He wears a plain white cotton crew-neck undershirt. All buttons on the shirt are mixed brown plastic. His gray washed cotton shirt is typical of the late ’90s and has a button-down collar, single-button cuffs, and a front placket stitched very close to the edges in the American tradition. Sam dresses on the day of the heist in non-descript clothing.
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The center posted an interesting article in October 2013 addressing the issues of archiving a “bloodstained” film costume like De Niro’s jacket in Ronin and including interesting images of the jacket as it looks 15 years after the movie was released. One of the screen-worn jackets is currently in the collection of the Harry Ransom Center in the University of Texas at Austin, keeper of many of Robert De Niro’s film costumes. The jacket has a distinctive satin lining in alternating columns of maroon and orange plaid and blue and green plaid. (Check out the plaid lining inside Sam’s jacket.) There are several ways to experience the French Riviera… the more traditional tourism or the considerably less traditional post-heist car chase and gunfight. The set-in sleeves have a single-button half-tab on each cuff.
The jacket has a horizontal shoulder yokes on the front and across the back with a seam running down the center of his back. The zipper begins a few inches above the bottom of the jacket. Sam’s jacket has a large shirt-style collar and a brass zipper up the front. The fit is a bit large, a concession to mid-to-late 1990s fashion though it also serves to conceal the fact that Sam has a semi-automatic pistol holstered under his jacket. Sam wears a black leather jacket, custom made and tailored for De Niro, with some design inspiration from classic American flight jackets.
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On the day of the robbery, Sam dresses for action but with a low-key approach that allows him to blend in with the civilians and tourists without looking like he’s part of a professional robbery crew. The convoy is exterminated, but mercenaries Sam (De Niro) and Vincent (Jean Reno) then realize that they’ve been double-crossed by a deceptive confederate. A running gun battle and car chase ensues as the mercenaries pursue the surviving convoy to the port of Nice. Shortly before Christmas, the mercenaries carry out their heist, ambushing a well-armed convoy in La Turbie and absconding with the film’s MacGuffin. The film has been particularly singled out for its realistic car chases, filmed across stunning French settings by cinematographer Robert Fraisse as De Niro et al pursue their prey in European luxury sedans from more modern Audis and BMWs to a classic Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 performance sedan. Several BAMF Style readers have requested to see Robert De Niro’s style from Ronin, the sensational and fast-paced thriller that follows a team of mercenaries carrying out a high-profile robbery in France. Robert De Niro as Sam, professional mercenary thief and ex-CIA operative Robert De Niro as Sam in Ronin (1998), firing an FN Minimi in front of the gang’s brown Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 sedan.
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