WHEN JEFF GOLDBLUM arrived on set for his cameo in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” he was close to camera-ready. “I’d FaceTimed the costumer from my closet and brought some of my own clothes to mix and match,” said Mr. Goldblum, 63, who plays a talk-show shrink on the Netflix comedy. “I never want to feel like I’m wearing a costume.”
That’s true in real life too, said the actor, who describes himself as open-minded about fashion but still shuns the overtly trendy for classics with the odd surprise. His well-edited walk-in closet, for example, holds slim Acne jeans (in white), Lanvin cotton piqué polos and a Saint Laurent varsity jacket. He considers himself a minimalist and is finicky about fit, from the retro cut of a Schaeffer’s Garment Hotel T-shirt to suits “tweaked and tailored” to perfection. He winnows down his wardrobe so “it’s a spare and pruned-down bouquet”—finding “one thing that makes four others obsolete” is a joyous occasion. Mr. Goldblum, who wears snappy hats, often dons a natty bow tie when singing with his jazzy band, the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.
Long before he became “The Fly” in David Cronenberg’s 1986 horror classic, the actor was just another teenager in ’60s Pittsburgh finding his sartorial footing. Inspired by the Monkees in their Carnaby Street-garb, he wore a $30 Nehru jacket, a turtleneck and a medallion. “I was a department-store hippie,” he said. His groovy days are assuredly over, but the “Independence Day: Resurgence” star is still open to taking risks, finding models of offbeat elegance in jazz greats and French New Wave films. Here, a close-up of Mr. Goldblum’s well-scripted style.
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Straight, No Chaser
“I’m inspired by jazz greats like Thelonious Monk. Boy, I see old photographs of musicians from the ’50s and ’60s that always kill me.”
Movie-Star Move
“I like to button this gray Prada polo all the way up. It reminds me of one Cary Grant would’ve worn.”
Cream of the Crop
“When I got my black tuxedo from Tom Ford, I saw this and treated myself. I wore it to my wedding.” His wife Emilie Livingston gave birth to their son on July Fourth last year.
Kinky Specs
“The costume designers on ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ had fun pictures of a Freudian character with ’30s-style glasses but hadn’t found the perfect ones. I came back with a pair from a vintage shop in Hollywood. I’ve still got them in a drawer.”
Stretchy Situation
“I have several pairs of Carhartt Work in Progress pants called the ‘Sid.’ They’re slim, but stretchy too, so I sometimes work out in them. They’re rugged enough to throw in the wash.”
Devil-May-Care Hair
“Every few weeks I get my hair cut by Jason Simao at The Cut By barber shop in L.A. What I do [then] is a bit Zen: I brush my hair and leave it alone. Otherwise I’m reminded of myself in seventh grade, trying to style it, and I feel psychologically doomed.”
Not-Your-Average Hat Trick
“Nick Fouquet does custom hats at a place near Venice Beach. They’re not fedoras, so the brim doesn’t slope but sticks out all around. I’ve got them in camel and gray. He puts a matchstick in the band—it’s his trademark detail that’s not overly conspicuous.”
Tropical Punch
For dress shirts, I mainly stick to solid colors, but I do have a couple of pretty things I like to wear without a tie. I have an interesting Hawaiian shirt by Visvim, a sophisticated Japanese brand, that I got at Union, which is a store on La Brea in Los Angeles with a very curated selection.”
All-Weather Walkabouts
“Saint Laurent leather Chelsea boots aren’t too heavy; they’re like any-weather shoes to me.”
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