- Timothy 29 May 2023 at 22:24 on Roger Moore: Blue Blazer BossWhat a class act!
- Timothy 29 May 2023 at 22:20 on Remington Steele’s Classic Grey Herringbone JacketI'm right on 6 feet tall with a 38 inch chest, I only outgrew my 36L jackets for the first time a year ago, and I'm 30 years old in a month. Finding clothes is a nightmare. In fact, one of the reasons I began wearing tailored clothes was so I actually had something that would fit me! I hope to look as good at 70 as Pierce Brosnan does!
- John 29 May 2023 at 13:46 on Roger Moore: Blue Blazer BossThis clip from Car SOS is reputed to be Sir Rog's last appearance. Good to see that he was wearing the beloved blue blazer to the very end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAgwsTSBHPc
- Matt Spaiser 29 May 2023 at 13:42 on Remington Steele’s Classic Grey Herringbone JacketHis chest could have been even smaller than 38. I know a few people around Brosnan's height who are slimmer than a 38.
- Iconic Film Style 29 May 2023 at 05:38 on Remington Steele’s Classic Grey Herringbone JacketBrosnan probably still has a size 38 inch chest around this time. Even though he is still lean in Goldeneye he is definitely bigger then his Remington days.
- Tim Correll 28 May 2023 at 17:01 on James Bond Doesn’t Wear Wing CollarsI actually like the look of double sided cufflinks, but only with a chain. The bar is too stiff and probably a b*tch to fasten and unfasten. The chain double sided cufflinks are probably no fun to fasten either, though. But nowhere near the pain in the @$$ that the bar double side cufflinks are to fasten. And the chain design drapes much better than the annoying stiff bar design.
- James C. 26 May 2023 at 08:10 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Since I was curious to learn more about these (ugly) kipper ties I looked over at Wikipedia. It seems someone got it wrong since Connery's navy blazer with his usual grenadine tie is a "A Michael Fish ensemble". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fish_(fashion_designer) - scroll down to the Gallery to see it.
- Greg Elchert 26 May 2023 at 06:25 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)“Thank you very much. I was just out walking my rat, and I seem to have lost my way!”
- Ivan B. 25 May 2023 at 20:14 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Considering that there are plenty of black and white images of Connery's blazer when meeting Tiffany Case (where the trousers look dark and almost black), it does seem likely to be a lot lighter in color and much more similar to the grey flannel suit in David's image. The contrast of the medium grey trousers I think looks much better than the very dark charcoal trousers he sports when meeting Tiffany Case (even if the latter case is much closer and similar to how Connery wears it Dr. No and Thunderball albeit in dark grey rather than charcoal and compliment the blazer better)
- David Marlborough 25 May 2023 at 18:17 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)True. The flannel trousers are possible, especially as the scene looks "off duty". it looks like the ferry port where he boards the hovercraft. The blazer first appears in this scene though, from memory, I don't think the trousers are visible on film in these scenes.
- Matt Spaiser 25 May 2023 at 10:20 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)I wonder if these could be different trousers than when he meets Tiffany, possibly the trousers from the grey flannel suit.
- david marlborough 25 May 2023 at 06:43 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)A better shot of the trousers of the air force blue suit https://www.thunderballs.org/diamondsareforeverproductionstills?lightbox=dataItem-l3dll0dp5
- david marlborough 25 May 2023 at 06:26 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)https://www.thunderballs.org/diamondsareforeverproductionstills?lightbox=dataItem-l3dll0dp1 Here's the one I was thinking about and remembered seeing, with the air force blue suit. Shame its B&W
- david marlborough 25 May 2023 at 06:12 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)This one looks to me like it nails the trousers as charcoal; https://www.thunderballs.org/diamondsareforeverproductionstills?lightbox=dataItem-jk5v0aig
- david marlborough 25 May 2023 at 06:06 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)I think Connery was much happier on the set of this movie for a number of reasons; he knew it was his curtain call and he was being indulged no end by Harry and Cubby who just wanted him back at all costs and were prepared to do everything possible to please him. A fat paycheck with a clause that if the movie ran over filming (as the previous ones had frequently done) he'd be recompensed. He was given time to indulge his passion for golf during scheduled filming breaks designed to allow this. Nice location with a beautiful climate. He even indulged himself with BOTH female co-stars according to several accounts. There was very little for the notoriously prickly Sean to dislike, this time round.
- david marlborough 25 May 2023 at 06:01 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)I think along similar lines; the rest of the ties in the movie are undoubtedly T&A and match Connery's established "look" in the role for almost a decade. The brown tie worn with the suit in the Pre Credit Sequence wasn't to hand because this brief scene was shot in Pinewood and or/got damaged while on location. There can be no other logical reason I can see why such an odd tie was chosen other than it was purchased in some (no doubt) high class menswear outlet in Vegas, last minute. That still doesn't explain why a better tie couldn't have been selected, though...... Hey, it was the early 1970s; who knows what half the crew were smoking!
- René 25 May 2023 at 02:22 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)"Good morning, gentlemen, ACME pollution inspection. We're cleaning up the world, we thought this was a suitable starting point". Clothing aside, this movie features a lot of funny lines and I like Connery's performance even though he is older and a bit heavier.
- Sean 24 May 2023 at 17:22 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Heck yes!
