Any clue what brand of shirt Daniel Craig is wearing on his SNL appearance?

[quaker13]

I'm really digging this whole look.

 

[quaker13]

bump bump bump

 

[JohnMRobie]

Craig is a big fan of TF. Looks like it could be this one https://www.tomford.com/jersey-cotton-blend-tailored-shirt/TFJ941-BU248.html

 

[HahaLmao]

Excuse the bump and late reply but after doing hours of research on that look it seems to be this:

Loro Piana | Official Online Store | Clothing, Bags & Shoes

Discover Loro Piana: we specialise in the processing of cashmere, vicuña and extrafine wool. Explore the Italian quality online on Loro Piana.

us.loropiana.com

 

[VinceCompost]

Excuse the bump and late reply but after doing hours of research on that look it seems to be this:

Loro Piana | Official Online Store | Clothing, Bags & Shoes

Discover Loro Piana: we specialise in the processing of cashmere, vicuña and extrafine wool. Explore the Italian quality online on Loro Piana.

us.loropiana.com

I'm surprised this look merits even minutes of research. What are you all so excited about here (genuine question)? It's just a perfectly ordinary shirt and pair of pants, surely? Admittedly the shirt looks like it's made from some nice cloth (which reinforces the idea it might be Loro Piana), but no more so than a million other shirts that currently languish unworn in closets around the world. Please explain.

 

[HahaLmao]

I'm surprised this look merits even minutes of research. What are you all so excited about here (genuine question)? It's just a perfectly ordinary shirt and pair of pants, surely? Admittedly the shirt looks like it's made from some nice cloth (which reinforces the idea it might be Loro Piana), but no more so than a million other shirts that currently languish unworn in closets around the world. Please explain.

It's a fair point you have. Admittedly and objectively the shirt really does look ordinary but of course details matter once you take a closer look. That's besides the point though.

I've been a fan of Bond for a long time now, and he has been a style icon for many throughout the years. This idea of Bond being a style icon sort of, by extension, makes the actors portraying Bond to be style icons too. There is an entire culture of fandom-bordering-fanaticism on all things James Bond. For instance, there are Internet forums dedicated to memorabilia, attaining the supposed "lifestyle" of Bond, and of course, discussions and speculation about films, books. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

So to answer your question I think it is a collector's mindset at play here. You see x style icon wearing something and think "huh, that's pretty neat," and you carry on with your day. To others, that person is a source of inspiration for future style decisions. And to an even smaller group of people, that entire outfit must be identified and acquired in its most original form down to the model.

In this culture of materialism I think it's objectively uncalled for. This shirt may or may not languish in someone's closet. Many of us here purchase emotionally, and this is no different. But I think having a story and background attached to each item, knowing that it is the exact model worn, adds some meaning to a purchase. Especially with clothing, at the very least, these items can serve a greater purpose than collecting dust waiting to be resold.

 

[VinceCompost]

Excellent response!

Now convince me that Daniel Craig is a style icon and not in fact the worst lapse of judgement made by any casting director in the entire (50-year?) history of the Bond franchise.

Admittedly I've never seen him act. Or even move for that matter. But one look at a photo of him is already more than enough. Looks like a cheap knock-off plastic action figure from the 1980s.

 

[VinceCompost]

Poor man's Steve McQueen (the dead one).

And I can't say I particularly love the look of McQueen either.

 

[mhip]

Excellent response!

Now convince me that Daniel Craig is a style icon and not in fact the worst lapse of judgement made by any casting director in the entire (50-year?) history of the Bond franchise.

Admittedly I've never seen him act. Or even move for that matter. But one look at a photo of him is already more than enough. Looks like a cheap knock-off plastic action figure from the 1980s.

From what I can tell, he wasn't looking to convince you of anything, or asking your opinion of it. Just trying to ID a shirt.
Snark has it's place, but you don't pull it off well.

 

[HahaLmao]

Excellent response!

Now convince me that Daniel Craig is a style icon and not in fact the worst lapse of judgement made by any casting director in the entire (50-year?) history of the Bond franchise.

Admittedly I've never seen him act. Or even move for that matter. But one look at a photo of him is already more than enough. Looks like a cheap knock-off plastic action figure from the 1980s.

I probably can't convince you. Opinions are hard to change on the Internet through words alone and the effort often isn't warranted.

This may sound slightly contradictory to what I posted above, but I will say that often times we choose to emulate only what looks good. We are selective in finding outfits that we can imagine the fictional Bond himself to wear. I found the above outfit to look good despite being very plain, but the fabric certainly elevates it to something more.

Having an icon is handy for outfit inspiration, but it doesn't mean that if Daniel Craig wore pantyhose with sandals one day that we would all emulate it. (Well, some guys might...)

An icon is just that, an icon. You can choose to incorporate or not. As an aside, I think acting ability and sense of style are apples and oranges.

 

[VinceCompost]

From what I can tell, he wasn't looking to convince you of anything, or asking your opinion of it. Just trying to ID a shirt.
Snark has it's place, but you don't pull it off well.

If I don't pull off snark, that's perhaps because none was intended. Everything in my post was written entirely in earnest. HahaLmao's response was in my opinion, excellent. However I have an irrational dislike of Daniel Craig. What I wrote above was my way of saying that I don't find him inspiring, sartorially or in any other way. No more, no less.

Your contribution to this discussion is what exactly?

 

[mhip]

If I don't pull off snark, that's perhaps because none was intended. Everything in my post was written entirely in earnest. HahaLmao's response was in my opinion, excellent. However I have an irrational dislike of Daniel Craig. What I wrote above was my way of saying that I don't find him inspiring, sartorially or in any other way. No more, no less.

Your contribution to this discussion is what exactly?

Pointing out that your train of thought apparently has no caboose...

 

[VinceCompost]

I think acting ability and sense of style are apples and oranges.

More like apples to hair dryers.

And as I said, I've never seen him act. But A) he's the type of star who will actually have zero sense of style and is simply dressed by highly paid professionals, and B) I don't like his face.

 

[VinceCompost]

Pointing out that your train of thought apparently has no caboose...

I'm perfectly capable of pointing that out myself, but thanks for the thought.

 

[VinceCompost]

On further reflection I retract my above statement: that dude with a face like a potato who played Bond in about 1967/68 (forget the name) was perhaps even less inspiring than Craig.