A few days ago, we lost a legend who reached far beyond the silver screen. A personality who was an inspiration to millions with his approach to life. Living at full throttle every day, not submitting to conventions and pursuing your goal, even when others raise their eyebrows at you.
Alain Delon didn't just give us films we love to watch, from which we love to quote.
He gave each of us a piece of his personality. After all, who among us hasn't wanted to look like Delon, talk like Delon, be cool like Delon at least once? For that, we bow to this legend, thank him, and celebrate his life by remembering what he was like.
At first glance, the style was very clearly defined. Delon never needed to be extravagantly dressed, he drew attention to himself with his personality, not his clothes. It is in simplicity that beauty is achieved, a rule that is often forgotten in fashion today. Blue and gray suits with a white shirt, a tie only exceptionally and if so, then only in a single-colored dark silk. The only faithful accessory was a cigarette dangling from the corner of his lips.
In his free time, Delon always preferred the same simple style. Again, the main role is played by a white shirt , unbuttoned by one extra button, complemented by a knitted sweater. He did not need to attract attention with eccentricity, the attention radiated from his personality itself.
Few men have ever been as perfect as Alain Delon . His career began to blossom in the early 1960s after he famously turned his back on Hollywood. Refusing to submit to American conformity and especially the obligation to learn English, Delon found his place in French cinema. However, this would not be the first time Delon had faced rebellion. Expulsion from school and almost a year in a military prison shaped his approach to life more than anything else.
However, Alain Delon was not one of those actors who would deserve the title of style icon just for his outfits in film roles . Although the characters of Tom Ripley (Plein Soleil) or Jeff Costello (Le Samourai) are iconic in their own right, it was Delon's personality that gave his style that "je ne sais quoi". His expression always radiated nonchalance, you had the feeling that he didn't really care what he was wearing. The exact opposite of his well-groomed French compatriots, there was something more... Italian about it.
Delon taught us all throughout his life that trying too hard to impress is unnecessary. There was nothing special about what he wore and did at first glance, and yet he embodied what we all look for in a personality. And that's exactly what Alain Delon is all about.
