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"FacebookPinterest\n\nEvery Thursday we dig into the pages of vintage GQs to dust off the styles, stories, and crazy ads of the past\n\nThis May the delayed and much blogged about Baz Luhrman version of The Great Gatsby will hit theaters, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and his weird New England lockjaw accent. About 29 years ago, in March of 1974, Robert Redford's Gatsby debuted and, thanks to a stunning array of costumes, catapulted a young upstart designer by the name of Ralph Lauren into the limelight. If it seems like this movie and circa 1974 GQ would have been a perfect match, they were. Above you can see the Richard Amsel illustrated March '74 cover of Redford as Gatsby standing against his yellow coupe in a dapper pink suit. The cover line \"Gatsby Flair\" announces that this movie will be \"influencing what you wear.\" Unfortunately that flair doesn't make it past the cover of this issue.\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nRather than slick pinstripe three-piece suits, like the one Redford is sporting above left, the March 1974 GQ dedicates most of the fashion spreads to leisurewear, most notably a photo shoot about some high-end(?!) duds made from those oh so elegant fabrics satin and...nylon. The wannabe moonwalker in the above right photo is wearing a \"many-zippered jumpsuit\" in, what else but, \"hedonistic satin.\"\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nBut that doesn't even touch the Ziggy Stardust closet-raid happening in the opening photos of the spread, shown above. That's right, nylon gold lame, with the choice of either a feisty hood or the more sensible wizard collar. I mean just look how happy Barry Gibb's twin is. Leisurewear for the stylish man...who lives in outer space."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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