STYLE LESSONS FROM CARY GRANT | THE BEST DRESSED MAN IN HUMAN HISTORY!
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- In this video your host discusses the sartorial offerings of Cary Grant - perhaps the best dressed man in all of human history!.
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What a great example, Cary Grant. Many need to go back to the respectable years when people cared to polish themselves before they showed up in public
The legendary Hollywood designer Edith Head also said that he was the best well dressed human being on Earth not referring to men or women. Even John F. Kennedy admitted that "every body wants to be Cary Grant".
My style hero and favorite actor. Agree with everything you highlighted.
Thank you so much for your delightful videos! Thanks for showing Cary Grant! The epitome of English elegance, friendliness and sheer style! He would be proud of you! I wish you a rewarding evening, Sir Elegance in Eloquence. 🙂 Giorgio
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for your message! I thank you also for your perfect British English, you'd be a perfect teacher. Hopefully you will mention William Holden and Ray Milland, as well. In an alien and foreign dimension you might explain how to match (and with what) the much admired Birkenstock shoes! Have a rewarding evening! 🙂@@TheChapsGuide
What a wonderful homage to my favourite film star Ash. The words 'getting older is a gift which isn't afforded to everyone ' is a phrase I will keep with me.
In a documentary on Grant on BBC a couple of years ago it mentioned how his mother advised him if he only could afford one item of clothing to purchase the best siut available on his journey to the US. The fortunate fact for Mr Grant is, even outside of his style, Cary Grant would look dapper in a pair of overalls.
There is also one detail that makes a person stylish and respectful and that is posture and gestures. The way Cary and many other greats stood, walked, did any moves and talked it was with grace, elegance, confidence and self respect. Without that a person even bespokly dressed would look like a simpleton. Sure acting school helps but only to a degree.
Another sartorial "hero" is actor WILLIAM POWELL. You may remember him from the "Thin Man" series of the thirties. If you search pictures of "William Powell actor elegant" you will see what I mean. The only drawback is that most of the pictures are in black/white.
Oh-yes! He really was the best dressed gentleman to ever grace the face of earth! Timeless elegance!! Thanks Ash, what a great episode it was!🙏
Cary Grant. Truly a sartorial icon. Before you go out, stop in front of the mirror and silently ask yourself, "Would Cary wear this?"
Cheers.
Interesting to take an icon from the golden era of Hollywood and draw inspiration for life-lessons.
I love the story of the Saville Row replica suits. Genius! Imagine only having one suit and spilling red wine all over it near the end of making a film.
It's a pity we can't post images of our favourite Cary Grant suits/looks here. Not sure if we can on the Patreon. Cheers, Ash.
Thanks Ash, a true icon.
As Alan Fluseer said, 'Style begins and ends with Cary Grant' .
That’s a great topic. Maybe theres room for other reviews of menswear style icons.
Cary Grant - Iconic best dressed man of the 20th Century. Brilliant actor too.. Thank you for another great video Ash.🙏🫡
Glad you enjoyed it
the quintescence of elegance, for sure !
Very helpful, thank you!! I'm constantly reminding my Lady that l.prefer the classic , timeless styles, even with casual wear, again, may thanks
Grant has a wonderfully classic image to emulate. As a heftier gent (125 lbs less so now), one of my vintage style icons is Jackie Gleason. He carried himself with grace and panache.
That is a most dashing ensemble you are wearing, sir. I've been watching your videos for a few months now and have begun implementing some of your tips, wisdom, and style advice into my own life. I live in a hot tropical climate which makes it difficult to justify many looks, but I am working toward building a suitable wardrobe
Cary Grant e' stato un vero signore dello schermo , elegante e raffinato.
Di questi personaggi oggi ne sentiamo la mancanza !!!
"Simplicity and timeless chic are always going to be your best investment." -I couldn't agree more, Ash.
One of my friends is a retired English banker who always dresses in classic style, and Cary Grant is one of his absolute mentors when it comes to men's clothing and dressing appropriately.
