Recreating the look - Steve McQueen in Bullitt

Tuesday, 22 December 2015

I love putting together my Recreating the Look series so don't know why I haven't added to it for a while. I make no apologies for using the great Steve McQueen again as a basis a revived menswear look; here from Bullitt of course.

As ever with McQueen, it wasn't so much what he wore as how he wore it. Total self-confidence and a complete lack of self-consciousness make his clothes meld around him. Nothing here is other than classic and plain in style - always the safest way to go.

The original jacket was brown herringbone tweed and the roll neck a navy blue. So how can you recreate this look now? Here are some suggestions. Do let me know what you think.

Raincoat: Gloverall men's bonded cotton car coat

Tweed jacket: House of Fraser, brown herringbone Howick Crandall jacket. The original had elbow patches - easy to get sewn on
Roll neck: Johnstons of Elgin 2-ply cashmere classic roll neck in navy blue

Trousers: M&S wool blend slim-fit Donegal flat front
Sanders hi-top boots: snuff suede
Socks: Pantherella Oakdale charcoal merino

8 comments

Mark23 December 2015 at 03:24
s/sown/sewn
Carlos Melendez23 December 2015 at 18:12
Wish I could buy each and every article of clothing you're showing here. Perfection.
Paul Bedwell24 December 2015 at 02:25
Fantastic, McQueen is one of my all time style inspirations. Just one piece missing David - those Persol 649/714 tortoiseshell sunglasses!
You could run an occasional series on McQueens looks - Barbour have made the Hiltz boots from The Great Escape for starters.
Merry Christmas and thank you for the blog, I'm a regular visitor.
GRH24 December 2015 at 04:51
"Sewn." (But keep up the good work.)
Grey Fox24 December 2015 at 05:50
Indeed yes, GRH. Thanks for spotting that.

GF
Anonymous24 December 2015 at 06:32
Grey Fox
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to yourself, family and all your followers.
Regards
David
Harpoboxer10 January 2016 at 05:27
Where is the baracuta g9? Great blog congrats
Anonymous20 October 2016 at 09:50
The combination of roll-neck pullover, sports jacket and single-breasted raglan-sleeve fly-front raincoat is surely an all-time classic, suiting men of all ages.