How to Dress Like Matthew Murdock

Matthew Murdock's civilian clothing is a bit different than his black-masked vigilante costume.  Not only for the obvious reasons, but his lawyer suits aren't off the shelf or ordered online.  For a fresh out of law school lawyer, his suits aren't cheap.

The costume designer decided to go pretty in-depth for a blind man's wardrobe, but the textures and neutral colors she used are perfect for Mr. Murdock's style.

Murdock's Civilian Suit

Matt's suits are actually pretty simple.  Since he's blind, the costume designer wanted to reflect that in his every day clothing.  

In an interview, Daredevil costume designer Stephanie Maslansky said, "Because, obviously, he can’t see his colors, but he has to know anything he chooses is going to coordinate with one another."

Matt's different ties, shirts and belts all match his different suits.  How?  His suits and the accessories (tie, belt, shoes) are all greys, blues, or blacks, which means at least his style will be easy to imitate.

What Kind of Suit Does Matt Wear?

According to Daredevil's costume designer, "Mostly he wore Paul Smith suits, we found that they fit him best."

This is great to know, but also keep in mind that these suits were also tailored to fit Charlie Cox, so you may find that they don't fit you as well as they do him.  On top of that, Paul Smith suits are relatively expensive ($1,000+).  I'm not sure if it's possible to tell exactly which suit Matt's wearing, but they're two piece, two button suits.  As far as colors go, he sticks with greys and black (again, makes it easy for a blind man to match his clothes if they all match).

Personally, I wouldn't want to spend that much money on a suit, just to cosplay or even dress similar to someone.  I'd get something on the less expensive side, like this grey two piece suit.  If you already own a suit that looks similar to Matt's, then even better.

In my opinion, the biggest parts of Matthew's normal clothing isn't just the suit jackets or dress pants, but the button down shirts and shoes.

Oxford Cloth Button Downs

At first glance, some people might find it a bit strange that Matt's wearing these relatively nice suits, but with OCBDs instead of normal dress shirts.  Again we're brought back to Matt's wardrobe is built around the fact that he's blind.

These shirts are much more textural than your standard dress shirt.  On top of something like the sense of touch being very important, the more ruffled look that the OCBDs provide are perfect for a blind man.  His clothing shouldn't ever look perfect...because how would he know?

What Brand?

I haven't seen any brands or logos on any of the shirts Matt wears, so I'm not 100% sure what brand he wears.  I would assume that whatever brand it is, they don't have their logo on the shirt (although the costume department could have removed the logos).

In the interview with the costume designer, one of the captions reads, "Charlie Cox in his Black Fleece shirt..."  Brooks Brothers are the ones who make Black Fleece OCBDs, so I can only assume that Matt's shirts are Brooks Brothers.  Similar to the suits, these shirts are pretty expensive.

If you'd like a cheaper alternative to Brooks Brothers, these Van Heusen OCBDs have great reviews.  They also carry a ton of colors, so you'll be able to match with Matt's wardrobe colors pretty easily.

Suit Accessories

One of the simpler things here I guess would be Matt's ties.  He really only sticks to a couple of different colors here, mainly black and dark blue.  He does occasionally break this up with lightly patterned ties.  

For instance, in the last scene of the season finale, Matt's wearing a dark blue tie with light geometric looking patterns on it.  This dark blue patterned tie looks a lot like the one Matt wears in that episode.  Of course it's not an exact match, but gives the same style.  If you'd prefer a solid colored tie, I think