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His rejection of conventions also becomes very clear in his wedding outfit. At that time, in the UK, you would have worn a tailcoat – either a white tie ensemble in the evening or a morning coat during the day. Every man wants to be a bit more Tommy Shelby, the notorious and charismatic gang lord of the Peaky Blinders. Not the wanton criminality and cut-throat violence, you understand, nor the penchant for self-destruction and colourful language. The work-a-day Shelby look is typified by an almost military take on urban tailoring in durable woollens, serges and tweeds, combining three-piece suits, sturdy boots, oversized coats and of course those caps.

It seems that Alison McCosh is a woman of our own heart. Why? Well, she said, “I find that today’s fabrics don’t tell the true story.” I couldn’t agree more.Peaky Blinders first hit our screens in 2013, introducing us to the dangerously intoxicating world of the Shelby clan and its assorted associates. Set initially in the aftermath of World War I, this BBC period drama is based loosely on the exploits of the real-life Peaky Blinders, a 19th century Birmingham gang whose name arose from their alarming habit of sewing razor blades into their renown flat caps . Allegedly. IRISH DONEGAL IN OUR IMPECCABLY TAILORED THREE PIECE SUIT

Historically, though, I would have expected Tommy Shelby more to maybe dress like Mosley and maybe a bit less like the street brawlers of the early seasons of the series.In this scene, you can see Tommy wearing shirt garters, which was typically something from men who couldn’t afford shirts that were made for them and so, they had shorter arms. They kept them up with these elastic rings. Someone like Tommy Shelby should have been able to just get the shirt he wanted. On closer look, Tommy Shelby dons shirt garters in this scene. [Image Credit: BBC] He secured a first-class BA journalism degree at Staffordshire University, along with several NCTJ qualifications, and now has 14 years' experience in digital publishing covering TV, movies, music, gaming, tech, showbiz, and travel. He often tilts his hat to one side. It definitely has his 1930s flare. Luca Changretta in a striped three-piece suit and spearpoint collar shirt, accessorized with a watch chain and fedora hat. [Image Credit: BBC] If you look closely at the edge treatment of this bowler hat, it looks much more like a modern one versus original old ones that had really a sharp crease – more like that one of a top hat. And we have a few vintage ones here and you can really see the difference. The old ones that we have are so much more elegant than what he wears in the show. The brim curls on the modern bowler hats are just not comparable. A gentleman in the 1930s wearing a classic bowler hat Later in the show, Oswald Mosley appears, as played by Sam Claflin. It’s sort of a handful or so historical figures in the series. The real Mosley, like his Peaky Blinders counterpart, led the British Union of Fascists before World War II.

Why did they all button the collar all the way up even though they didn’t have a tie or a bow tie? Raphael shows how the buttoning mechanism of a detachable collar works With Tommy, that has been a very slow progression and he’s still wearing those newsboy caps, but maybe they want to do that to just highlight his connection to his roots in the show. So, I don’t hold that against them. Tommy Shelby could have dressed more like Oswald Mosley [Image Credit: BBC]

Today’s fabrics have a different finish and they’re much lighter in weight than the old ones. She also said the clothing ended up being a balance between vintage pieces and new pieces made of vintage cloth.

At the time, the lapels were much shorter, the buttoning point was much higher. In the show, Peaky Blinders mostly wear single-breasted waistcoats, never double-breasted. And you can see, the way they’re cut, they are definitely vintage-inspired. Three-piece suits featuring single-breasted waistcoats are typically worn by the Peaky Blinders in the show [Image Credit: BBC] Well, in any case, these kinds of disposable razor blades that you see in the show weren’t really available until the early 1900s. More specifically, they weren’t sold until 1903. But, if they’ve been around in the 1880s, that could not be what they were named after. When Tommy marries Grace, you can distinctly see the different takes on wedding attire. On the one side are the bride’s family, where they all wear uniforms and are really dressed up, and on the other side, they’re not as dressed up for sure. Small wonder, then, that in celebrating distinctive, wearable, timeless British tailoring, Peaky Blinders dress code has proved to be such a style inspiration for current menswear. While we don’t suggest you go for a replica period ensemble, these are a few Cordings pieces to bring a touch of Shelby style. Laurence has been a broadcasting contributor on television and radio, including KISS, Heat Radio, BBC Radio London, Radio 5 Live, and BBC Breakfast. He is also a visiting lecturer at various universities teaching journalism, including City, University of London, Nottingham Trent, Staffordshire University and London Metropolitan.He’s now dressed more in the late-30s fashion, which makes sense from men of his status. He has shed accoutrement of the street brawler and become much more aligned with the other upper-class criminals that appear in the show. A very different style is embodied by Luca Changretta, member of the Italian Mafia from the United States. His looks are very much inspired by 1930s fashion and, overall, I quite like them. He definitely brings this 1930s Al Capone-like gangster style to the show. Chester Campbell, played by Sam Neill, on the other hand represents the law. He’s an early enemy of the Shelbys and he always likes to wear his very English bowler hat.