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Travel story · New york

Cary Grant's sartorial New York

Tailor-made Manhattan: step into the tailors, hotel bars, and cigar lounges of Cary Grant's New York — the city that dressed the man who defined style without ever having to say a word.

Cary Grant's sartorial New York
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Day 1: Tailored to perfection

Grant had his suits made on Savile Row, but wore them in New York. Start on Fifth Avenue at the classic menswear shops and walk south, where the facades are as sharp as his lapels.

Country Sophisticates by Pendleton Vintage Skirt Suit Size 14 NWOT
Country Sophisticates by Pendleton Vintage Skirt Suit Size 14 NWOT

Day 2: Bars and banter

The cocktail bars of the East Side were his backdrop. A martini in a hotel bar, back to the door, is the most Grant-like act a traveller can perform.

Vintage 60s S&G Clothing Navy Rayon Herringbone 2 Piece Suit 42L 35x31
Vintage 60s S&G Clothing Navy Rayon Herringbone 2 Piece Suit 42L 35x31

Day 3: The gentleman's finale

Finish with a jazz club in the Village and a late walk through Washington Square. Unhurried. Grant was never in a hurry.

Vintage JCPenney 3 Three Piece Gray Pinstriped Men's Suit Size 36R Polyester
Vintage JCPenney 3 Three Piece Gray Pinstriped Men's Suit Size 36R Polyester

Along the way

  1. 01

    The Plaza

  2. 02

    Fifth Avenue menswear

  3. 03

    The Sherry-Netherland

  4. 04

    Village Vanguard

  5. 05

    Washington Square Park

  6. 06

    P.J. Clarke's