Timeless Look 3

John Shea in the movie Missing (1982)

The not-so-well-known movie in 1982 features the missing of American journalist Charles Horman in Chile after the military coup there in 1973, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea. While depicting the coup historically, the movie also shows contractions and connections between two different generations and those between the conservatives and the liberals.

The movie gives pretty impressive looks to different characters in the 1970s: Jack Lemmon, the father, always wears tight and a little bit short suit pants, as guys did in the 70s; Sissy Spacek's cardigans and dresses were apparently influenced by the hippies; John Shea's look, I think, is the most timeless one.

It's hard to find a clear photo of Shea's look online. This photo roughly shows how it looks: blue shirt, black tie, light khaki casual trench coat, and brown/chocolate pants. The colors work so well together; and he looks young, casual, but still professional.

You can watch the movie on Youtube, but the colors do not show very well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmNKBhvcn0Y&feature=related

OK, to prove the look is timeless, let's look at several other more "contemporary" looks .



Blue+ different brown/khaki/chocolate is a very classic combination for men's wear.


Pictures from The Sartorialist