- Matt Spaiser 24 May 2023 at 11:42 on Brown in Town: A Three-Piece Mohair Suit in ThunderballIt would work, but not as well. I think the mid-blue shirts he wears in Thunderball would work better than pale blue.
- Jon 24 May 2023 at 11:39 on Brown in Town: A Three-Piece Mohair Suit in ThunderballWould one of his usual pale blue shirts worked with this suit?
- Matt Spaiser 24 May 2023 at 10:46 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)I found these recent additions to Thunderballs shortly after I published the review. There weren't there when I wrote the review a little while ago. I think these photos (and a few others) confirm that the trousers are charcoal rather than black. It does look like a cap toe seam there.
- Ivan B. 24 May 2023 at 07:44 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)I would agree with most of Matt's criticisms as well as praises for the film. The wide lapels on Connery doesn't look bad since as Matt accurately says, Connery is a big man, though the wide flaps don't look so good and is especially unflattering on Connery's heavier figure. I would also think that whilst they are a classic English detail today, the choice of a ticket pocket adds unnecessary bulk to the waist. The bold plaid sport coat, pink tie, poor fit on the ecru suit and the bold black dinner suit are also poor choices especially considering the conservative dresser Connery's Bond is. And even if there's nothing wrong per se with a cream shirt, it doesn't look so good on Connery's winter complexion and he would look much better in a white shirt. On the other hand I think the film also has a nice selection of suits and tailored pieces. The Brown Herringbone Jacket, the Grey Flannel suit, the Navy Blazer, the Black suit, the Light Grey tropical wool suit, and the Navy Striped suit, and the Navy velvet jacket look pretty good in my eye and look really good on Connery in the film. Even the bespoke shoes themselves are wonderfully showcased in the film whilst a variety on textures of the solid tie (excluding the pink tie) add a nice variety to the wardrobe. Overall as others have pointed out, the film has many wonderful pieces but alas there are also poor choices that haven't aged well. With regards to the very dark trousers (either dark charcoal or black) paired with a Navy Blazer, I decided to check out some production stills on them and found these: https://www.thunderballs.org/diamondsareforeverproductionstills?lightbox=dataItem-jzn7vja01 https://www.thunderballs.org/diamondsareforeverproductionstills?lightbox=dataItem-kb1exy4k4 https://www.thunderballs.org/diamondsareforeverproductionstills?lightbox=dataItem-kb1exy4l4 From the looks of it, the first pic looks very close to black but the last pic looks more charcoal/dark grey to me. In any event the medium grey trousers from the flannel suit would have been a superior choice with the blazer. I also found this still which appears to look like the the cap-toe oxford shoes being paired with the blazer: https://www.thunderballs.org/diamondsareforeverproductionstills?lightbox=dataItem-kb1exy4l
- Eddy 24 May 2023 at 01:22 on The Gun Club Check Sports Coat in The Living DaylightsI would go so far as to say that this ensemble is one of the most criminally underrated of all of Bond’s looks, yet owing to its sophisticated subtlety it really had no other ‘destiny’ than that . . . Timelessly elegant.
- Sinclair 23 May 2023 at 23:56 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Yes, Cubby steered the ship in that direction
- Timothy 23 May 2023 at 19:56 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)I tend to agree, I like more than I dislike about this film. The unfortunate thing is that almost every outfit has great things about it, and almost always one bad thing. I want to love the ecru suit, assuming they lost the brown tie as you suggest I wish they had just done something bold (for the time) and gone with no tie, instead of the pink one. I think the most successful outfit in the film is the navy three-piece, it looks terrific on Connery. So much so I don't even care that it makes no sense for him to be wearing it.
- Rod The Mod 23 May 2023 at 15:25 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)… and thus began the long slow decline in Bond’s wardrobe throughout the seventies and eighties at which point I personally lost interest in most of the films and the clothes until Dalton (films) and Brosnan (clothes) began to right the ship. I heard someone comment once that DAF should be considered a Roger Moore film not a Sean Connery film as it shades more with Moore’s tenure in terms of wardrobe, plot and dialogue! I just caught some moments of ‘Moonraker’ on TV yesterday. In late 1979 Britain had experienced the punk catalyst, the new wave explosion and the Mod revival but Moore was persevering with comically long collar points and bell bottoms, along with cringeworthy dialogue that was embarrassingly bad even in the era preceding more politically correct approaches to pop culture, and illustrates how out of step the series had become. I suppose the audience, and thus the money, was still coming in but the era of ‘Carry On Bond’ surely almost killed the canon.
- Rod The Mod 23 May 2023 at 15:10 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)“One to show and one to blow!” Whenever I’m wearing a suit or odd jacket I have a display handkerchief in my chest pocket and a plain white cotton one in my front trousers pocket. This may seem quaint and archaic but I think at one time was standard operating procedure. My Dad always had a cotton handkerchief in his trousers which he left on his bedroom mantelpiece alongside his wallet and pocket change every day when he came home to change.
- Matt Spaiser 23 May 2023 at 14:37 on The (00)7 Tailored Staples of the Sean Connery Bond WardrobeI will look into it!
- Ed 23 May 2023 at 13:49 on The (00)7 Tailored Staples of the Sean Connery Bond WardrobeMe too. Any plans to cover this at some point Matt?
- Sinclair 23 May 2023 at 12:20 on Bond Wardrobe Review 7: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Subtle as a mouse with sneakers...not...