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[Agent 10]

Hello

I am pretty new to the forum here though I frequented it a bit a while ago. I have always been inspired by the style of Bond, especially his dress sense.

Now I know the suits he wears are Brioni but that is pretty far out of my range so I have come up with what is a reasonable (to me) yet practical substitute in the site below:

http://www.ravistail...php?styleID=387

So I got the type of suit I am just wondering what option to chose. What was the colour and fabric of the suit(s) Brosnan wore in World is not Enough or what is the best choice from the list?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

Ken

PS - Sorry wasnt really sure whether to post here or in the collecting forum.

[General Koskov]

I'd like to know who all the Bond tailors were/are. And would Fleming's Bond pick such expensive suits? I mean, obviously the Brioni suits are just product-placement, so what does Bond buy?

So far, I can remember the pants...and he wants to buy some cufflinks in MR. So he at least wears nice shirts...

'Usual' rig is: dark blue suit, and black knitted tie.

[1q2w3e4r]

Bond's usual "rig" consists of dark blue suits or serge or tropical worsted or alpaca fabric depending on the climate, dark blue socks and well polished black moccasin shoes, heavy white silk shirts and black knitted silk ties.

Bond's dress was probably closest to that Connery shows in FRWL, DN, TB

[Agent 10]

Thanks that helps a lot. It seems so hard to find out anything to do with bond's clothing from the films. Its a real challenge.

Thanks

Ken

[Bryce (003)]

Ken - Check out Dressed to Kill - James Bond "the suited hero". Great book.

I've got a Brioni tux (which costs more than most of my friends cars), a very nice 3-button gray single breasted and several shirts and ties along with a great tweed-knit blazer from them.

As to shoes, belts etc. Ferragamo and Cole Haan have some nice selections.

Expensive, but they fit like second skin. You also get lifetime tailoring.

However, wherever you may shop, you can't go wrong with a dark blue 2 piece suit (single breasted, 3 button, single-vent). A white oxford shirt, dark knitted tie (I prefer a half-windsor knot) and you're ready to save the world.

[Agent 10]

That sounds like a good book and I have heard it mentioned before. Its the detail I am interested in. However I think in terms of buying I will have to stick with the link above (until I find a way to get an expense account equal to Bond's) and hold off on the Brioni although I do want to try to replicate the look as accuratly as possible.

I think I will get the book for starters anyway. Thanks Bryce

Ken

[kevrichardson]

Just do what i like to do . Watch the films then record you favor suit. Yes , with Brioni the prospect of children disappear. also a wife for that matter. But if you find a "Excellent Tailor" they can copy also any style. I feel that Fleming would have Bond in "Richard James" as opposed to Brioni . More expensive than Brioni , also very english, Savile Row at it 's best.

[Bryce (003)]

Originally posted by kevrichardson
Yes , with Brioni the prospect of children disappear. also a wife for that matter.

OK - I'm puzzled.

I've certainly got the right girl, but why does the wife & kids part get the boot?

[Agent 10]

Hmmm... now I think I remember why I never got this book before. I can't. Amazon has a used copy but seems it wont ship to my address and ebay doesnt have any copies. Where can I get hold of one?

Ken

[Bryce (003)]

This may be a first. Amazon won't deliver?

Ken, you don't happen to live in a hollowed out volcano do you?

Hmmm. If not Amazon, try a net search at Borders. Happy hunting.

[Bryce (003)]

I'm STILL puzzled.

Why does having Brioni in my wardrobe bar me from kids and a wife?

Anyone?

[flares]

I have a lovely dark brown Gieves and Hawkes 2 piece suit. Their address is number 1 Savile Row. Royals get their suits there.

I think Bond would go there, then pop to Jermyn St (Turnbull & Asser) for his shirts.

Incidentally, Brioni suits are made from Savile Row cloth

[Agent 10]

Bryce:

Well I found an obscure site tucked away in the deepest recesses of the internet and so hopefully the book will sopon be on its way to me. As to where I live its not a hollowed volcano unfotunatly, only Scotland. A volcano would certainly be a lot warmer

BTW I could be wrong but I think the reference to the Brioni refers to the expense.

Ken

[Blofeld's Cat]

If my wife found out that I named my daughter after the brand of suit James Bond wears, she'd kill me.

Hey, she chose three names and I picked one. The power of word association.

[General Koskov]

Originally posted by Bryce (003)
dark knitted tie (I prefer a half-windsor knot) [/B]

Tsk, tsk, Bond would call you a vain cad. I don't suppose you have a copy of 'War and Peace' that doubles as a gun?

Anyway, I wonder what knot Bond uses? I'd say a four-in-hand, but that's just my vanity coming out.

PS. Does Bond seem like the kind of guy who wears a waistcoat? Personally, I think it's a bit too... 'stuffed shirt' for him, not to mention one can't get at their gun quite so easily. Connery wore one in some of his Bond films, but...

[Bryce (003)]

Ken - Glad you found the book. Good Pics. Good fashion. Good read. Also, didn't know you were in Scotland. AYE LADDIE! Yup, Bryce is a fellow Scotsman! Clan of Baird and the Kilts in the closet (next to the Brioni's).