Excellent video, especially on the subject of aging gracefully. As a man of fifty-seven, I make a conscious effort to avoid trends and to steer clear of various attempts to look younger which inevitably only make one look desperate.
Very well said - great video! I have always modelled myself on him. I live in Hong Kong where it’s hot 7 months out of 12 so I will just maximise my days of wearing classic suits, waistcoat n ascots in the cooler months. I also complete the package by driving a roadster so I can show HK men what real style means!
Very good video, as always, Ash. At the end of it I can hear a small airplane in the background. I expected you to start running and recreate that famous “North by Northwest” scene. Lol
the thing about grant was that he was a man of his times , the 30's , 40's, 50's and very early 60's , he did nothing different from anyone else he wore what everyone else was wearing , but he had a way , his own self confidence awareness his swagger because it was in his era that almost all men were fairly well dressed only few knew how to wear what they wore well , grant kept it basic and simple , if you at grant , flynn , power , bogart , cooper , Sinatra , kelly , nevin , peck , arnez Lancaster , dauglas , Quinn , rathbone , mason , march , all of the old throw downs of that era knew how to dress hell even in casual wear they had a cool look
You all right? Cary Grant was a best dresser I've ever seen nobody look like Cary Grant especially in a suit
Losing weight has been expensive while watching your channel. Down 50 lbs with 15 to go. I will have to buy so much if I lose what I need to. Going from a XL to a medium isn't cheap.
😂
Best of luck!
Certainly cheaper than medical bills, eh? Pacemakers and insulin cost a LOT, so keep your eyes on the prize.
The key with your new shape is to be capable in other words able to move around. Nothing worse than being confined to a chair.
Hi , He also had a mid-Atlantic accent, which was something special and natural to him, and not what some other actors were trying to learn, and this was very much in demand in Hollywood at that time, because American English was in fact not suitable for theater and cinema, and British English was somewhat heavy. The thing is, his tone was beautiful, very distinct, natural and not artificial.
Another point, I think that a lot of men look better when they get older.
my regards
HIs suit in North by Northwest was made by Kilgour. They gave up their Saville Row premises during the lock down but have an online shop.
One of my favorite things Cary Grant would do sometimes was button only the BOTTOM button of his jacket as if thumbing his nose at “fashion.” You have to know the rules to break them. Imagine having the great Edith Head as costume designer yet being fully trusted to style your own wardrobe and pulling off iconic original looks such as those of a high class criminal in “To Catch a Thief.” He found that striped sweater and red foulard in the French Riviera where they were filming. “When in Rome” as they say. Great content here as usual.
Great video Ash, thank you!
I kind of see Mr. Grant as a goal for how I dress. I forgot he was originally English. I have seen him in several movies. He was great. When buying new clothes, I try to figure cost per wear. Will this last? If yes, it is worth the extra money because it will last.
Thank you for this video!
You bring up a good point here. When I'm dressed well that last thing I want is to grovel in the dirt, fight, jump, run, etc. Self defense should have priorities but I hope not to hesitate while and if being finely dressed!
Excellent video, some photos i had never seen!
Besides the lapel gorge in some, almost all of the outfits would look completely fine in today’s environment!
I especially like the use of silver grey satin ties with a 4 in hand knot, so classic.
Exquisite.
Cary Grant was a fantastic dresser and good-looking man. He apparently knew how to keep himself in fabulous condition. That said most of us can't pull off that aging gracefully thing the way he did. hair coloring etc is not desperation but it keeps us youthful looking.
No sir. It makes the person look like an older man, who dyes their hair. It never looks natural. Follow the Cary Grant path and embrace the grey.
A very interesting video, and some great lessons you pulled out from his life! Simple, elegant style, caring for the body, and aging gracefully are all good. I figure I earned every grey hair, so I will wear them with pride :)
Thank you for this video!
Reminds me of one of my hero’s, Humphrey Bogart, “What I have got is I have character in my face.”
