![]() ![]() In later years, godfathers like Carlo Gambino and Paul Castellano (a k a “The Howard Hughes of the Mob”) still looked sharp in three-piece suits and starched white shirts. The whole presentation made them local heroes,” Welch said. “The kingpins were all extremely flamboyant. Tailored suits were a must, as were monogrammed pocket squares, pinky rings and Gucci shoes. The pinstriped suits, gold cufflinks and silk ties gave a sense of wealth and class - a look perfected by goodfellas Al Capone, Carmine “Lilo” Galante and Joseph “Joe Bananas” Bonanno. ![]() Their natty dress once turned mobsters into folk heroes. “My first thought was that they’d busted up a tailgating party,” said Arthur Nash, author of “New York City Gangland” and a veteran collector of mob memorabilia. The gangsters of old would be rolling over in their mausoleums to see such schlumpy style, howled fashionistas and mob historians. PHOTOS: ARRESTED MOBSTERS’ CRIMES OF FASHION Unlike the dapper dons of yesteryear, the current look of the city’s Five Families is ill-fitting sweatpants, sneakers and hoodlum hoodies. “They don’t even deserve to be loan sharks.” “This is the worst of American style,” said Will Welch, a GQ editor. The sweep of 127 reputed mobsters on Thursday was a fashion bloodbath, with the washed-up wiseguys dragged off by the feds in sorry sweatshirts, loose jeans and tawdry tracksuits. Forget the slammer - march them to the tailor.
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