Gary Cooper’s Patterned Sport Jacket and White Bucks in Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife

Gary Cooper photographed by William Richard Walling Jr. in 1937, dressed in the same costume he would wear in Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (1938). Vitals Gary Cooper as Michael Brandon, millionaire industrialist French Riviera, Summer 1937 Film: Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife Release Date: March 23, 1938 Director: Ernst Lubitsch Costume Designer: Travis Banton WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Born 125 years ago today on May 7, 1901, Gary Cooper established a screen legacy through Oscar-winning performances in Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952) in addition to being a well-regarded style icon throughout his career. The modern #menswear community frequently looks to Coop for inspiration, including the frequently shared portraits taken by William Richard Walling Jr., in 1937, dressed in the same uniquely patterned sport jacket, deco swirl tie, and rakish belt holding up pleated trousers that he wore as a costume in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1938 screwball comedy Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife. Based on a…