Fantastic video as always, Ash 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Indeed, style comes from within out
Excellent 👍🏾
Another very nice and sensible video. Thank you!
Great video Ash. Hoping for more in the series.
Excelente.
My favourite actor by far, love his movies and his style. You are spot on Ash, and if any more proof was needed - he was the first choice to play James Bond in the very first movie. He turned it down (!) due to his age, saying it wouldn't be right for a man of his age to be chasing younger women. Aging gracefully and with dignity.
Another great video - thanks, Ash!
Made-to-Measure suits; £200 ties - no doubt impeccable quality.
Possibly financially out-of-reach for a great number following your videos.
I always think of Santiago from Earnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea:
"His shirt had been patched so many times that it was like the sail [of his boat] and the patches were faded to many different shades by the sun."
Humble (but happy?) poverty...
Good to see someone wearing a stylish hat rather than a baseball cap.
Good video Ash. Funny thing we had just watched "To catch a thief" last week. Hadn't seen it in many years. And I was really digging the stylish clothes he was wearing. I am ageing gratefully myself. My wife loves my Grey Beard. I like your boutonniere It looks like edelweiss. Cheers Ron
Good morning Ash and the assembled Chapage,
I think I've finally caught up with this week's content (I may still be behind on Patreon :/ )
Cary Grant, a true style icon. Few of us could ever aspire to his level, we're not Hollywood stars after all ;)
Your points remain extant. Look after yourself, age gracefully, dress timelessly.
As a man fast approaching 55, I'm still active and have clothes that still fit me that I purchased many years ago. I have my own hair, but it went grey in my mid-20s, I have also had it cut at a grade 1 length for over 3 decades (I do it myself).
Back to Mr Leach, He and Clark Gable used to meet once a year to swap unwanted, monogrammed gifts (info from QI)
*salutes
The Master!
What an icon, Cary Grant. I didn't consider him a great actor, unlike actors of previous generations. Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney. Stewart. But he played the part of a leading handsome man with grace, pernash and stile. That was his trademark. And Cary knew what God had given him, was to used it not abuse it. Unlike Erroll Flynn, who had charm and looks coming out of his boots, but distroyed himself in over-dulging in alcohol and tempering with drugs and wild sex party's; dying a few months before his 50th birthday. I enjoyed your podcast tremendously, Ash, perticulary your structure, vocabulary and your delivery it was perfect.
Thank you sir
Thank you for your great video. I am agree with you about Cary Grant. Don't worry about hairs my friend, I had a nice woman collegue who love Yul Brynner, so I ended to worry for my hairs. You have got good look like you are, so women like you surely.
Another wonderful video, sir. Since Christmas is over, maybe I shouldn't watch "The Bishop's Wife" in response to your video, but maybe I'll watch "To Catch a Thief" instead.
To catch a thief is a good one it really shows off his different styles. Cheers Ron
@@ronaldpoppe3774 Absolutely agreed! Plus a fun romp at that! Take care, sir!
A truly fine video, Ash, and I heartily agree with everything you've said here. Brilliant! Even as a young boy, I remember watching Grant in films from the 30s and thought that was exactly how I wanted to dress. And I was fortunate enough to have parents who both worked in the high-fashion industry, so there was no lack of encouragement from them in this regard. I was certainly the only little boy in my neighbourhood who wore bowlers, homburgs, fedoras, or top hats! I daresay I aspired to dress like Cary Grant and dance like Fred Astaire (another world-class entertainer who was an impeccable dresser). But as you suggest, I think having even only a fraction of that level of style can make us all feel like a million pounds. Cheers!
Sorry to hog the comments, but congrats, Ash, on smashing through 61,000 subs & being almost within touching distance of 3/4 million views for the 5 Habits video. I can't wait to raise a glass and join you and the other subscribers the day we celebrate the million.
