Virtually any single element of Film Noire is seen as iconic. The first and strongest signals of noire characters have to be the way they are dressed. The iconic leading men of Film Noir were known as being brooding, hard drinking womanisers, they resort to quick wit rather than violence. To emulate these characters it would be a good idea to dress similarly to them as that with give the audience a clear first impression of who we are.
The classic style is the three piece suit, it allows the look good without attracting too much attention to himself. The jacket is usually unbuttoned to not only show off the vest below, but also to show off their pistol to make the other character feel uneasy but still not give a hostile impression to others not involved.
Since dark, uneasy weather was often used in Film Noir as a means of foreshadowing dark, mysterious, and dangerous situations, the detective often wore a large coat to add to the feeling of gloom surrounding the set. Often worn with the collar popped up to shield, or conceal one’s face. These have come back into style recently so acquiring one of these should not be too difficult.
A clever thing with Film Noire was the fact that you felt that the characters were stylish without even trying to be, like in such films as 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'The Big Sleep'.
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| Example of a three piece suit |
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| Example of a Trench coat |
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