The Rat Pack never appeared casual or informal, their image projected the age they were living in and at best at undone blazer and wonky tie was the untidiest they’d get. The New York Times says, Sidling up to the microphone, the singers had the air of the Rat Pack, Motown and a nightclub act rolled into one, while the New York Daily News proclaims, The Midtown Men sound as crisp as their Rat Pack-inspired suits. Members of the 'Rat Pack,' from left, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop, perform at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas Jan. Most of the original members quit and the new group was made up of Frank, Sammy, Joey and Dean. When Humphrey Bogart died in 1957, Sinatra took over. The Rat Pack of the 1960s was five guys, no more and no less. No Angie Dickinson, no Shirley MacLaine, no Marilyn Monroe. And as much as we might wish for it to have been a co-ed social club, it wasn't. However, they did not all dress alike, each member of the group brought his own distinctive mark that marked him out from the rest of the group yet they all chose a tailors on Sunset Boulevard and they all agreed on dressing like a gentleman. What probably started the whole thing, was that Sinatra and his crew were among those who belonged to Humphrey Bogart’s, Holmby Hills Rat Pack, in the early 50’s. None of those guys made the Rat Pack cut. This is the tragic history of the Rat Pack. As effortlessly awesome as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop appeared to be, there was actually a lot of turmoil and sadness behind the scenes. Their signature style included sleek sharkskin suits paired with a skinny tie, fitted smart shirts and classic trilby black hats. The Rat Pack is the epitome of Mad Men-style old-school cool.
This era saw the last of the glitz and glamour, and The Rat Pack made sure it went out in style. Their name is shared with a band consisting of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford, and Dean Martin.
The group performed on stage, went on tour, appeared in films in the early 1960’s and were essentially at the heart of Hollywood’s entertainment industry, lighting up the Las Vegas Strip into what it is today.Īpart from greatly contributing to the musical and film industries, The Rat Pack is also famous for its influence on the fashions on the 1950’s and 60’s. Jerry Costanza (Sinatra), Joe Perce (Martin), and Larry Hines (Davis, Jr.) are all award-winning impersonators who have made the NYC Rat Pack as timeless as their actual counterparts. The Rat Pack was the ‘it’ group of renowned actors in Hollywood’s Golden Era, originally founded by Humphrey Bogart, featuring the most prestigious actors of the time, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.
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