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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.

Circle S Western Suit Mens 42R 34x32 Blue Gray Ranch Vintage USA Cowboy Jacket
Circle S Western Suit Mens 42R 34x32 Blue Gray Ranch Vintage USA Cowboy Jacket

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 70s Montgomery Ward Suit Mens 42R Jacket 42 Vest 36x30 Pant Blue 3 Piece
VINTAGE 70s Montgomery Ward Suit Mens 42R Jacket 42 Vest 36x30 Pant Blue 3 Piece

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 1950s Woven Wool Blazer 40r Full Canvas Checked 3 Button Colorful Tweed
Vintage 1950s Woven Wool Blazer 40r Full Canvas Checked 3 Button Colorful Tweed

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