Style Icon: Humphrey Bogart

Think it's about time I dipped my cap to some gentlemen Style Icons, considering I am so inspired by menswear. 

Who better than Bogey? Hardly ever without his dickie bow and a hat, he had class, and that beautiful craggy face. It helped he usually had the beautiful Betty Bacall hanging from his arm. 

He ain't gonna play the sap for ya ladies...

"I’m not good-looking. I used to be, but not anymore. Not like Robert Taylor. What I have got is I have character in my face. It’s taken an awful lot of late nights and drinking to put it there. When I go to work in a picture, I say, ‘Don’t take the lines out of my face. Leave them there.’" - Humphrey Bogart

Bogey gems to watch, whilst sipping on an old fashioned:

The Maltese Falcon

In a Lonely Place

Dead Reckoning

All Bogey pictures from here

"I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.

 I like to bid on eBay like I have no budget or space issues, but I hit the jackpot the other week when I won these 1930s-1940s collars with slipper bag. I didn't realise how many were included. I have only worn one so far, but I am having fun daydreaming about what else I can pair them all with, any ideas? The dress was around £5 including postage ages ago its a bit knackered but I love it, very partial to a crepe dress.

 The quote is from one of my favourite Bogey films In A Lonely Place.