The Cream Safari Leisure Jacket in The Man with the Golden Gun
If any outfit is to blame for Roger Moore’s undeserved reputation for wearing too many leisure suits, safari suits and brown clothes as James Bond, it’s his cream safari jacket outfit in The Man with the Golden Gun. The 1970s was a time of experimentation and creativity in menswear...
The Pale Silk Herringbone Suit in The Man with the Golden Gun
In The Man with the Golden Gun, James Bond wears a sporty silk-blend suit to bear the heat in Macau and Hong Kong. The suit is made of a semi-solid fine herringbone in a pale colour. This suit presents the same dilemma that the North By Northwest suit does
(00)7 of James Bond’s Fashion Statements That Have Stood the Test of Time
James Bond has always followed fashion trends and made an attempt to look current. Fashion has many meanings. Fashion is often defined as the...
The Checked Jacket on Scaramanga’s Island in The Man with the Golden Gun
For the final showdown between James Bond and Francisco Scaramanga on the latter’s tropical island in The Man with the Golden Gun, Bond arrives wearing his boldest checked jacket of the series. As Bond films became increasingly self-parodying in the 1970s, James Bond wore his signature tailored looks in more unusual and impractical circumstances.
Bond Wardrobe Review 9: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Man with the Golden Gun's wardrobe review immediately follows Live and Let Die's because the wardrobes go hand-in-hand. Cyril Castle's second and final turn at tailoring James Bond ties up some loose ends from the previous film in the form of a black tie look.
Roger Moore’s Problem with Cyril Castle’s Collars
Cyril Castle produced some of the most dramatic and creatively tailored suits of the James Bond series when he tailored Roger Moore. However, Moore...
James Bond and the Double-Breasted Suit
The classic James Bond suit is single-breasted, and the standard suit for almost all men in the world apart from Prince Charles is single-breasted....
A Light Blue Bathrobe in The Man with the Golden Gun
Light blue is a popular colour for James Bond’s shirts, swimming shorts and bathrobes. The light blue terrycloth—a.k.a. towelling—bathrobe is a James Bond staple....
