There is a row going on right now between France and Italy, with the far-right Five Star Movement in Italy at odds with the French government and that country’s “Yellow Vest” movement, sparking tense diplomatic strife between the two giants, unseen since World War II. Not to get too deep in the woods of the political wonk forest, but this isn’t good. Two giants of European geopolitics at odds with each other is never a good thing, and the rising trend of far-right and populist leaders in Europe means reminds us that these are tense times that we live in.

Putting that nerdy assessment of the foreboding political climate behind us, we’d like to remind Europeans and the world at large that our Franco and Italian cousins have given the world so much in terms of goodwill. The two nations share a common thread that we as Americans simply don’t have the historical clout to match: a timeless, preternatural sense of style. It’s something that Europeans have on us Yanks that seems to come as naturally to them as gluttony comes to us.

So in an effort to possibly ease tensions and broker peace in the War Between the Wolves and Roosters (their respective national symbols and the name we’ve given to this spat,) we’d like to take a look at the greatest Italian and Gallic style icons, see some of their biggest style icons, and attempt to answer the question of which country wears it best.

On One Side, We Have The Italians:

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Pictured: Marcello Mastroianni, Raoul Bova, Gianni Agnelli, Lapo Elkann, Rudolf Valentino.

And In This Corner, We Have The French:

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Pictured: Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Francois Truffaut, Alain Delon, Vincent Cassel.