Yes, cost is an issue. The tux (jacket, slacks, cumberbund, 2 ties, 3 shirts, and a nice half waistcoat along with a white dinner jacket) totaled up 5700 and change on the old Visa, but it's probably the last tux I'll ever buy. Hey, 10+ years working in Hollyweird has at least sufficently padded my "MI6 expense account".

I've still managed to save enough to show my lady a good time and pay the bills.

General K - I've spent too many hours trying to tie many variations of knots, but I learned the half-windsor from my Dad and can do it faster than most of my friends can attach a clip-on;) However, duly noted. I wouldn't want to be mistaken for a Smersh assassin! My copy of War & Peace doesn't have a gun in it. It is a hardback though, so I can kill by dropping it on someone;)

Brioni is great IF you can afford it. No clothhes are worth going into debt for....A few ladies I know here in LA would argue that point (especially when it comes to shoes - it's like Crack for some women)

[1q2w3e4r]

Bond uses the round-over and through knot. Cause as we all know windsor knots are characteristic of SMERSH.

[Agent 10]

I really wish there was a page or forum out there somewhere as a resource to creating the whole bond look for getting details about the clothes and little snippets of information like that about the tie. I have looked but havent come up with anything.

Ken

[1q2w3e4r]

just ask. Someone's bound to know what your after.

[kevrichardson]

Originally posted by Agent 10
I really wish there was a page or forum out there somewhere as a resource to creating the whole bond look for getting details about the clothes and little snippets of information like that about the tie. I have looked but havent come up with anything.
Ken

Why do you need a thread or forum? There is a Book published at the time of the release of "Goldeneye" . Which detailed Bond's dressing habits. It's was published by Brioni . Albert R. Broccoli wrote the pre-face . The book is entitled "Brioni" by Farid Chenovne . Universe publishing . 1998 is the most recent edition.

[Agent 10]

Thanks Kev. Something for me to research.

Ken

[urhash]

What knot does Brosnan use in the movies?

[KMHPaladin]

I came across just the right site for discerningly well-dressed fans the other day. Well researched and it even goes into the tailors for those of you who might care (I didn't particularly, but found it interesting reading).

http://www.ajb007.co...s/series/closet

[Xenobia]

Mr. Bryce, it's a rough choice, but most men can only afford the suit, or the kind of the dates that get you the wife and kids.

SEriously....this site looks like an excellent place to find quality suits. Thanks for the tip Agent 10, and welcome to the board.

Could you PM with the site where you found the book?

-- Xenobia

[urhash]

Does anyone know what tie knot Brosnan uses in the movies?

[urhash]

Interesting set of articles, Paladin. I found this rather curious...

[quote]In terms of style, although Hemming took a very traditional approach with the suits she has attempted to dress them up with more contemporary twists in areas such as the ties and cufflinks; a mistake as it

[1q2w3e4r]

No I agree with both of those points.

The ties and "add ons" really aged in GoldenEye. Look at Connery's suits, you could wear them today and still be the best dressed guy.

The second point is true but said. Instead of looking well dressed, he looks like an advertisement. Brosnan's suit I'm guessing wouldn't be worth as much as Connery's Saville Row suits were, or at least at the MOST the same amount.

Connery's Bond looked the part of Fleming's Bond in my mind, Terrance Young understood the details were what made Bond. Simple suits, single breasted, well cut in differing shades of blue or grey. Brosnan's while looking expensive to me look catalogish. (is that a word???)

[urhash]

Well I agree Brosnan's wardrobe looks bland in Goldeneye (although the tux was pretty dang good), but maybe that's just because of the whole movie looking dated altogether.

Connery's suits would NOT look good today. They are very, very traditional by today's standards. His neckties were wasp thin and the whole cut of the suit just looks dated. From what I've read though they were considered pretty fancy and rakish back in the 60's.

[willhardcore]

A good thread. I have posted this on AJB forum. The articles by "Bill Tanner" are very good.

I personally think the two-button suit is the way to go, but that is my preference. Bond has always looked good in a blue suit with blue shirt and navy or black tie.

Brands? Brosnan wears Turnbull & Asser shirts (www.turnbullandasser.com) and Brioni suits. Where to find these in California is anyone's guess. I'd just as soon say go for the LOOK and not the BRAND.

Brooks Brothers was recommended to me here in the States for dress shirts, but I have no idea where to look for shoes (I'm short, so I'd need something that adds height). Neckties, also, are Turnbull & Asser (the black tie he wore in TWINE with the "ode to Connery" grey suit was on www.bondcollectibles.de and here is the page: http://www.bondcolle...tion5twine.htm)

Turnbull & Asser, Brioni and the like are sold on e-bay, but be careful. As for cufflinks and the accessories, someone else will have to help you.

Good luck!

[willhardcore]

Also, they sell tuxedos and accessories on e-bay, as well. Wholesalers go on there and sell for cheap. New and used. Everything. Tuxedos, however, are a whole 'nother thread.