My new blog about James Bond's suits

[Kaplan]

Originally Posted by Ianiceman

Yeah I have the book. I agree that it could have done with more detail and your blog so far is good.

+1

 

[Ianiceman]

Originally Posted by Oleg

Your memory's better than mine. I do remember being slightly horrified at the description of his slip ons with dinner jacket in Moonraker

There's a famous picture of Cary Grant (on the cover of 'Evenings with Cary Grant') of him in black tie sitting cross legged wearing loafers. I really don't like that look but some people excuse it as they reckon they are not a million miles away from slip on ballroom pumps but I have a hard time imagining Bond in dainty slip ons with silk bows. How would he conceal his throwing knife?

 

[makewayhomer]

cool stuff. subscribed.

do you know when Bond wore a waistcoat w/ dinner suit? I can't recall

 

[Ianiceman]

Originally Posted by makewayhomer

cool stuff. subscribed.

do you know when Bond wore a waistcoat w/ dinner suit? I can't recall

It was Brosnan either in Goldeneye or TND - I don't have pics to hand but I'm sure Matt will confirm!

 

[Matt S]

Originally Posted by Ianiceman

It was Brosnan either in Goldeneye or TND - I don't have pics to hand but I'm sure Matt will confirm!

Both! TND was a 5-button double-breasted. I'll eventually blog about that one, it's a most unique piece.

 

[sarte-orient-list]

Very informative and fun, definitely worth maintaining and expanding.

 

[Ianiceman]

Originally Posted by sarte-orient-list

Very informative and fun, definitely worth maintaining and expanding.

Yeah I love debate among fellow bond-o-philes. The Suited Hero book is OK but clearly rather than 'here are a few pictures of Bond in black tie' Matt is gonna go into much greater detail scene by scene. Bring it on!

 

[voxsartoria]

I hope that most of the material focuses on Jaws and the Korean man servant guy...I love those guys!

- B

 

[makewayhomer]

there is no way Jaws could wear OTR

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by makewayhomer

there is no way Jaws could wear OTR

Exactly. There's no way that a regular bowler cod be that deadly! Must be bespoke!

- B

 

[Dressed2the9s]

Matt, I love the blog! If you can, try to include the new James Bond suits for the Daneil Craig Bond(ie: Tom Ford). Thanks! Keep it up!

 

[GBR]

Originally Posted by Matt S

I've decided to start a blog about the clothes of the James Bond movies. It's something that people show interest in and something that I know quite a lot about. A lot of people have written about James Bond's clothes but they get many things wrong and I'm hoping to set things straight. I'm using James Bond as a way to teach people about proper and tasteful dress. Here's a link to the blog:

http://bondclothes.blogspot.com/

What should give us confidence that you are more correct than those you berate here?

 

[Matt S]

Originally Posted by GBR

What should give us confidence that you are more correct than those you berate here?
You can check the movies, frame by frame, as I have.

 

[HHD]

Nice blog. I'm not a big fan of the films, but Roger Moore's Chesterfield coat in Live & Let Die is my favourite piece of Bond clothing: http://clothesonfilm.com/live-and-le...eld-coat/2400/

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by Ianiceman

Ah the eternal 'who's the best Bond?' debate.

There's no debate if you are talking about clothes. And manhood.


- B