Movie style icons. They’re everywhere. Dead or alive, their presence is felt in everything from wall posters to our wardrobes.

The big screen has that unique ability to make us want to wear something, imbuing a simple T-shirt with the spirit of rebellion, or a suit with world-class flair. I mean, let’s face it, we want our Cuban collar shirts to look as good as Dickie Greenleaf’s, and the ability to make a pack of fags concealed under a T-shirt sleeve look as good as Jim Stark did. Who wouldn’t?

Here’s our rundown of the 10 most formative style moments on film:

American Psycho (2000)

Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman

Sure, the guy might have been self-obsessed, emotionally detached and well, psychotic, but today’s metro man owes Patrick Bateman a thing or two. He made male grooming a thing with his exhaustive regime that included ice packs and facial masks, and his boxily-cut Italian tailoring nailed late 1980s menswear.

That’s not even to mention his effect on our business cards…

American Gigolo (1980)

Richard Gere as Julian Kaye

Part self-serving gigolo, part sartorial genius, Julian Kaye sported the Armani suit like no one else. In between satisfying clients, dabbing cocaine and lovingly setting out suits on his bed while deciding what to wear, Kaye rang in the era of big-name designers with enviable nonchalance.

Debuting a new (European) kind of tailoring that had Savile Row up in arms, he showed us that suits don’t have to be skin-tight to be stylish – and we’re still learning from him now.

Back To The Future Franchise

Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly

Sci-fi romp Back to the Future II predicted we’d all be wearing self-lacing shoes in 2015. We might not be quite there yet – although Nike‘s recently unveiled HyperAdapt 1.0 self-lacers are set to make good on the prediction when they drop the end of this year – but we are sporting smartwatches, Fitbits and other wearables worthy of McFly’s wardrobe.