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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rachel Hall

The Gentlemen creates surge in sales for upper-class fashion

Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass in her red velvet suit and Theo James as Eddie Horniman casually dressed in a scene from The Gentlemen
Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass and Theo James as Eddie Horniman in The Gentlemen. Photograph: Christopher Rafael/Netflix

Heritage checks and tweeds, sharp tailoring and expensive watches – shoppers are increasingly seeking to emulate the old money English upper-class style portrayed in Guy Ritchie’s hit Netflix series The Gentlemen.

How to translate the extravagant outfits worn by the characters in the nobility-turned-gangster caper to real life has sparked much discussion online, from the red velvet suit worn by Susie Glass, played by Kaya Scodelario, to Theo James as Eddie Horniman in three-piece tweed and his brother Freddy, played by Daniel Ings, in a hand-feathered chicken costume.

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