Overall, I would say Tommy dresses like an extension to his leadership style: lead from the front, pay for the best where it counts, but never forget where you came from. Season 6 Outfits A very different style is embodied by Luca Changretta, member of the Italian Mafia from the United States. His looks are very much inspired by 1930s fashion and, overall, I quite like them. He definitely brings this 1930s Al Capone-like gangster style to the show. Several of the suits worn by Cillian Murphy, who is the main character of the show, were tailored by the English tailor Keith Watson from original old fabrics. It’s also rumored that the English production company Darcy Clothing had a hand in their customs, but I don’t know specifics so I can’t make any claims. Who Were The Real Peaky Blinders? This type of cap was a working class hat and the Peaky Blinders often combine that with a much more expensive suit, which is not something a working-class man would have worn.

Historically, though, I would have expected Tommy Shelby more to maybe dress like Mosley and maybe a bit less like the street brawlers of the early seasons of the series. Another big theme of Peaky Blinders are their three-piece suits. Often they’re in darker tones or earth tones or grays, and they’re typically three-piece suits. After the trauma and twists of the plot in the show, one of the biggest impacts outside the show has been that on fashion and clothing. It has inspired a resurgence of collar jewelry like collar bars or Winchester shirts, which is a shirt with a white collar and a patterned body, especially striped. It also had an impact on haircuts and long overcoats that reach past the knee. With Tommy, that has been a very slow progression and he’s still wearing those newsboy caps, but maybe they want to do that to just highlight his connection to his roots in the show. So, I don’t hold that against them. Tommy Shelby could have dressed more like Oswald Mosley [Image Credit: BBC]The undercut hairstyles of Peaky Blinders certainly had an impact on society today and there are many videos that you can find that talk just about how to get that exact haircut. Actually, it’s fairly simple. You just shave down the sides, don’t even need much of a transition, and have a longer top, and voila! That’s how it goes. We’ve certainly tried it before. All the overcoats are certainly longer than what modern overcoats look like. But, if you look at shows like Hercule Poirot, yousee that often they were even longer. Sometimes, Tommy has a noticeably longer overcoat than other people in the show. But, overall, I think it could have been even a little longer for a more historically-accurate look.

As you know in our historic menswear posts, attached soft colors became more popular over time even though, initially, the detachable collar made it easy to wear the same shirt and just exchange the collar, so you get that clean look, and your high-buttoning waistcoat would cover up the rest. A detachable spearpoint collar [Image Credit: Vintagebursche] When Tommy marries Grace, you can distinctly see the different takes on wedding attire. On the one side are the bride’s family, where they all wear uniforms and are really dressed up, and on the other side, they’re not as dressed up for sure.

Peaky Blinders first hit our screens in 2013, introducing us to the dangerously intoxicating world of the Shelby clan and its assorted associates. Set initially in the aftermath of World War I, this BBC period drama is based loosely on the exploits of the real-life Peaky Blinders, a 19th century Birmingham gang whose name arose from their alarming habit of sewing razor blades into their renown flat caps . Allegedly. IRISH DONEGAL IN OUR IMPECCABLY TAILORED THREE PIECE SUIT Stephanie Cawley established the iconic look in season one. Lorna Marie Mugan took over in season two and kept the look going. In season three, Alexandra Caulfield managed many iconic looks. And afterwards, Alison McCosh, the current costume designer, took the reins from there. Both Cawley and Mugan won an award for Best Costume Design in 2014 and 2015, and McCosh was nominated for one in 2018.