For all their talk of working from the inside out, actors often say they don’t find their character until they try on their costumes. These outfits — whether outlandish or drab, minimalist or over-the-top — don’t just help define the role. They burrow into our collective psyche, the most memorable among them becoming era-defining cultural touchstones and sources of infinite inspiration for fashion editors.
In narrowing down a list of the 100 most stylish characters in cinema, there’s no getting around the question of taste. The ranked selections below are mine alone — and will surely stir debate (that’s the idea!). They include only films set in the period in which they were filmed and released. A whole other list could — and likely will soon — celebrate the incredible costuming from period pieces and futuristic flicks. (Some of my personal favorites include In the Mood for Love, Withnail and
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