You know what’s a strong look in a Mafia movie? That bit in Goodfellas where Ray Liotta turns up at that shrink from The Sopranos‘ and pretends to be Jewish. You know what’s not a strong look in Mafia movies? Every other outfit worn by every other mobster absolutely anywhere ever. And it carries through to real life as well. Did you see any of the footage from the huge wave of Cosa Nostra arrests in New York last week? There’s this myth that Mafiosi are well dressed, as if fat dudes squeezing themselves into off-the-shelf suits or immigrants in shellsuits is worthy of its own style blog. And this is an idea people have of Mafiosi solely. Nobody expects sartorial excellence from the Yardies or the Triads or the Russian mob or the Teignmouth Mandem or whoever. But the Mafia have managed to incorporate this mystique that they roll out dressed like the Rat Pack about to spitroast Angie Dickinson at any given moment. They don’t. Look:

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