The suspicion toward adornment grew out of the Depression and World War II, when utility took priority and middle-class men pared back to the essentials. F1's costume designer, Julian Day, echos this when describing the creative direction to WWD, “The people in the movies in the ’70s had an edge, they weren’t as clean cut as people [are today],”…“So I looked at people like Kris Kristofferson, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, [Clint] Eastwood.” Much of the jewelry was reportedly Pitt's own collection, brought to set, and selected by him when shooting. Which is exactly why it feels dangerous, the way a beginner drummer panics about hitting the wrong thing and ruining the song for everyone.
Author: Andrew Snavely
Published at: 2025-09-22 21:23:15
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