
The penny collar is best paired with a silk knitted tie.ĥ. Although the gold stud detail is less likely to catch on, you can expect this type of collar to become more visible. The classic white shirt – Thomas Shelby, the head of the gang played by Cilian Murphy, would not venture outside without a pristine white penny collar shirt. The cropped length trouser – Recent years have certainly seen trouser lengths shorten considerably, with a much smaller break being seen from the High Street multiples to bespoke Savile Row.Ĥ. The 3-piece suit – whereas Mad Men introduced the 2-piece Mohair suit, Peaky Blinders has taken this one step further with the tweed 3-piece variation.ģ. The full length overcoat – the influence of this started with Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock and now firmly entrenched by the Shelby brothers.Ģ. There are six distinct parts that make up the Peaky Blinders look, some of which have already turned mainstream.ġ. TV shows such as Mad Men, Broadwalk Empire and now Peaky Blinders have all influenced the growing trend for men to dress that little bit smarter, reinforcing the same movement that has been championed in recent seasons at Pitti Uomo, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks.


Whereas women’s fashion takes a direct path from the catwalk, men’s fashion is much slower to react to designer led trends. Who would have imagined that a BBC period drama set in 1920s Birmingham about a family of illegal bookmakers would spark a new trend in men’s fashion? But that is precisely what we are seeing, with the show’s distinct styling inspiring men’s fashion to a similar degree as that seen recently with the ‘Mad Men’ look.