I also had a possible idea for a future video. I'd love to have a peep inside your social diary (if no such video already exists). Forthcoming events you might be looking forward to & why. I know you enjoy black tie events, so I hope you have at least 1-2 to look forward to in 2024 👍
Thank you for noticing the channel's advances sir, it is quietly pleasing to see that more chaps are gaining some usefulness from my modest efforts. My social diary may not be the powerhouse that you think. It takes quite a bit of effort to be a social butterfly - and my diary often veers from too busy, to too empty. Life is a challenge some time!
It doesn't matter what age you are, you have to look after your body. Clothes fit so much better if you have a good shape. I am 63 now and very happy with my shape. I am probably in better shape now for a 63 yr old than my shape was as a 23 yr old. I am with you on not trying to look younger. Age gracefully is the way ahead.
I have always loved Cary and his entire look. He just dripped style and charisma and the first movie I can recall seeing him in was “To Catch a Thief”. Cary in Monaco with Grace Kelly is about as stylish as it gets.
I need to watch the ITV drama on Mr Grant. I suspect it's dramatised and strays from reality but should be a good watch.
I agree about accountability and vigilant on weight. At 38, I'm the same waist and chest size as when I left University at 21. Sometimes I go over the top with treats etc (like Christmas). When clothes feel tight, I don't but new, I hit the gym harder and restrict my calorie intake.
Great video as ever.
I have never dyed my hair ever, apart from streaks when I was 17, and it is still the same color it was when I was 20. In my case its genetics not dye, and yes I would probably fall into the category you are talking about, but not quite as far advanced along it as your good self.
Thank you Ash for making a video of my #1 style icon Cary Grant. I truly enjoyed it a lot. Thank you for the suit detail from the movie North by Northwest. I did not know that Cary Grant bough a suit at Savile Row and had copies made in the US. I have heard that the suit was the actual star in that movie and not Cary Grant.
From a style standpoint, my goal is to have a versatile, timeless style and wardrobe. Cary Grant is a great example in achieving this objective.
In addition, I want to age gracefully. My hair is gone. This started early as I was 24 years old. I just turned 46 years old in January. I came to terms with my hair loss. My approach is: It is not important what you have on your head. It is more important what you have in your head.
My thoughts exactly about hair.
Very nice presentation on a true icon!
The fact that his style remains so "current" - for the lack of a better word - I feel is rooted in the fact that he drew inspiration from "classical" menswear of the 20s and 30s and just wore it in a a less interbellum style and with more of a postbellum simplicity and thus remains, like all styles of classical menswear, timeless and relevant for our age.
Ironically enough I would firmly concur with the vigilance about once shape - says a bloke who looks *way* more like Edward VII than Grant bur hear me out (it's all about the health)!
I'm a Crohn's patient and thus are actually pretty happy when I manage to stay in this chubby form and not (once again) loose something like 80 pounds in a month and the key to this is constant vigilance (some would call it paranoia😅) about my shape, being unshapely as it is🤣.
...plus I'd have to get my entire wardrobe to the alterations tailor🤣...
As for hair.... my late father started to *heavily* dye his hair (way darker than I *and photographs* remembered from his younger years...) in his late 40s... I'd call it "Schröderizing" his hair, following the then German chancellor Schröder who got into fights with journalists about that...
I won't do this, I personally *love* my grey and silver areas (and I got them really early, in my mid 20s), it looks *good* I feel and I get told.
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz
There is no question that controlling one’s weight is key to wearing clothes well. It helps if you can hang on to your hair, but alas, that is beyond human control.
A good point about aging gracefully, though at 62 I have a full head of dark hair though my beard is mostly white. The hair is thinner though than when I was younger. It bothers me when watching other men’s style channels (mostly American) to see hair remedies advertised.
There’s a lot to learn from both Cary Grant the character and Cary Grant the man.
Ash, my dear chap! I'm persuming you have read one of Cary Grant's trilling biographies. Could you recommend one for your viewers. Thank you.
