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American Gigolo

film by Schrader [1980]

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Armani

In Giorgio Armani
…result of the popular film American Gigolo (1980), in which actor Richard Gere was featured as the dashing owner of a closetful of tailored Armani clothing. The public developed an increasingly insatiable demand for his minimalist style, and many Hollywood leading ladies became torchbearers for the Armani look at the…
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Blondie

In Blondie
…the theme for the film American Gigolo. By the time of Autoamerican (1980), the other members’ creative contributions had waned, even as the group’s style grew more adventurous, encompassing the reggae hit “The Tide Is High” and introducing the nascent genre of hip-hop to rock audiences with the single “Rapture.”…
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In Richard Gere
…a farmer in Texas, and American Gigolo (1980), in which he played an escort for older women.
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