Inspired: 'Top Gun' Style

Inspired

Top Gun Style

Inspired

Top Gun Style

Inspired

Top Gun Style

It's been over three decades since Tom Cruise immortalized the role of Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell with one of the coolest catchphrases in cinema history: "I feel the need... the need for speed." And it was just announced that the classic film will start shooting a sequel sometime next year. Which got us thinking about the original and how much swagger Maverick and Goose had in the movie. First shown in theaters in May of 1986, the style is at times ageless thanks to such standard issue military icons as aviators and bomber jackets, but it's also got the bold, MTV-influenced style of the era in which it was filmed—pieces that just happen to be coming back around. Graphic tees, bold shorts and washed denim? Well as the film's tagline says, they're "up there with the best of the best."

Nylon
ripstop tote,
$100 by
Norse
Projects

Twill
bomber jacket,
$148 by
Wallace
& Barnes

Chronograph
pilot's watch,
$350 by
Jack Mason

Polarized
aviator sunglasses,
$150 by Ray-Ban

Slub pocket
T-shirt, $32
by Buck Mason

Washed denim,
$198 by
Levi's
Made &
Crafted

Firebird T-shirt,
$34.45 at
80sTees

Tropical
swim trunks,
$48 / $28.80 by
Abercrombie & Fitch

Court
Royale
sneakers,
$55 /
$44.95
by Nike

AVP
volleyball,
$45 by
Wilson

1. Nylon ripstop tote, $100 by Norse Projects; 2. Twill bomber jacket, $148 by Wallace & Barnes; 3. Chronograph pilot's watch, $350 by Jack Mason; 4. Polarized aviator sunglasses, $150 by Ray-Ban; 5. Slub pocket T-shirt, $32 by Buck Mason; 6. Washed denim, $198 by Levi's Made & Crafted; 7. AVP volleyball, $45 by Wilson; 8. Tropical swim trunks, $48 / $28.80 by Abercrombie & Fitch; 9. Court Royale sneakers, $55 / $44.95 by Nike; 10. Firebird T-shirt, $34.45 at 80sTees

Nylon ripstop tote, $100 by Norse Projects; Twill bomber jacket, $148 by Wallace & Barnes; Chronograph pilot's watch, $350 by Jack Mason

Slub pocket T-shirt, $32 by Buck Mason; Washed denim, $198 by Levi's Made & Crafted; Polarized aviator sunglasses, $150 by Ray-Ban

Firebird T-shirt, $34.45 at 80sTees; Tropical swim trunks, $48 / $28.80 by Abercrombie & Fitch; AVP volleyball, $45 by Wilson; Court Royale sneakers, $55 / $44.95 by Nike

Watch the
Original

Top Gun on DVD or Streaming

The film (along with hours of extras) is available both on DVD or streaming.