It would be really hard not to be caught up by the sheer elegance and glamor of Fred Astaire in general after viewing a movie, but after watching all of them, there remains something so alluring about the tuxedo that he wore in Top Hat (and enchanting about his singing). Obviously, I am not the only person so infatuated, as the cutter from Kilgour sought to recreate the look from the film, using contemporary fabrics as an approximation of what he might have worn. While it does indeed look similar, there is something missing- Fred Astaire himself.
So, even if someone did wear the actual suit that Mr. Astaire wore in the film, they could never replicate him in his manner, his spirit, his joy and his style- no, no, they can't take that away from him.
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| as envisioned by Del Smith of Kilgour |
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