On the move
Esquire|April - May 2022
A generation or so ago, ACTORS AND ROCK STARS knew how to dress when they got out of town. Looking around, we see it's a lost art. Here, BENJAMIN BRATT, star of HBO Max's new limited series DMZ, revives that spirit and shows how to look sharp for a quick getaway. And he talks to ESQUIRE about work, family, and Roberta Flack.
DAVE HOLMES
On the move

Jacket ($3,200), shirt ($2,700), tie ($250), and bag ($3,300) by Dior Men; jeans ($70) by Levi's; boots ($325) by Tecovas; sunglasses ($690) by Jacques Marie Mage.

Suit ($3,295) and pocket square by Ralph Lauren Purple Label; shirt ($494) by Giuliva Heritage; boots ($1,250) by Giuseppe Zanotti; Overseas Self-Winding watch ($22,500) by Vacheron Constantin; sunglasses ($975) by Jacques Marie Mage; socks ($24) by London Sock Company.

Jacket ($3,995) and trousers ($1,495) by Brunello Cucinelli; shirt ($950) by Fendi Men's; boots ($780) by Sunni Sunni; watch ($4,100) by Louis Vuitton Men's; sunglasses ($850) by Jacques Marie Mage.

Benjamin Bratt is solid. Since his breakout role in 1993's Blood In Blood Out, he's been a familiar face in cop shows, romantic comedies, and whatever Halle Berry's Catwoman was. Esquire checked in with him ahead of his latest project, DMZ, in which he plays Parco, the leader of the Spanish Harlem Kings in a war-torn Manhattan.

DAVE HOLMES: You're working a lot.

BENJAMIN BRATT: Do you really think so? This is going to be fascinating for me.

DH: We may not see you in four things a year, but I don't think of you as someone who's struggling. It seems like you have the luxury of choosing carefully. Is that accurate?

BB: That is a perception I share. Early on as an actor, I had this notion of ascension: There's a track you must follow, and you reach a plateau where you will consistently work. I've gotten to that plateau. I had always hoped it was going to be at a higher elevation.

DH: What's missing?

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