Editing North by Northwest (section)

===Costuming===
A panel of fashion experts convened by ''[[GQ]]'' in 2006 said the gray suit worn by Cary Grant throughout almost the entire film was the best suit in film history, and the most influential on men's style, stating that it has since been copied for [[Tom Cruise]]'s character in ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]'' and [[Ben Affleck]]'s character in ''[[Paycheck (film)|Paycheck]]''.<ref>{{Cite web| agency=Reuters| date=October 16, 2006| title=Cary Grant's gray suit tops movie clothing list. GQ rates the most chic men's clothing on film
| url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cary-grant-s-gray-suit-tops-movie-clothing-list-wbna15295247| work=Today.com}}</ref> This sentiment has been echoed by writer [[Todd McEwen]], who called it "gorgeous" and wrote a short story, "Cary Grant's Suit", that recounts the film's plot, featuring the suit.<ref>McEwen, Todd. [http://granta.com/Cary-Grant%92s-Suit/ "Cary Grant's Suit"]. ''Granta'' (Summer 2006).</ref><ref name="LH">{{cite web |last1=McEwen |first1=Todd |url=https://lithub.com/the-real-star-of-north-by-northwest-is-cary-grants-suit/ |title=The Real Star of ''North by Northwest'' is Cary Grant's Suit |website=Literary Hub |access-date=March 7, 2023 |date=March 7, 2023}}</ref>

There is some disagreement as to who tailored the suit; ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' magazine claimed it was [[Norton & Sons]] of London,<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/03/behindthescenes200803 It's the Hitch in Hitchcock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207065541/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/03/behindthescenes200803 |date=February 7, 2008 }}, Jim Windolf, ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', March 2008</ref> although according to ''[[The Independent]]'', it was Quintino of [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/fashion-suits-they-are-achangin-774750.html Fashion: Suits they are a-changin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925035023/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/fashion-suits-they-are-achangin-774750.html |date=September 25, 2015 }}, Glenn Waldron, ''The Independent'', January 28, 2008</ref> Another article states that Grant used his [[Savile Row tailoring|Savile Row tailor]], [[Savile Row tailoring#Kilgour, French & Stanbury|Kilgour French and Stanbury]] for the suit. A label reading "Quintino" is visible on one of the suits in the film, but this is because Quintino made duplicate suits for scenes involving more activity or stunts.<ref>[https://www.grailed.com/drycleanonly/cary-grant-north-by-northwest-style Fashion: Suits they are a-changin Cary Grant's "North By Northwest" Suit Is the Greatest in Film History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121090618/https://www.grailed.com/drycleanonly/cary-grant-north-by-northwest-style |date=November 21, 2020 }}, Brenden Gallagher, grailed.com,  January 28, 2019</ref><ref>[https://bamfstyle.com/2012/09/26/north-by-northwest/ North by Northwest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125235248/https://bamfstyle.com/2012/09/26/north-by-northwest/ |date=November 25, 2022 }}, BAMF Style, September 26, 2012</ref>

Eva Marie Saint's wardrobe for the film was originally entirely chosen by MGM. Hitchcock disliked MGM's selections, and the actress and director went to [[Bergdorf Goodman]] in New York to select what she would wear.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1036/north-by-northwest#articles-reviews|last1=McGee|first1=Scott|last2=Stafford|first2=Jeff|last3=Thompson|first3=Lang|title=Why ''North by Northwest'' Is Essential|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref>