The year was 1998: Viagra and sheep cloning were the big science news, Oasis and the Spice Girls were the biggest bands in the world, and the worst thing a President could ever get caught doing was have an affair with an intern. Oh, what a simple, innocent time it was.

In August of that year, a film was released by an unknown twenty-nine year old Brit who never attended film school that re-defined the caper film, at least for us. It was followed two years later by what we consider it’s “pseudo-sequel,” creating an anthology of what has become the most stylish crime drama since the Godfather films and some of the most exciting group of colorful characters in film history.

Cut to 2008 and director Guy Ritchie releases RocknRolla to complete what has become England’s answer to the Ocean’s movies but are arguably more fun, far more violent, and surprisingly more stylish. This is the visual story of how we have deemed Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, and RocknRolla the most stylish movie trilogy EVER.

The Setting

London. Seedy London. Not Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly, the Financial District. Gritty, off-the-beaten-path, grey, washed-out London: Cheshire Street. Park Street. The South End. Guy Ritchie, like any good director, creates his own universe in these three films by creating settings so rich and alive that the settings themselves are characters. Long before we had the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we had what we like to call the Ritchieverse, in which we imagine all three films simultaneously interweaving and unfolding around one another.

The Characters

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An Irish gypsy boxer, two promoters, pawnbrokers, a drugged-out rock star, a pig-feeding gangster, porn shop owner, a bullet-toothed enforcer, a Russian oligarch-turned-real-estate-tycoon, a chef, a nine-fingered gambler, a Jewish-English jeweler and his American cousin, a card hustler, a small-tine pot kingpin, a knife-wielding street tough, a nigh-unkillable Uzbek, an obese getaway driver, and a diamond-eating dog are literally just some of the more prominent players we meet throughout this pseudo-trilogy and this is what makes them so unique. Just as in The Canterbury Tales, Alice in Wonderland, and even The Simpson we see a massive ensemble that make the film richer and give us more options from which we can steal some fashion inspiration. Regardless of the characters’ role, station, or occupation, they are always looking sharp and know they need to look the part.

Looks To Steal

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These movies are an absolute treasure trove of amazing style for you to steal. Specifically by characters played by Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro, Idris Elba, and Mark Strong, to name a few. Almost every character, both main and secondary, have their own personal flair and style that you could take from to incorporate into your wardrobe. A recurring item we see is the camel topcoat, worn by multiple characters in the three films. Also, pay attention to del Toro’s suiting, Vinnie Jones’ use of leather jackets and waistcoats, and the way British men wear fitted Polo shirts. There really is no wrong, style-wise, in these films for you to adopt.

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