What tie-knot best suits Bond
#1
Posted 10 March 2008 - 01:14 PM
I am a big 007-fan.
On Mar 30, I have to go for a grand dinner party with many delegates (it is going to prove a Big Day for me), I think to have myself a decent attire matching with that of James Bond. And, I just thought of getting a three piece suit and a dark maroon tie. But never had tied a neck-tie in my life. Thanks to Google that helped me to get a website that taught me to wear a bow tie.
I learned the following tie-knots out of the 15 different tie-knots that this site teaches:
Windsor Knot
Half-Windsor
Four-in-Hand Knot
Pratt Knot
Hanover Knot
Bow Tie
My dilemma is what tie-knot best suits the Bond attire?
#2
Posted 10 March 2008 - 01:20 PM
Hi All!
I am a big 007-fan.
On Mar 30, I have to go for a grand dinner party with many delegates (it is going to prove a Big Day for me), I think to have myself a decent attire matching with that of James Bond. And, I just thought of getting a three piece suit and a dark maroon tie. But never had tied a neck-tie in my life. Thanks to Google that helped me to get a website that taught me to wear a bow tie.
I learned the following tie-knots out of the 15 different tie-knots that this site teaches:
Windsor Knot
Half-Windsor
Four-in-Hand Knot
Pratt Knot
Hanover Knot
Bow Tie
My dilemma is what tie-knot best suits the Bond attire?
I seem to remember that in From Russia with Love, the book anyway, Grant's wearing of a Windsor Knot does not impress Bond; albeit he is masquerading as Nash, Bond's reaction to the tie is the important thing.
Four-in-hand probably most suitable.
Never wear a bow tie of any other colour than black or, if with tails, white.
#3
Posted 10 March 2008 - 01:40 PM
#4
Posted 10 March 2008 - 02:52 PM
#5
Posted 10 March 2008 - 03:10 PM
Jim - am I alone in my disdain for that type? I've never seen anyone in the royal family for instance, use the wing collar. Not that I choose my wardrobe based on them...
#6
Posted 10 March 2008 - 03:12 PM
I don't think Bond would be caught dead in a wing collar.
Jim - am I alone in my disdain for that type? I've never seen anyone in the royal family for instance, use the wing collar. Not that I choose my wardrobe based on them...
Although I appreciate that my little CBn profile pic has a wing collar, I agree with you and consider them appropriate only for waiting staff and male strippers.
Draw your own conclusions upon why my picture has one.
From memory, Bond was drawn in one in Serpent's Tooth and it looked damned awful.
#7
Posted 10 March 2008 - 03:42 PM
'Bond mistrusted anyone who tied his tie with a Windsor knot. It showed too much vanity.'
From Russia With Love, chapter 25, page 214
So it looks as if no Windsor knot (and for the same reason, no Half-Windsor) seems appropriate for a Bond outfit. My bet would be Four-In-Hand. It's simple, no-nonsense, neither too casual nor too flashy. Just the thing Bond would seem to be in favour of. Stick with that one.
#8
Posted 10 March 2008 - 03:56 PM
#9
Posted 10 March 2008 - 10:18 PM
#10
Posted 10 March 2008 - 10:28 PM
Although I think it does depend on your body type and what sort of shirt you're wearing. Could be wrong on that one, though.
#11
Posted 10 March 2008 - 10:46 PM
I don't think Bond would be caught dead in a wing collar.
Jim - am I alone in my disdain for that type? I've never seen anyone in the royal family for instance, use the wing collar. Not that I choose my wardrobe based on them...
I cringe everytime I see a wing collar. When I was 13 and working in a restaurant I went out and bought my own shirt so that I didn't have to wear the wing collar shirt they provided.
#12
Posted 11 March 2008 - 12:05 AM
#13
Posted 11 March 2008 - 02:12 AM
I think it's funny about Fleming's comments regarding the Windsor knot, as it appears to be the knot Bond used in "Casino Royale" (especially in the last shot).
#14
Posted 11 March 2008 - 01:21 PM
I also have to agree with the Half-Windsor. It lacks the gargantuan size and pretentiousness of the Windsor; but it's a neater, more professional look than the Four-in-Hand knot, with a uniform triangular shape that the Four-in-Hand doesn't achieve, in my experience.See I'm going to have to vote for the one I use, the Half-Windsor. I like it because it symmetric, whereas the four-in-hand is asymmetric. I think that gives it a cleaner look. (although keep in mind the knot used would depend on the collar, so another good discussion could be about the type of collar Bond would use).
I think it's funny about Fleming's comments regarding the Windsor knot, as it appears to be the knot Bond used in "Casino Royale" (especially in the last shot).
#15
Posted 11 March 2008 - 01:46 PM
#16
Posted 11 March 2008 - 02:39 PM
If I'm seeing my tie knots correctly, I think the best use of the half-windsor I've seen in Bond is in Brosnan's suits. Say what we will about his Bond, but the fellow could wear a suit and wear it really well (best examples: GE MI6 scenes, meeting Elektra in TWINE, and leaving Hong Kong in DAD...IMO).
#17
Posted 11 March 2008 - 03:06 PM
#18
Posted 12 March 2008 - 05:22 AM