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How to Make Harlem Nights (Men) Costume
| # | Item | Description | Shop |
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| 1 | White Long Sleeve Button-Down Shirt | Begin your 1920s club goer gangster outfit with this long-sleeved white button-down shirt. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
| 2 | 3 Piece Pinstripe Gray Suit | Look debonair and intimidating at the same time with this three piece gray pinstripe suit. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
| 3 | Black and White Oxford Shoes | Pair your attire with this pair of distinct black and white oxford shoes. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
| 4 | Wine Red Necktie and Pocket Square | Add suave to your getup with this wine red necktie and matching pocket square. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
| 5 | Fedora Gangster Hat | Top off your costume with this fedora gangster hat. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
How to Make Harlem Nights (Women) Costume
| # | Item | Description | Shop |
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| 1 | Black 1920s Vintage Cocktail Party Dress | Start your 1920s club-going attire with this vintage black cocktail party dress. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
| 2 | Black T-Strap Dance Shoes | Pair your dress with these T-strap black dance shoes. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
| 3 | 1920s Women Party Accessories Set | Add these 1920s party accessories consisting of a vintage headband, black lace gloves, a flapper necklace, a cigarette holder, and earrings to your swinging getup. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
| 4 | White Feather Boa | Complete the accent to your costume by choosing this white feather boa. | 🛒 Check on Amazon |
The Harlem Nights characters appear in the 1989 crime comedy-drama movie starring and directed by Eddie Murphy Harlem Nights. It tells the story of two nightclub owners in the 1920s and 30s in Harlem while they go against gangsters and corrupt police authorities. While the critical review of the movie was not satisfactory, it has since been regarded as a cult classic.
Harlem Nights was nominated for Best Costume Design at the Academy Awards. The characters wear a long-sleeved white button-down shirt, a 3-piece gray pinstripe suit, black and white oxford shoes, a wine red necktie and pocket square, and a fedora gangster hat for the men; and a 1920s vintage black cocktail party dress, T-strap black dance shoes, a vintage headband, black lace gloves, a flapper necklace, earrings, and a white feather boa for women.
About Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights’ lead character, writer, and director was Eddie Murphy. Murphy is also known for his roles in The Nutty Professor, Dreamgirls, Mushu in Mulan, Coming to America, and Shrek.
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