Steal The Style: Danny Ocean’s Tieless Suit Look in Ocean’s 11, 12, 13
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What are you going to wear? Sometimes it’s good to look at a few suggestions then add your own tweaks and ideas. That’s what these are for. Danny Ocean was (sometimes) right when he said “you gotta walk before you crawl.” Occasionally, you just have to throw yourself into it. This is a look favored by Mr. Ocean in the Stephen Soderbergh directed Ocean’s Triology, which have seemingly been running on loop lately on TNT, AMC, and even MTV…
The last of the Ocean’s Trilogy came out 15 years ago… and it still looks great. Fits change over time. But some looks are pretty eternal. Proof below:
The Shirt: Ledbury MTO White Sutton Stretch Twill Mid Spread Collar Dress Shirt – $135 (20% off $150, 25% off $250, 30% off $350 through 3/24/23). Expensive but worth every penny, and they’re running a tiered sale on their MTO stuff at present. The character of Danny Ocean is the king of the sharp suit/no tie look. And if you’re going to invest in a dress shirt, make it a white one with a great collar. Part of Ledbury’s new MTO project, so you get sleeve measurements down to the half inch, three different fits, and your choice of collar style. The mid-spread collar is as good as it gets. Combined with Ledbury’s slightly lowered 2nd button, you’ll end up with the perfect collar for a tie-free look. For those who don’t want to monkey with collar stays, their new hidden button down option is excellent as well. The More Affordable Options:TheTieBar White Non-Iron Poplin- $55,Banana Republic Premium Poplin Dress Shirt – $90
The Sunglasses:Carfina Metal frame/acetate temples Sunglasses – $30ish. Budget Persol alternatives. No wayfarers for Ocean. And in many of the shots he appears to be wearing a hybrid wire framed aviator style with thicker acetate temples. These are a bizarrely good (and cheap!) version of just that style.
The Soundtrack: Ocean’s 11/12/13 by David Holmes. The music David Holmes composed for the trilogy couldn’t possibly sound more like the movie looks. And that’s a great thing. Specific track callouts include Pickpockets (11), 7-29-04 The Day Of (12), and Snake Eyes (13).
The Socks: Bombas Knee High Dress Socks – $16. Knee high with a cushioned footbed for extra comfort. Which will be needed if you’re running away from the authorities and/or bad guys at a dead sprint.