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Midnight Blue is an extremely dark hue of navy blue achieved its popularity in the 1930s due to its ability to retain its richness under artificial light whereas black fabric is generally more reflective and can sometimes give off a greenish or grayish cast, particularly if the cloth is not brand new. For this reason midnight blue is frequently described as being "blacker than black" although "richer than black" would be a more accurate definition. Similarly, midnight blue has the upper hand at parties that start prior to sunset because black has a tendency to appear dull and lifeless in daylight. Midnight Blue is rarely offered in the ready-to-wear world and usually has to be obtained on a made-to-measure basis (this is Bond, after all).
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The white dinner jacket's origin on cruises and at tropical resorts speaks to its specific role as a less formal alternative to traditional black tie. It is only appropriate at formal occasions in the tropics year round and in America during the summer season, typically at open-air social gatherings.
While summer in the southern United States qualifies as being at least subtropical, general expert convention is that the United Kingdom's temperate climate is not appropriate for white formal wear at any time of the year (with the notable exception of Last Night at the Proms).
And if you're particularly serious about formal convention, a white jacket should never be worn in the city “unless one has a napkin over his arm or a saxophone up to his lips” as Esquire once put it.
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A very interesting blog, although it seems that lately the writer is getting more into "right" and "wrong" than just detailing Bond's outfits (I'm of the mind that dogmatic rules can lead to someone's outfits looking bland and stuffy as opposed to sharp and stylish).
Thanks for pointing to my blog. The dinner suit in Dr. No was midnight blue as well, so Bond goes back all the way with midnight blue. Timothy Dalton is the only Bond that hasn't worn a midnight blue dinner suit. I started adding my opinion of the clothes after people started asking for it. Breaking rules I find more often makes an outfit less stylish and less sharp, like Timothy Dalton's clothes in Licence to Kill. I'm sure you'd agree that those aren't particularly sharp. Roger Moore, on the other hand, hardly ever broke rules and his outfits are the least bland of the series. And those tend to get the most criticism from Bond fans, but I take it you're a fan of his clothes? I won't bother to bring up the Skyfall tailoring. I like to think of my blog as a clothing blog that focuses on Bond, as opposed to a Bond blog that focuses on clothing.
That's your blog?! Virtual high-five my friend!!! =;
So, the Midnight Blue may be a TB Reference?
Or even Dr. No.
Midnight blue for evening wear is very common for English tailors, and Tom Ford's suits are Savile-Row inspired. It's simply a better colour than black in most cases. So it may or may not be a reference to the previous Bonds. Grinderman explained it well above. It's also more flattering than black is to Daniel Craig's complexion.
The color goes with his eyes.
It's much to dark to compare it to his eyes, but that's what light blue ties or light blue shirts are good for in his regular clothes. The hue of midnight blue better complements Craig's skin tone than black does. Moore, who has similar colouring to Craig, also looked better in midnight than black, and the best dinner suit for Moore was the blue double-breasted one in A View to a Kill.