Colin Firth’s repertoire isn’t quite the DiCaprio fruit salad. We’ve seen the debonair Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Then there was the dreamy painter Johannes Vermeer in Girl With A Pearl Earring. And, not content with one Mr Darcy, the Bridget Series modernized the Brönte hero not once, but three times. Lucky us.

Consistency isn’t always a bad thing though. While Firth is au fait with the bumbly, British stereotype, he’s also familiar with the pin-sharp suiting these shores have grown famous for. Just don’t ruin it getting out of a lake.

Kingsman: The Secret Service

There’s no shade of grey with spy films. On one end, we’ve got James Bond – tuxed up as he evades supervillains and STIs. Then there’s Mission Impossible and Jason Bourne – all jeans, jackets and a side of snore. So kudos to Firth for holding the British end up in Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Firth played Galahad, a well-mannered (and even better-heeled) spy who masqueraded as a Savile Row tailor. We’re talking double-breasted blazers, expertly folded pocket squares, Bremont watches and even a civil servant’s umbrella (that doubled up as a bulletproof shield, of course).

As if his on-screen wardrobe wasn’t enough, Mr Porter released its own Kingsman line of tailoring to coincide with the film’s release. Well played, old chap.

The Lesson: Formal dressing isn’t just tuxedos – a strong tailoring arsenal contains tweeds, herringbones and three-pieces too.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Firth’s espionage back catalog isn’t all pyrotechnic romps aimed at teenage boys. Case in point, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: the tale of Soviet double agents earned rave reviews, and Firth’s on-screen look was just as noteworthy.

Once again the tailoring is on-point, but also more real world. His hair is unkempt, his paisley ties are, let’s say, vivid, and his wire-framed spectacles aren’t exactly licensed to thrill. All of which gives the impression that these are real men, doing real work, in a time when how you dressed mattered only a little less than preventing Armageddon.