Tailored to Kill- Choose YOUR Bond attire!

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• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  January 2013 Posts: 8,217

  I never liked tight fit suits before Craig began wearing them. He looks good in them but for myself personally they were not comfortable at all. Plus I think tight suits don't look as elegant in general, but it's to Daniel's credit that he pulls them off for the most part.
  
  The others you mentioned I would definitely agree with. That grey three piece from Goldfinger is a classic.
  
  I do honestly love this three piece from TWINE, though. Brozza was given some great stuff to wear.
  
  http://screenmusings.org/TheWorldIsNotEnough/images/TWinE_0050.jpg
  
  
• QBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.

  January 2013 Posts: 14,582

  I can't get your images to show up, guys- but I can see what you're referring to- and I
  like the cut of your jib! :P
  
  Attire

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  CR suit (Brioni light grey):
  http://thesuitsofjamesbond.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Grey-Linen-Suit.jpg
  http://thesuitsofjamesbond.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Grey-Linen-Suit-3.jpg
  
  OR
  
  GF white dinner jacket):
  http://thesuitsofjamesbond.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Woman-of-Straw-White-Dinner-Jacket.jpg
  
  with:
  http://alieliweddings.com/DIY/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Red-Carnation.jpg
  
  SF shoes (Crockett & Jones Highbury):
  http://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/sites/default/files/styles/semi_width_image/public/images/product/cl053-crockett-jones-highbury.jpg
  
  Accessories

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  CR cufflinks (S.T. Dupont 5172):
  http://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/sites/default/files/styles/semi_width_image/public/images/product/ac024-st-dupont-5172-cufflinks.jpg
  
  Brosnan era wristwatch (Omega Seamaster chrono):
  http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f20/697436d1335970378-state-collection-opinions-sought-before-possible-cull-5james-bond-watch-omega-25318000-seamaster-die-another-day.jpg
  
  CR sunglasses (Persol 2244):
  http://www.eyewearexpress.com/pics/2persol2244.jpg
  

  ---

  
  And for my Bond girl:
  http://letolyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Olga_Kurylenko_33.jpg
  
  Yessshh. I approve.
  
  *and then*:
  http://www.top10films.co.uk/img/fiona-volpe-thunderball-james-bond-villain.jpg
  
  Lavender hair towel: always in fashion.
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 28,694

  If we are doing what we want our Bond girls to wear, I choose this Bond girl, and this dress:
  http://www.theplace2.ru/archive/eva_green/img/casino_royale_promo_-2.jpg
  http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QNPg3dnFQwI/TkvC2CN2kiI/AAAAAAAAfWU/YY2EgfO3Ppg/s1600/7.jpg
  http://blog.joins.com/usr/o/hp/ohpax/1010/4cb6acb9e9811.jpg
  
  What a goddess...
  
  XOXOXO Eva :\"> :x
  
  
  
• QBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 14,582

  0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:

  If we are doing what we want our Bond girls to wear,

  I dunno- should we make it official?
  

  0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:

  http://www.theplace2.ru/archive/eva_green/img/casino_royale_promo_-2.jpg
  http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QNPg3dnFQwI/TkvC2CN2kiI/AAAAAAAAfWU/YY2EgfO3Ppg/s1600/7.jpg
  http://blog.joins.com/usr/o/hp/ohpax/1010/4cb6acb9e9811.jpg

  =P~ It's official.
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 28,694

  I concur, @QBranch. Boys, feel free to choose your Bond girl and her attire. The ladies (if they join in at some point) can pick what they would want Bond to wear.
• QBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.

  January 2013 Posts: 14,582

  0Brady, can you help me decide what to get *my* Bond girl Eva to wear for our date tonight. That's right- just me and Eva. I'd like to add that it will be a night filled with passion. How about it, mate?
  
  Here are the options:
  http://www.tsbmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/evagreen6.jpg
  
  Or this:
  http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O4c-JtOv3-o/ULsMZl6VJLI/AAAAAAAAaA0/fBASY2yOKD0/s1600/Eva_Green_Measurements.jpg
  
  :-\"
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 28,694

  You didn't just go there. X(
• QBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 14,582

  :)) Just teasing, buddy! I know you got an eencie weencie crush going on there. Kinda like Xenia did with Bond, right?
  
  Back on topic now:
  http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O4c-JtOv3-o/ULsMZl6VJLI/AAAAAAAAaA0/fBASY2yOKD0/s1600/Eva_Green_Measurements.jpg
  
  =))
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  January 2013 Posts: 28,694

  She stripped me of my armor...What we have is real. :((
  

  ;)
• thelivingroyale

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 12,837

  Depends.
  
  If we're just going for a drink or grabbing something to eat I'll pick DCs clothes from the miami airport sequence in CR. If it's some fancy party or something then I'd wear a suit or a tux. Either way I'd also have the DAD watch.
  
  I'd pick Pam and she can wear what she wants (she wouldn't be wearing it for long anyway if the night went the way I wanted it too ;) )as long as it shows off those legs of hers.
• Master_Dahark

  January 2013 Posts: 4,813

  CraigMooreOHMSS wrote:

  I never liked tight fit suits before Craig began wearing them. He looks good in them but for myself personally they were not comfortable at all. Plus I think tight suits don't look as elegant in general, but it's to Daniel's credit that he pulls them off for the most part.

