AfterElton.com Readers' Choice: What are the Best Male Movie Costumes?

Yesterday, we looked at a survey of the best film costumes of all time, a list that lacked any iconic men's costumes (as Gwen noted in the comments). Now to some degree, that could be seen as an example of how women's fashion allows for more experimentation, but there are a number of male film costumes that have had an impact on our culture and it seems a shame not to give them credit.

Thus, here are a few suggestions for men's movie costumes that deserve a place among the greatest film costumes of all time, and a poll inviting you to cast your vote for the best. Some of them are from recent films (though nothing as recent as Keira Knightley's Atonement dress) while some are images that have stood the test of time, but they're all memorable.

Tell us what you think of these suggestions in the poll that follows!

Jack Twist's shirt
From: Brokeback Mountain

Jack's shirt is the cornerstone of Brokeback's touching, closing scene where Ennis discovers his dead love's clothing intertwined with his. That reminder of lost love was a powerful image and when the shirts were put up for sale they pulled in over $100,000. The buyer, actor and activist Tom Gregory, called them "The Ruby Slippers of our time" (referring, of course, to the iconic costume pices from The Wizard of Oz) and swore to keep the shirts together, as they appeared in the film.

James Dean's Jacket
From: Rebel Without A Cause

James Dean showed have quite a bit of media savvy in one popular story about Rebel without a Cause. The story claims that Dean's character, Jimmy Stark, was originally supposed to wear a leather jacket but when Dean learned the film would be in color, he suggested his character wear something more colorful. The red, nylon jacket Dean wore became an iconic image for the classic film and for Dean himself. Rebel also featured an unrequited homoerotic relationship between Stark and Sal Mineo's Plato, with the red jacket playing a role in their relationship's final moment.

Daniel Craig's squarecut trunks
From: Casino Royale

One image key to marketing of the prior Bond film, Die Another Day, was the image of Halle Berry stepping out of the water in a bikini. With the arrival of Craig's Bond, however, we got a change in how Bond was marketed to audiences: this time it was Bond walking out of the surf looking sexy in a swimsuit. The movie poster showed Craig in Bond's traditional tuxedo, but Craig's buff body in revealing swimwear was the image we most frequently saw when the media discussed the film. It was the first time Bond's barely-clad body (as opposed to that of a "Bond girl") was the film's most lasting imagery.

Bruce Lee's black karate pants
From: Enter the Dragon

While a pair of black pants are a pretty simple costume piece, Bruce Lee made it an image that is now thoroughly associated with him. After all, the image of a shirtless guy in black pants striking a martial arts pose immediately brings Lee and all his martial arts prowess to mind. The iconic status of that look is a testament to the impact he had on moviegoing audiences when they finally discovered his work.

Keanu Reeves' black trenchcoat
From: The Matrix

While also simple, this black-on-black-on-black outfit that Neo sports as fighting wear quickly became symbolic of The Matrix. The original film stands out as a true crowd pleaser, partly due to the film's sense of style, which did not feel like a substitute for substance. Reeves' trenchcoat held tight at his arms and shoulders, emphasizing the strength in his fighting moves, but also flowed in a way that emphasized Neo's grace and speed as a fighter.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
From: Raiders of the Lost Ark

As Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford played a rugged hero who survived by both his brains and his brawn. Ford's performance established the archeologist's smarts but his costume certainly went a long way to establish that Indy could handle himself in a tomb laiden with death traps. His button-down shirt would be frequently pulled open by the strains of running from running from giant spheres or swinging out of snake-laiden pits, with just enough dirt to let us know that his knowledge wasn't just book smarts.

John Travolta's disco suit
From: Saturday Night Fever

By now, Saturday Night Fever has become the movie we associate with disco and the image of John Travolta striking a pose on the dance floor has become the very image we associate with that 70's trend.

Johnny Weismuller's loincloth
From: Tarzan

The impressive physique of the Olympic swimmer (and swimwear model) was one of the earliest images of a fit guy to cause a media sensation. He wasn't the only man to play Tarzan but after more than ten films from 1932 to 1948, he certainly established himself as one of the long lasting images of the literary hero.

Hannibal Lecter's orange jumpsuit and facemask
From: The Silence of the Lambs

Hopkins certainly embodied Thomas Harris' villain with menace and danger, contrasting Lecter's cultured nature with his ability for horrific violence. However, there was plenty more to help communicate the danger that was Lecter. Even with his limbs tightly bound, his captors weren't comfortable leaving the resourceful Lecter a chance to cause mayhem with just his mouth (and teeth) free.

Those are our suggestions... what do you think? Are there costumes missing from this list? Which one do you think stands out the most?