Timothy Dalton

Original article published 27 December 2012 I am in the process of rewriting and republishing old articles about James Bond’s outfits that are in need...

Timothy Dalton wears his first lounge suit of the series to the office for meeting with Moneypenny and Q in The Living Daylights. The suit is a dark grey herringbone-weave three-piece, an appropriate suit for business in London. The herringbone weave results in a subtle but stylish stripe effect

People often try to explain to me why the wardrobe in Licence to Kill is different from and not up to the usual standards...

Timothy Dalton’s navy Teba jacket in Licence to Kill and Daniel Craig’s light brown lounge jacket from Brunello Cucinelli in Spectre aren’t so alike...

American Jodie Tillen was hired as the costume designer, and her American sensibilities took the costumes in a new direction. Bond's wardrobe in the previous four films never delved deeply into the fashions of the 1980s, but in Licence to Kill James Bond dressed as much for the 1980s as Roger Moore had dressed for the 1970s.

Compared to the Moore films, Bond's clothes in The Living Daylights are more pedestrian. Dalton’s clothes are almost all ready-to-wear, which brings a realism to Bond’s wardrobe that we had never seen before. However, this also reflects Dalton’s lack of glamour in Bond.

Chinos are the most ubiquitous trousers today after jeans. To the masses, chinos are a dressier alternative to jeans. While they are indeed dressier...

Shortly after filming on The Living Daylights began, Timothy Dalton was introduced to the public as James Bond at a press conference in Austria...