While we're on the subject of Old Hollywood, I decided to do the next Style Spotlight on the original inventor of being being fly, and an original member of the Rat Pack, Humphrey Bogart. 

     Bogart is credited with being an American cultural icon, considering the amount of movies he was in, their popularity, and what I believe was his style. A leading man with a serious voice and knack for getting himself into bind, Bogart's Characters and he himself always looked put together while looking absolutely effortlessly cool. 

     In most movies he played in, Bogart was fearless and strong. Whether he was solving mysteries or trying to get the chauffeur's daughter on a boat to Paris, Bogart had a commanding presence. He could usually be seen leaning up again something, like a bar or a wall, in his three piece suit and hat, holding a drink or a cigarette and boy did he make it look cool. 

     

     Though he died at the age of 57, from throat cancer, Bogart is one of the most celebrated actors in the business, even to this day. Its very rare to see photos of him looking shabby or not put together, he always looked like a man who had some place nice to be with people he needed to see. His appearance commanded your attention and the way he spoke made it worth while. Thats why Bogart is the King.