Through the course of the Peaky Blinders’ six seasons, the show has taken the audience through an impeccable journey showing the styling over the last century such as the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression to the era of the World War II.It’s fascinating that the peculiar styling on the show would connect to the modern day fashion lovers, especially since the characters on Peaky Blinders lived a century ago.A huge number of fans fell in love with the costume of the characters on the show that included three-piece suits with flat-billed caps and a WWI-era haircut.The popularity of the show has inspired a revival of the 1920s classic menswear. With the varied characters and timeline that covers several decades, the series showcases phenomenal fashion statements.Despite the finest fashion on the show, one actor seems to hate his overall look. The 46-year-old Irish actor Cillian Murphy revealed his disapproval on his haircut on the show. So why does the actor hated his hairstyling on Peaky Blinders?
Cillian Murphy Detests His Hairstyle On Peaky Blinders
Historical drama series Peaky Blinders is set in the 1920s Birmingham. The crime series is widely known for its remarkable well-dressed characters that creative a massive following. Peaky Blinders is such a great show and loved by the fans that they even wanted to imitate the 1920s getup from the show including the hairstyle of the casts.
But as it turns out, the star Peaky Blinders himself, Cillian Murphy playing as Tommy Shelby, hates his trademark haircut on the show. The actor who has been playing the role since 2013 reveals his dislike towards his famous haircut. He does not particularly hate it, but he’s just used to having a long hair.
The fans apparently love the haircut and Murphy is surprised that everyone seems to have developed a thing for it. During his 2017 interview, he tells Shortlist “But people like the undercut thing; people go to the barber and ask for a ‘Peaky cut’. It’s crazy that people like it, it’s not grown on me in four years now. I normally keep my hair long.”
He continued "Do realize the people in turtlenecks in Hackney with this haircut, do they realize it was styled this way to prevent lice? Tell em they have got the lice cut, see what they say then."
The Styling On Peaky Blinders Was Based On The Mug Shots Of The Early 20th Century
Costume designer Stephanie Collie was the one who conceptualized the styling on the show. She had a huge contribution to the costume of the casts along with other designers Lorna Marie Mugan, Alexandra Caulfield, and Alison McCosh.
The show took the world by a storm and has influenced the wardrobes of the fans across the world. The Peaky Blinders characters are particularly suited with the inspiration of contemporary styling, while avoiding the flashier and more ostentatious elements during the early 20th century. The team pretty much based the costume of the series on the criminal mug shots from the early 20th century.
Costume designer Stephanie Collie tells Esquire “You could see everything in so much detail: the cufflinks, the tie-pins, the textures." She believes that the reason the costume on the show was a great hit among the fans was because every Englishman unconsciously wanted to wear a suit. She commented "Because, at heart, I think every Englishman wants to wear a suit."
The Peaky Blinders Creators Made Sure To Monetize The Clamor On The Show
Despite Peaky Blinders' star Cillian Murphy’s indifference towards his haircut, the people behind the series are happy with the public’s response to it. Even football icon David Beckham fancies the overall styling of Tommy Shelby, which resulted in an official Peaky Blinders-inspired clothing and merchandises.
Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight gladly explained "David is a big fan, so is his son, and they approached us and said they wanted to do a Peaky Blinders capsule range… By the end of series four it became very obvious around the world there was a thing happening. That is when we started looking at a full range of products."
It was reported that David Beckham reached out to the producers of Peaky Blinders to collaborate. Beckham wanted to release a new collection based on the styling of the show through his fashion label Kent & Curwen. The collection was unveiled during the London Fashion Week Men's show in 2019. The Peaky Blinders collection consisted of peg trousers, waistcoats, wool overcoats, granddad shirts and flat cap.
David Beckham is not the only celebrity who adored the 1920s styling from the show. Actress Kristen Bell and husband Dax Shepard loved the show so much that the two decided to dress up like the Birmingham gang and posted it on the actress’ Instagram page with the caption "Peaky Party in full effect at the racetrack."
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