It is said that “Clothes make the
man,” but that may be true for some more than others. I’ve been thinking it
over, and found a pattern when it comes to clothes in crime fiction. Detective
characters stand out in the crowd. Usually their manner—curious, attentive to
detail, driven, and intelligent—sets them apart, but there’s more than that.
The way they dress is actually quite conspicuous.
A
deerstalker hat, a mantled coat, a snuffbox, and a pipe. Just from that brief
description we come up with Sherlock Holmes. The hat alone is enough to name
him. Throw in the pipe and he’s unmistakable.
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