The Scott Eyman biography was excellent. Highly recommended
I remember Cary Grant. well. I could never emulate him. I do not have his assets. But I do consider him a mentor in my wardrobe collection. I liked your disruption of his using duplicate suits for close ups and distance filming, I once read where he learned that from an actress named Mae West. She was a actress known for having two of every dress in the movie. One for moving in and one for sitting in. Designed to be subtly different to enhance her appearance in either situation. Cary would have his knock off suits let out a bit to enhance his athletic and action scenes the be standing still in the next scene all Saville Row. Many people now days forget his wonderful comic timing and skill sets.
I seem to observe King Charles still wears many of his older suits. Using the same lessons.
Can you please do video on bogart style
Douglas Bader always looked rather smart.
it helps to be handsome with a good body .
Great stuff, Ash, as always. And I think your style lessons are spot on.
Cary Grant looked great in a grey flannel suit. But those shorts? Mmmmm........let's just say that look hasn't aged quite so well. Also keep in mind the fact that men, of all ages, tend to look better in the sort of monochrome (ie. black and white) photography that was prevalent during most of Grant's career.
Take away the lessons. But live your own life, and find your own style.
Ash, I don’t know if the ‘typo’ in the title slide is deliberate ?
I can see Cary Grant, or other tall, dark, well-dressed, handsome men wear Antaeus Pour Homme as their main fragrance.
I agree. It just screams ‘old school class’
@@TheChapsGuide Antaeus is a scent for mature adult men. Definitely not for adolescent boys or young guys.
I'd say Edward VIII, the later Duke of Windsor would be in the conversation for best dressed man in history.
Have you smelled Knize Ten Ash? I have read that Cary Grant wore that fragrance.
It’s too expensive for my pocket, but I understand it’s a very masculine, leather-oriented scent. Sounds good!
@@TheChapsGuide All of those characteristics, but quite unique.
9:05 - 100%
Hi ash I just have a style question. what do you think of wearing a tie but with the top button undone? . In formal settings yeah, wear a necktie with all buttons fastened but in a casual setting like around town. I have been experimenting with wearing a tie but with the top button undone. I seen DR who 14th DR outfit where the actor's costume shirt top unbutton and a knit tie on. I have been trying this with some of my ties with oxford & poplin shirts. I don't think flannel,linen,or brush twill shirts will look good with a tie but who knows?
I think knit ties work best but I also like wearing repp/stripes, glen check,hounds tooth too & I mostly go for silk but wool can do too. I know it's a bit costumey but I think I can pull it off better with a sweater over it.
I personally think that a tie sits better with a fully buttoned shirt, but if you are aiming for a specific look, I don't see why not!
As regards Mr. Cruise - did anyone see “Collateral?” Cruise dresses in a grey suit and tie to match his salt-and-pepper hair, and looks GREAT. Maybe he stole that look from Cary Grant.
The one thing i think men should not neglect are their teeth, you see people in the street with missing or discoloured teeth. Having a bad tooth capped isn’t that expensive and makes a hell of a difference to your appearance. But i would avoid veneers as they stand out as false.
9:09 I hope you're not insisting that anyone over the age of 50 who has the same colour hair as someone half their age must be artificially colouring their hair and looks 'odd'. I am a similar age to you and I have the same colour hair as I had as a child (auburn brunette) with no more than about 7 grey hairs in total on my head. It is very unusual but people who really never go grey do exist. Both my parents had that gene. I recall meeting a man, again, of a similar age professionally about 4 years ago and it was obvious to me that his hair colour was natural like mine. He had a slightly darker shade of brown hair and also had no discernible grey hair at all.
It does happen, but it is uncommonly rare.
With a professional dresser off set and the director telling him which clothes to wear.
I've seen some amazing head tattoo's/micro-pigmentation for balding men. I dont agree with men having cosmetic surgery, but ive seen some amazing head tattoo's
I've genuinely never heard of this. I didn't know it was a thing. But I've just had a search online and some of the examples of micro pigmentation are, indeed, phenomenal. They look great. It's as if one has a permanent No. 1 haircut 👍
Wow. Didn’t know it was a thing. Looks very good.
