Michael Mann Style

The The New York Times Magazine has a profile of director Michael Mann ("Heat," "The Insider," "Miami Vice") that specifically focuses on his relationship with men's style and fashion.

"Mann has been known to change a character's clothing three times to get the proper effect. He can spot the wrong tie in a sea of extras and will park a boring white car next to a snazzier baby blue model to enhance the mood. 'Adding white always makes color burn a little,'' he has said. 'I got that idea from a 20th-century British painter.'

I saw Mann's latest, "Collateral," last night. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see the credits to learn (if I could) who made Tom Cruise's fantastic grey suit. Single-breasted, single-button, side vents, slit (no-flap) pockets, flat-front trousers, and a great overall cut.

I wasn't the only one enjoying the suit. EurWeb notes: "The wardrobe of Cruise’s character was an important aspect of the characters' personality. 'While Vincent is in the same suit throughout the movie, it is a very expensive custom tailored suit with a certain foreign element to it,' said Mann."