10 Awesome Style Trends Started By Fictional Characters

Some trends die, but others live on forever as classics of TV and film.

Not Available Lead
Complex Original

Image via Complex Original

Not Available Lead

The Internet provides plenty of places to look for fashion advice. Street shots from Fashion Week and live feeds from shows allow an easy way to keep a pulse on “what’s hot” a season ahead. Trends are consumed then trashed a season later, and it’s on to the next.

But before the days of the worldwide web, or even before you knew what fashion was, characters from movies and television were the ones setting the trends. No fashion advice, just a simple appreciation for what characters wore made people want to go out and buy the same outfit. Some were just passing fads, but others have been forever cemented as timeless classics. Here we salute those fictional characters who's style legacy lives on today. Keep reading to see 10 Style Trends Started By Fictional Characters

Gordon Gekko's Power Suit

Not Available Interstitial

Joel Goodson's Ray-Ban Wayfarer Sunglasses

Not Available Interstitial

Napoleon Dynamite's "Vote for Pedro" T-Shirt

Not Available Interstitial

Radio Raheem's Four-finger Rings

Not Available Interstitial

Don Draper's Tailored Suits and Skinny Ties

Not Available Interstitial

Julian Kaye's Armani Wardrobe

Not Available Interstitial

Dwayne Cleophus Wayne's Flip-Top Sunglasses

Not Available Interstitial

Jeff Spicolli's Vans Slip-ons

Not Available Interstitial

Maverick's Bomber Jackets and Aviator Shades

Not Available Interstitial

James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs' Flashy Menswear

Not Available Interstitial

Latest in Style