The Ghost played by Ewan McGregor in The Ghost Writer (2010)
Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer is set on the Eastern Seaboard during one of my favorite times of the year. During the fall, the days on the east coast and in the Midwest are full of overcast skies, rainy days and fallen leaves. My favorite is when the leaves stick to the ground because of how wet it is outside. These kind of weather conditions call for the wardrobe of The Ghost in this film. Ewan's character wears what every writer seems to wear: the grey knit. It's easily layered on top of the crisp white button down (my favorite) and layered under a tweed blazer and on top of that an excellent peacoat. The colors are extremely muted and makes me think that The Ghost has a very Mr Porter/GQ minimalistic wardrobe. Of course, with him being a writer, said wardrobe is probably not as organized or as tidy as Mr Porter and GQ would like.
The over all style of the film is also something to pay attention to. It's very luxe and reminds me of a hotel. And I do love hotel styles. Looking at the first picture especially, every building has a very modern and contemporary feel to it. Except for the insane house that Ewan's character goes to that's nestled in the richly wooded area of Massachusetts. I remember a distinctive color from Ewan's character visiting that house: green velvet. The home had a very warm and cozy feeling despite the suspense in the actual scene. It complimented The Ghost's cozy wardrobe extremely well.
Tom Ricks played by Ethan Hawke in The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
There's something about Ethan Hawke that gives him that moody writer vibe. He looks like he's not that great of writer; maybe has had one or two novels published that weren't very good. He's definitely more tousled than Ewan McGregor's character in The Ghost Writer. I'm talking about his looks in Sinister, with that incredible sweater that he wears throughout the entire film. His costume in Dead Poets Society (one of my favorite movies) that is set in the 1960s so you know the suits and ties are already impeccable. His style in The Woman in the Fifth is no different, except that maybe it's more mature. Or maybe it's because it's set in Paris where anyone looks good set against that architecture. Again, just like Ewan McGregor's character, Ethan Hawke's character wears that knit sweater. His may not be grey, but it's most definitely layered on top of that white button down and under a great blazer. His peacoat is also a staple, seeing as it gets pretty damn cold in Paris. I love this peacoat especially because of the collar. You could easily slip a scarf under the lapel or button it up and pop the collar like in the fourth photo. Oh, and we can't forget about those glasses. They remind me of Mikael Blomkvist's in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo played by Daniel Craig. How he's always taking them on and off and fiddling with them: putting them in his mouth, leaving them next to a stack of papers and what not.
