A little thing I have noticed about Fredo in the films.

Sorry, I'm too old to know how to post photos here, but one thing I have realized only after a long time.

In the "old days" of movies and television, mob bosses were always recognizable by the outlandish "mob style" clothing they wore : think black shirts with white ties, pinstripe suits with the stripes much thicker than real pinstripe suits, outrageous color combinations, etc.

The Godfather films turned that on its head: Michael in particular but Tessio, Clemenza, Barzini, Tattaglia, Cueno, etc. are all dressed very nattily -- something that even real-life mob bosses are reported to having admired in the films (I'll exclude Hagen because as the "mob lawyer" you might expect that)..

But -- and it's a big exception -- Fredo is always dressed garishly - particularly in the Las Vegas and Havana scenes. I wonder if this wasn't done absolutely on purpose, as if to say: "Fredo tries to look like the popular image of a mobster but it's only more proof that he is a wannabe who doesn't have what it takes to be a real one".

Anyone else feel that way?