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One of the most, if not THE most Famous Mexican Actor from all time, Pedro Infante:
Here, wearing a Dinner Jacket:
Wearing a crew neck and Maybe a sportscoat or a suit:
And this is not really a suit, but the Police uniform he wore in "A Toda Maquina", which was very likely tailored for him:
A different Dinner Jacket:
A very curious detail is that in every single photo or movie I've seen with him he always wore suits with really big shoulderpads, as you can see in the two dinner jacket examples. Back then, Americans were wearing the famous "bold look" and it's possible that he embraced this fashion. My Grandfather told me once that this was not the norm with every other gentleman, and that his looks were sometimes considered Garish and vulgar by the most conservative members of the mexican society (Who were the majority back then, as far as I understand). I really would like to find out who was his tailor, but saddly that info seems to be really hard, if not impossible to come by...
Here, wearing a Dinner Jacket:
Wearing a crew neck and Maybe a sportscoat or a suit:
And this is not really a suit, but the Police uniform he wore in "A Toda Maquina", which was very likely tailored for him:
A different Dinner Jacket:
A very curious detail is that in every single photo or movie I've seen with him he always wore suits with really big shoulderpads, as you can see in the two dinner jacket examples. Back then, Americans were wearing the famous "bold look" and it's possible that he embraced this fashion. My Grandfather told me once that this was not the norm with every other gentleman, and that his looks were sometimes considered Garish and vulgar by the most conservative members of the mexican society (Who were the majority back then, as far as I understand). I really would like to find out who was his tailor, but saddly that info seems to be really hard, if not impossible to come by...
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(not super familiar with these old movies) However, your info confirms what I was saying about it being a late occurrence of what was once very common.