  I have to tell you the funny thing my dad said about that!
  When I bought my 'Quantum suit':
  
  
  http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/quantum-suit-by-magnoli-clothiers-tailor-made-suits-p-247.html
  
  it was tailored to a 'fitted' look, just like what Craig wore, and the first time my dad saw me in it he said 'Those pants are like a cheap motel..... no ball-room.' =))
• Mallory

  January 2013 Posts: 2,165

  @Mastar_Dahark
  
  "funny how the smallest thing amuses him".
  
  I love the Tom Ford QoS/SF suits, especially the one Bond wears when he arrives at Las Pas, Bolivia.
• thelordflasheart

  January 2013 Posts: 1,370

  Growing up in a blue-collar neighborhood, the exoticness of the Bond films was something that was very appealing to me. Connery's presence and authoritative, commanding manner meant that he was exactly the man that I wanted to be when I grew up, and I wonder if my interest in dressing well was started by his Bond.
  
  His grey three piece suit from GF is iconic, and it made a huge impression on me as a kid. However, I find that some elements of it are pushed a little too much (vest is too high, shoulders too wide) so I now appreciate his more subdued suit from the Q scene more:
  
  http://screenmusings.org/Goldfinger/pages/Gf_241.htm
  
  He wore a lot of great navy blue and charcoal suits, the above is just one example. Something else he wore a lot of were light blue swim trunks, and these look so much more classy than the board shorts that a lot of frat boys have worn for so many years now:
  
  http://screenmusings.org/Thunderball/pages/Thbll_247.htm
  
  For athletic wear I think the one time they really nailed it was Lazenby's blue ski outfit in OHMSS. Like Connery's trunks, these only look good on you if you're in good shape. I guess that's why Moore got put in puffy ski suits (when FYEO came out I remember thinking that his puffy blue ski jacket looked like something somebody's dad would wear):
  
  http://img2-1.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061116/163736__secretservice_l.jpg
  
  I was never a fan of Moore, and have never found anything that I'd want to wear from his era. Seriously, a wife beater under a powder blue jean jacket with matching bell bottoms? And some people think that Craig is too casual?!
  
  I was a style-conscious teen when TLD came out and I loved how Dalton's wardrobe was understated yet classy - different from the "preppy" version of classy that was in at the time. I loved his cold-weather outfit in Bratislava:
  
  http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PORKHvS-W-o/TWp3etvIi-I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/ULM9Hn9Wa_g/s1600/Leather+Car+Coat+1.png
  
  Although the leather jacket is dated by being oversized with padded, "drop shoulders" the outfit as a whole is a great look. I also loved his long-sleeved polo and black pants outfit when he went after Whitakker (great nod to GF and TB) and I loved the tan jacket and pants/black polo outfit at the time - though it's too "matchy-matchy" for my tastes now.
  
  I remember when TWINE came out that Brosnan was called "the most nattily-attired Bond" and while I thought that was great at the time I think his look was too "fashion" and not enough "style" - especially his ties, whose patterns made them look cheap. I find his suits too full cut, though that may be a result of trying to "fill out" his slender frame:
  
  http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SHTyFWbNRMI/Tk4FSS7T-gI/AAAAAAAAA68/mAIgrCtP2lY/s1600/DADLinenSuit.png
  
  I did find his multi-layered outfit when he arrived in Iceland quite good though, and loved the chunky turtleneck when he snuck into Grave's lab:
  
  http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7800000/Die-Another-Day-james-bond-7834350-852-480.jpg
  
  So that brings me to the Craig era, which I'll cover in a separate post. Being a bit older now - I'm the same age as Craig - my sense of style is more subdued, and is actually very similar to Bond's (at least what we see now). I think that the Craig era has really nailed the casual wear, and the suits keep getting better and better. But more later.
  
  
  
• thelordflasheart

  January 2013 Posts: 1,370

  Apologies for two posts in a row, but I thought a single one would be too long.
  
  I think that in the Craig era they've had the best casual wear since the Connery days (and some outfits seem particularly inspired by it, such as the dark short sleeve polos). I know that some people have criticised some of the clothes as being too casual, such as Bond wearing a tee shirt or jeans, but check this out from 40 years ago:
  
  http://screenmusings.org/LiveAndLetDie/pages/LaLD_252.htm
  
  Suddenly this seems refined:
  
  http://screenmusings.org/CasinoRoyale/pages/CR_1364.htm
  
  The dark brown leather jacket with grey tee shirt in CR and the dark blue Harrington in QoS are exceptional outfits, ones that I would wear almost anywhere. Judging how many pictures I've seen of members of Bond forums wearing dark blue polos with light pants or dark jeans I think Craig's Bond has become a bit of a fashion icon. I mean, who wouldn't want to look this good?
  
  http://screenmusings.org/CasinoRoyale/pages/CR_0635.htm
  http://ladymanson.com/galleries/movies/Movies0/displayimage.php?pid=3815&fullsize=1
  
  I also love his outfit in Scotland in SF, and in fact I own the same Barbour jacket. Even though it's a casual jacket the tailored fit and the exceptional quality means I get compliments on it quite literally every time I wear it. I've never had that happen with any item of clothing before.
  
