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One of the most bankable stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Spencer Tracy is seen cutting a fine figure in 1933, around the time 'The Power and the Glory' was released, which was well received by critics. Spencer's role as Tom Garner was especially praised.
"The King of Hollywood," Clark Gable relaxes during a interview in 1935 shortly after the release of 'Mutiny on the Bounty.' In the film, Gable portrays Fletcher Christian.
A smartly-attired Gregory Peck is all smiles during a night out in Los Angeles in 1944. The same year saw the release of 'The Keys of the Kingdom,' for which Peck was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
This 1946 publicity photograph of James Stewart was taken around the time of 'It's a Wonderful Life,' one of his most celebrated movies.
Even in a double-breasted suit, Humphrey Bogart could look threatening. He is posing as Turkey Morgan, the gangster from 'Kid Galahad' (1937), which also stars Edward G. Robinson and Bette Davis.
Elvis Presley in fine voice and dressed in a ivory white double-breasted suit for the famous 'If I Can Dream' number that closes the singer's legendary television concert known as the '68 Comeback Special.'
Swashbuckling Errol Flynn could also cut quite a dashing figure in a double-breasted suit. This youthful portrait dates back to the mid-1930s when the actor was at the height of fame with movies like 'Captain Blood' (1935) and 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938).
A rare early portrait of John Wayne, suited and probably booted, although the horse and Stetson are missing. "The Duke" rarely wore a double-breasted suit in films, being more at ease wielding a double barreled shotgun, among other firearms.
English actor David Niven excelled at playing suave upper crust dandies, and was always dressed for the role. In fact, Niven became a sartorial mentor to several Hollywood stars, including Cary Grant.
A suitably handsome and smiling Frank Sinatra in front of a CBS microphone looks ready to burst into song in this 1942 promotional portrait for his radio show.
A picture of elegance, Fred Astaire is photographed in 1936 aboard the RMS Berengaria, on arrival in New York City after a European vacation.
Widely considered one of the greatest actors of the Classic Hollywood era, Henry Fonda effortlessly poses for the camera in this 1940 portrait, taken around the time of 'The Grapes of Wrath,' which won a slew of awards.
By 1931 when this photograph was taken, English actor Laurence Olivier was already one of the most celebrated stage actors of his generation. His film career was still in its infancy, but that too would reach meteoric heights.
As with John Wayne, actor Randolph Scott is most closely associated with the Western genre. But out of the saddle he radiated a mature and sophisticated charm and was quite fashion conscious, as this 1937 portrait demonstrates.
One of the key figures in French cinema, actor and singer Jean Gabin wore many guises, but he was never more attractive than when wearing a double-breasted suit, on or off camera.
Long before big shoulders became fashionable in the 1980s, Gene Kelly was accentuating his frame by dressing in large double-breasted suits and topping the whole scene off with a bow tie.
Double-breasted suits lost their pull somewhat in the counterculture climate of the 1960s. But the garment remained firmly associated with top-end formal fashion, as exemplified by Lord Brett Sinclair aka Roger Moore, whose character in the early 1970's TV show 'The Persuaders!' demonstrated a penchant for Savile Row suits and a taste for the good life.
In the early 1970s, maverick actor Jack Nicholson's name was shorthand for new wave American cinema. But occasionally he'd surprise us all by actually putting on a suit, and a double-breasted effort at that. He's pictured in 1970 in New York.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his fellow bandmates made the collarless suit famous in the early 1960s. But he's rarely seen in a double-breasted creation—unless summoned to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen and be made a Companion of Honor. He's pictured with wife Nancy Shevell after the investiture ceremony on May 4, 2018.
Actor Will Smith, wearing a Prada double-breasted suit, keeps an eye on himself during the 'Collateral Beauty' world premiere at the Lincoln Center on December 12, 2016 in New York City.
Looking good, looking sharp! Morgan Freeman arrives for the premiere of his film 'The Big Bounce' on January 29, 2004 in Los Angeles.
Jude Law does without the tie but still turns heads at the New York screening of 'The Rhythm Section' on January 27, 2020 in New York City.
Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, later to popularize the Breton shirt, paints a handsome picture in an oversize double-breasted suit while standing in front of his 1917 painting of his first wife, Russian ballet dancer Olga Kokhlova.
Prince William attends the 2005 Braemar Highland Gathering at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park on September 3, 2005 in Braemar, Scotland. Like his father, Charles, Prince of Wales, William is very comfortable wearing a double-breasted suit.
Andy Garcia takes it easy at the 35th Annual AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony honoring Al Pacino, which took place in Hollywood in June 2007.
Acclaimed American bass baritone concert artist and stage and film actor Paul Robeson photographed in 1952 looking very sharp in a double-breasted suit and tie. Robeson was equally distinguished for his cultural achievements and political activism.
Always a champion of style, David Bowie performs 'Heroes' at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 13, 1985. Bowie's career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and fashion pundits were always intrigued by his dress sense.
Gary Cooper's career spanned the end of the silent era through to the end of the golden age of Classical Hollywood. His screen persona was that of the strong, silent type. Off camera though, Cooper enjoyed the trappings of fame and invested in a fashionable wardrobe.
Who looks smarter? Keith Richards appears to cast an envious eye over bandmate Mick Jagger, who's clearly satisfied with his double-breasted blazer look.
American jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway in a typically flamboyant and celebratory pose crouching with his hands in the air while performing to an audience dressed in a seriously sharp suit with overlapping flaps. It was 1945, and the war was over!
One of the smoothest operators in rock history, Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music has made wearing double-breasted suits and tuxedos a fine art. He poses appropriately attired in this 1973 portrait.
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Double-breasted suits tend to make a formal sartorial statement. Popular from the mid-1930s until the late 1950s, and again from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s, the double-breasted suit has over the years found favor with male celebrities who like to dress to impress. But who's best suited to wear this elegantly designed figure-wrapping apparel?
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