Tag: Wardrobe Review

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 Dead Styles Are Alive James Bond: Daniel CraigDirector: Sam MendesCostume designer: Jany TemimeTailoring: Tom FordShirts and ties: Tom Ford, Thomas PinkFootwear: Crockett & Jones Overview Spectre's...

Skyfall sees another revolution in Bond's style with a new costume designer, Jany Temime. Tom Ford returned to make the tailoring, shirts and ties, while the casual wear was supplied by British brands. Temime worked with Tom Ford and Daniel Craig to create a new tailored look for Bond,

The story of Quantum of Solace is a direct continuation of Casino Royale, but the wardrobe is almost another reboot. The remnants of the Brosnan era are gone and a new costume designer and clothier enter: Louise Frogley and Tom Ford.

With Casino Royale, the Bond series was rebooted 'as if this is the first Bond picture and there never were any others', in producer Michael G. Wilson's words. There was almost a clean slate for how to interpret the character, which meant that the costume design also had an opportunity to start fresh.

Die Another Day was made during one of the best times for menswear and one of the worst times for menswear. In the early 2000s there were no new trends in suits, and that's not a bad thing. Suits were hardly any different than they were in the 1930s: well-balanced, structured and traditional.

Lindy Hemming returns with Brioni, Turnbull & Asser and Church's to dress Brosnan at his most elegant for The World Is Not Enough. The same look from Brosnan's first two Bond films returns, but it has been refined for The World Is Not Enough.

For Pierce Brosnan’s second turn at James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies, costume designer Lindy Hemming and suitmaker Brioni returned to continue what they started in GoldenEye. Tomorrow Never Dies has a fairly small wardrobe, with almost every outfit having a significant moment in the film.