacket with Pearl grey flannels and suede brogues

This suit was incorrectly seen as Linen by Magnolia tailors below.Its not.Its either gaberdine or cotton

The inspiration

Brillisant Suede brogues by Paul Smith

The correct way to wear a Chinatown hat.Its not turned up.See the film

Magnolia started making these 30's tailors shirts.Check them out

A 30's style back from Magnolia

A Van Huesen on sale on E.Bay. The collar right for Chinatown

Chintown oxblod brogues =Paul Smith=perfect

Albemare £95 pound

but a slightly different shade is 195 . Suede brogues are a must for Chinatown freaks

Nicholson was the greatest since Bogart in this P.Eye role

Note theUniversity style tie.

Everything goes together effortlessly here

Heres agreat drawing of Nicholson in the photo above it

A polanski doll from he film.A must have

If we were to do the film again we'd need Kate Moss maybe as the daughter

StacyAdams hat.Lose the feather although I like it

Original 30's tie

Some re-workings of th 30's tie

Maybe a bit too modern these brogues for the period.Loake

Lodger shoes from London.Great work

Magnolia shirt

There version of the Gittes Sportscoat

And their version of the White suit he wears .Wrong but nice, no in fact its shit

Another Magnolia suit

original 30's collar

original 30's shirt

a modern remake

J.Edgar Hoover in drag.

Edgar in Spectators

Marks and Spencers hankie .I love this.So thirties

You NEED this thirties watch . M and S

Woogies from Senagalia