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The Versatility of the Self-Faced Dinner Jacket
Silk lapel facings, whether satin or corded, are primarily what sets a black or midnight blue dinner suit apart from a regular lounge suit. Other kinds of dinner jackets, like the ivory dinner jacket or the velvet dinner jacket, are frequently made with silk facings today, but traditionally they...
A Bond-Inspired Casual Cotton Jacket from J.G. Tailoring
While I put most of my wardrobe efforts into more formal clothing, I have been aiming to upgrade my casual wardrobe, and to put the same level of care into dressing down as I do into dressing up. Dressing down doesn’t have to mean dressing with less effort or...
The Gun Club Check Sports Coat in The Living Daylights
Despite being told to hurry, James Bond changes out of his three-piece suit and into a country outfit for a debriefing at the Blayden safe house outside London. While James Bond's superiors, M and the Minister of Defence, wear their three-piece city suits to the country, Bond goes out of ...
James Bond’s Comfortable Style in Ian Fleming’s Books
Ian Fleming used few words to describe James Bond’s wardrobe, so what little he wrote about Bond's clothes had to be significant. Fleming describes Bond’s clothes mainly based on what was important to him and to Bond, and the details are mostly the aspects that make Bond comfortable in...
A Plain-Weave Glen Check Suit for Hot Weather in Dr. No
Bond arrives in Jamaica in Dr. No wearing a dark grey flannel suit, which is perfect for London but an uncomfortable suit for hot and humid Jamaica. After taking care of his immediate business, he has a bath and changes into something more climate-appropriate but still equally dressed up for ...
Bond Wardrobe Review 25: No Time to Die (2021)
No Time to Die premiered five years ago, and I wrote a review of the film's wardrobe immediately after the premiere. Five years later, I'm reviewing the film's wardrobe again in more detail to see how my perception of the clothes has changed after sitting with them for five years...
The Grey Herringbone Suit in You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice provides James Bond fewer opportunities to be his stylish self than most Bond films do. Bond's wardrobe in the film is varied, with a military uniform, two suits, a few casual outfits, a tactical outfit and numerous Japanese outfits and disguises. The first suit sees Bond ...
Sean Connery’s Brown Tweed Three-Piece Suit in Finding Forrester
Finding Forrester may be best known for one particular line that Sean Connery says, but it’s far more than that. Like in The Offence, it’s the kind of dramatic role he desired to play after leaving James Bond, but it’s not something he did often. What’s not unusual for...
Dinner with Kristatos in a Notched Lapel Dinner Suit in For Your Eyes Only
For a night out at the casino and dinner with his contact Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only, James Bond wears a black notched-lapel dinner suit. Sean Connery wore notched-lapel dinner suits twice previously in Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever, and this one follows in the same tradition with many similarities…
Dressing for the Glamour of Train Travel, 007 Style
Trains feature heavily in the James Bond films, not only as a means of transport but frequently as a backdrop for fine dining where Bond can sit down for a conversation while still in motion, or for a dramatic fight sequence in close quarters where nobody can escape. When...
The Dark Tan Linen Suit in Cuba in Die Another Day
In Die Another Day, James Bond asks his hotel in Hong Kong to send up his tailor, and he receives a spread of Brioni-branded suits, shirts and ties. A tan suit and a dark blue striped shirt are laid out on the bed, given pride of place amongst the clothes ...
Are James Bond’s Clothes Government Property?
‘007 never had any respect for government property,’ said Q after Bond casually tossed his trilby to Moneypenny at his wedding in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. This hat belonged to Bond’s employer, the British government, and Q's statement implies that the rest of his wedding attire could also...
