A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE:
Rainy Day Dressing – The Key Piece

THAT COAT

McQueen wears several key outfits as Bullitt, all with a strong yet sexy, man-of-the-law-goes-against-authority vibe; but the golden khaki balmacaan-style (a loose, full overcoat with raglan sleeves) raincoat is one of the film’s standout pieces. It is this piece Klingberg thinks of first when putting together a look for inclement weather.

One of the coat’s final scenes features Bullitt jumping dramatically out of a (parked) airplane before a footchase across the tarmac with the coat flapping into the wind; but its presence is felt even when the hard-boiled cop is picking up groceries.

HOW TO BUILD A BULLITT-PROOF LOOK

Bullitt styles his coat with black trousers, dark roll-necks and brown shoes, and we suggest a classic palette of blues, whites, browns and black. Try pairing yours with a cotton shirt, a wool trouser that can take you from day to night, with a beautiful pair of leather shoes (waterproofed, of course) and a sharp umbrella. But the real key to looking like a man on a mission rather than a drowned rat is an unflappable cool – rain, hail or shine.