Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) is the slick, continental gambler in shaped suits, shirts with open French cuffs and everything, including ties, made of iridescent fabrics. Standouts are the hysterically tacky silk brocade robes and matching swim trunks that look lifted from a Versace ad, worn by over-the-hill Vegas moneyman Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould). The look: Not a fashion revelation, but an amalgam of styles as diverse as the 11 male thieves and con artists-cool, nerdy, suave, etc.-who join Danny Ocean (George Clooney) on a contemporary Las Vegas heist. I wanted characters who are stylish, not a stylish movie,” he explains. Kurland prefers a character-driven approach to design-the Rat Pack was merely dressing as themselves, he notes-and one that doesn’t announce “2001.” “Ten years from now, I don’t want the curse of having the movie look dated. flick memorable for the group’s embrace of the skinny-tie-and-suit look, a certifiable men’s fashion moment. What you won’t see: A replay of the 1960 Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin/Sammy Davis Jr. The costume designer: Jeffrey Kurland, whose credits include several Julia Roberts movies (“Erin Brockovich,” “America’s Sweethearts”-Roberts’ wardrobe only) and numerous Woody Allen movies, including “Bullets Over Broadway,” “Crimes and Misdemeanors” and “Hannah and Her Sisters.”
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