Cary Grant is for sure a style icon, man he is cool, but my style hero is Rock Hudson. Thank you for the inspiration and kind regards.
I admire Grant's style. But I believe British actor Ronald Colman had no peers when it came to his class and appearance. Thanks for the interesting video.
Yes indeed sir. A classical gentleman (war hero), sadly now overshadowed by others, but his reputation is undiminished in my eyes.
Speaking as a woman who appreciates a well-dressed man, a man having less or no hair does not detract from his attraction whatsoever. A man who accepts that he is losing his hair and has it cut accordingly, or even is bald, says to me that the chap is confident and comfortable with his stage in life. I wouldn't form a romantic relationship with the hair dyer / hair transplanter because that tells me he is insecure, and possibly would bring with him a whole raft of more serious issues. There are plenty of sexy and elegant grey haired and bald men.
When you lose pigmentation in the hair you also lose it in the skin, so if you taint your head, the result is that you accentuate the contrast.
Many women make this mistake, too. I don't know why they can't see how odd it looks. On the other hand, I've seen people dye their hair a softer, lighter color and it looks very good. I know one woman who had very dark hair at twenty, but at 50, she dyes her hair a soft medium brown and it looks completely natural.
A bald head is a sign of a higher stage of evolution.
Granted.
He wasn’t quite 6’2
Several sources say otherwise. Where are you getting your evidence?
Not sure about Cary Grant being timeless and the "best dressed". Even the video thumbnail image shows him wearing a super skinny tie and over-extended/padded shoulders which I think haven't aged well but were the fashion of the day. Roger Moore is in the same category. David Niven may be a better example. It's not easy to pick a best-dressed of all time - I need to think about that :)
Magnificent video and tribute to the great Cary Grant. I think these two words describe him perfectly: "effortless elegance".
PS: Tom Cruise was/is a mediocre actor who only succeeded thanks to his boyish good looks. The way he is desperately clinging to his (long gone) youth is pathetic and laughable.
I don't agree, Erich Honecker was very well dressed and groomed, at his official portrait of 1976, he wore a nice suit jacket and a nice looking shirt and a very beautiful looking necktie; tied in a windsor, also his hair was very well done in a sober way, in it's total; he looked, in general, very sober but beautifully, I liked his style very much!
I have seen that image. The tie worn by Honecker was interesting, but the man was a dictator, accused of non judicial murders, who died in exile in Chile. Hardly a role model to follow.
But, nevertheless, a beautiful, stylisch man, who knew his world, certainly in a political sense!
Ash, in the opening seconds of this video, you have inadvertently spelt `STYLE'' with two `T`s. Great content, and good advice. Cary Grant didn’t just sport the same standard haircut down the decades, he was always pictured freshly shaven, and when you look at his hands, the fingernails are clean and well trimmed. His grooming was immaculate. You rightly criticise cosmetic things people do to try and look younger, and I agree that in many instances the results can be far worse than the natural ageing they attempt to hide. However, I see nothing wrong with good regular dentistry and orthodontics if your smile is a big let-down. My dentist is additionally very critical of the smokers he sees. Apart from prematurely ageing our skin, what it does to our teeth and oral health, let alone the rest of our bodies, is a disaster. Lastly, few things are less flattering for any ageing man (or woman), who wants to look stylish, than being overweight, and generally out of shape physically. We cannot change our height or our age, and we are all stuck with the face and body we were born with. We don’t have to be a wealthy movie star to make the best of our existing facial features…and simple diet plus regular exercise can make a significant improvement to the physical body frame upon which we wear our stylish clothes.
AT 10:00.. I could never understand that kind of desperation of combing hair like that. Looks much worse.
Cary grant looking relevant today says more about how bland and unimaginative our current creative culture is.
Carey Grant was the epitome of mens style. Not my style.