Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, 5-6 p.m. Mullins Library, room 449, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. From the pinstripe suit to the fedora, the gangster's wardrobe has become one of the most recognizable images in film. Why do these clothes still fascinate us?
The Italian Program in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures invites you to a lecture by Professor Rebecca Bauman of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. Bauman will trace how Italian American mobsters have dressed on screen, from silent cinema to today. Along the way, she will show how fashion helped create the gangster myth and keep it alive.
