At the time, the lapels were much shorter, the buttoning point was much higher. In the show, Peaky Blinders mostly wear single-breasted waistcoats, never double-breasted. And you can see, the way they’re cut, they are definitely vintage-inspired. Three-piece suits featuring single-breasted waistcoats are typically worn by the Peaky Blinders in the show [Image Credit: BBC] 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. There were a lot more nuances between 1920s and 30s clothing and, if you want to learn more about that, we have specific guides about each decade, as well as a post on the history about the suit that will give you much more detail.

As the fifth series of Peaky Blinders heads our way later this year, we celebrate its influence on contemporary fashion, and in particular on menswear. Peaky Blinder’s Style 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.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. It’s clear that John doesn’t really know where exactly he belongs in the family and his clothes are a reflection of that. 4. Chester Campbell (Sam Neill) You would argue this was the best suit of a working-class man and is, as such, historically accurate, but Tommy was not this average, working-class man. He was filthy rich. Jewelry Laurence has been a broadcasting contributor on television and radio, including KISS, Heat Radio, BBC Radio London, Radio 5 Live, and BBC Breakfast. He is also a visiting lecturer at various universities teaching journalism, including City, University of London, Nottingham Trent, Staffordshire University and London Metropolitan. One could argue and say, “Well, they didn’t quite do a good job of dressing Tommy properly. The club collar, that short one, or the Kent collarweren’t quite as popular.”

If a cap is not for you, a great alternative is a trilby, as worn by Romany hitman Aberama Gold, played by the fabulous Aidan Gillen, try the a felt trilby. THE REDFORD CAP, MADE IN BRITAIN USING A YORKSHIRE TWEED. TEAM WITH A CHARCOAL WAISTCOAT AND A MENACING GLARE. Chester Campbell, played by Sam Neill, on the other hand represents the law. He’s an early enemy of the Shelbys and he always likes to wear his very English bowler hat. They may be economically successful, but they remain resentful of a privileged few. To display their wealth and power, they may choose nice jewelry and expensive fabrics. But, to keep it real and grounded, they choose the lower-class working styles. In a nutshell, they could dress like aristocrats, but prefer to dress like gangsters. 1. Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) Fortune Telling Outfit Interestingly, the showrunner, Steven Knight, even started his own clothing line, Garrison Tailors, named after the pub in the show. The creators of the show certainly managed to create a unique look. Considering the show managed to produce a very characteristic style and look in their costumes, it may come as a surprise to you that they’ve had four costume designers so far. Collar Bar with Ball End in Gold from Fort BelvedereHe’s now dressed more in the late-30s fashion, which makes sense from men of his status. He has shed accoutrement of the street brawler and become much more aligned with the other upper-class criminals that appear in the show. Peaky Blinders season six has ended, proving Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is still the master of turning a profit with no end of side hustles on the go, from booze and betting to... far more illegal things. The show itself has exploded in popularity in recent years, which means it has more (non-bootleg) merchandise that you can shake a razorblade-encrusted flat cap at. Tommy’s hairstyle typically gives a rougher, more modern appearance. But, looking at older photos, this style was certainly around in the 20s. Maybe it also gives them a reminiscence of Julius Caesar, who had a similar forward-facing hairstyle. This hairstyle evolved from the curtain hairstyle. It was very practical because you could keep it short, probably even at home, and it would still give you an overall clean look. Also, it gave you versatility because the top could be styled in different ways. When Tommy wears ties, they’re typically tonally appropriate for the outfit and not overly loud. I mean, compared to today’s news anchors, who often have orange, yellow, and bright pink ties. That’s not the “Tommy Shelby look.”

I think the show also does a good job in showing the civil servants dress in a little more dated way, compared to other people in the show, which is typically often how it was, right? Older gentlemen would not adopt the new fashions and wear wing collars and string ties or bow ties, while others had already adopted these softer, turn-down collars. Changretta likes to wear many gold rings, a watch chain, and always a fedora hat. Even though his ties are not flashy, overall his outfits and his scarves are definitely a notch or two above Tommy Shelby’s. Later in the show, Oswald Mosley appears, as played by Sam Claflin. It’s sort of a handful or so historical figures in the series. The real Mosley, like his Peaky Blinders counterpart, led the British Union of Fascists before World War II. In his jewelry, you can see his Albert watch chain with a fob and a tie bar that’s so high up that you can see it. It’s intended to be seen, even though the buttoning point of the waistcoat is quite high. By wearing an outfit like this to his wedding, he clearly rejects class conventions, which is in line with his character. Tommy Shelby’s tie bar is intentionally attached to the tie so high up [Image Credit: BBC] HairstylesAgain, there were a lot more patterns for suits and we don’t really see that in the show, but I get it. You can only use the vintage fabric you can actually find. You can’t just make it up and re-weave it. I mean, you could, but obviously that didn’t go through those lengths. In the show, the high buttoning point on the suits and coats is period-accurate. Before that, he held roles as Editor, Deputy Editor, and Associate Editor focusing on news, social, and video.Laurence hosted the BBC Sounds podcast Obsessed with Peaky Blinders in 2019, as well as his own podcast production, Time of My Life, where he interviews fascinating elders about their life lessons, including Only Fools and Horses' Sir David Jason, Star Trek’s George Takei and Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh. The aristocracy had usually slightly lower-cut waistcoats to display more of their light-colored shirt front and also to show off some of their jewelry. Of course, evening waistcoats are cut even lower to show off more of the star’s shirt front. 4. Collars If you compare Changretta to Al Capone, you can see they’re very much aligned. 7. Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) 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]

In this scene, you can see Tommy wearing shirt garters, which was typically something from men who couldn’t afford shirts that were made for them and so, they had shorter arms. They kept them up with these elastic rings. Someone like Tommy Shelby should have been able to just get the shirt he wanted. On closer look, Tommy Shelby dons shirt garters in this scene. [Image Credit: BBC] 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. Laurence has won numerous awards in his journalism career, including the BSME Talent Award’s Best Deputy Editor, the PPA's 30 Under 30, and the New Editor and Editor of the Year at the AOP and BSMEs. He led Digital Spy to win PPA's Digital Content Team of the Year twice, along with the British Media Awards’ Brand of the Year in 2021. Every man wants to be a bit more Tommy Shelby, the notorious and charismatic gang lord of the Peaky Blinders. Not the wanton criminality and cut-throat violence, you understand, nor the penchant for self-destruction and colourful language.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?