  As for the suits I know that this is sacrilege to some people but I think that they've gotten better and better with each of Craig's films. I find his suits in CR too boxy, and they make him look shorter and too muscular:
  
  http://ladymanson.com/galleries/movies/Movies0/displayimage.php?pid=4568&fullsize=1
  
  The QoS suits were better, although still a little bland for my tastes:
  
  http://ladymanson.com/galleries/movies/Movies0/displayimage.php?pid=30190&fullsize=1
  
  But with SF they nailed it. Contrary to what some more conservative commentators say, I find that the SF suits don't make Craig look like he's hugely muscular and bursting at the seams. On the contrary, I think they flatter his physique and downplay it more than his suits in the previous films:
  
  http://i2.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/movies/movie-news/article1394727.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/James+Bond+Skyfall
  
  He's as muscular as he was in CR or even more so, but looks much more trim in his suits here. When I see some posters on other forums so offended at how Craig's suits are "wrong" I remember a wedding I went to 4 years ago. Apologies if this seems a little boastful but it makes an important point...
  
  So 4 years ago I bought a trim dark grey suit in the SF style. I wore it to the wedding of friends of mine, and the reception was filled with 30 and 40-something lawyers and business people - not, I feel sadly compelled to point out, 16 year old girls who hang out at H&M. Anyway, the women there raved about my suit, how stylish it was and how well dressed I was. So when I read someone talk about how Craig is offending all the gods of tailoring with his SF suits I think, whose opinion do I care more about - these fusty, fussy old-fashioned "experts" or all the women at that reception? If, 20 years from now, I look at the photos and think that my suit looks dated will I remember all the warnings of these guys and feel embarrassment that they were right, or will I smile at the memory of the beautiful, stylish woman I left with?
  
  I'm pretty confident in my choice.
  
  Anyway, the style of Craig's Bond and my own dovetail nicely, to the point where there's crossover between what his character and myself wear.
• 0013

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 1,817

  I'll say that the best attire is found in SF.
  I'll happily dress for work with his suit every day: http://i1.cdnds.net/12/36/618x413/movies_james_bond_skyfall_daniel_craig_2.jpg.
  I also like the coat he wears at the end (http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/ar/esq-skyfall-bond-on-roof-11212-de.jpg), but in the winter department is difficult to match both TND jacket (http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/movie/tomorrow-never-dies.html) and coat (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/xshellofamanx/AffordableBond/TND-brown-overcoat3.jpg).
  
  As for my Bond girl attire, I'll choose Vesper's dresses. I know she's yours, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, but I'm only picking her clothes for my real life Bond girl (who by the way also liked Vesper's style).
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 28,694

  0013 wrote:

  As for my Bond girl attire, I'll choose Vesper's dresses. I know she's yours, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, but I'm only picking her clothes for my real life Bond girl (who by the way also liked Vesper's style).

  
  Fair enough. PPK holstered. Safety back on. /:)
• Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 40,976

  I think if I'm going out for a dinner (or a motorcycle chase), I'm going with DC's suit in the PTS of SF. If I'm going out for a relaxing day (or to kill someone in their Haiti hotel room), I'm going with DC's blue polo/white pants/chukkas combo from the Bond vs. Slate fight in QoS.
  
  My lady? Natalya Simonova, probably in the dress she wears when her and Bond are cruising in the BMW in GE.
  
  Good thread idea, by the way, Brady. One of my (many) enjoyments of the Bond films is picking out the clothes I love (or don't particularly care for) in the movies.
• thelordflasheart

  January 2013 Posts: 1,370

  The great thing about Eva Green is that she has a dramatic, unusual style but she totally owns it and makes it work on her. Having said that, I always loved her in the retro linen dress she wears when visiting Bond when he's recovering:
  
  http://gregwilliamsinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Eva-Green.jpg
  
  However, I would have to say that the most striking outfit that I think I've ever seen a Bond girl wear in recent years is the red dress that Solange wears in CR. I think my heart would stop if I took a woman out on a date and she was wearing this:
  
  http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-thnMIy8aDJQ/TxRks835qPI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/DTzQl9RBkIQ/s1600/casino-royale-japanese-poster-caterina-murino.jpg
  
  http://cdn02.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2006/03/daniel-craig-casino-royale.jpg
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  January 2013 Posts: 28,694

  thelordflasheart wrote:

  The great thing about Eva Green is that she has a dramatic, unusual style but she totally owns it and makes it work on her. Having said that, I always loved her in the retro linen dress she wears when visiting Bond when he's recovering:
  
  http://gregwilliamsinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Eva-Green.jpg

  
  Ah, yes. Eva's favorite position. :D
  
  And if you like Solange's dress, @thelordflasheart, a member here by the name of @jackdagger did her own sewing and recreated that same dress. She posted a picture of herself a while back while dressed in it:
  http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/jackdagger/Photos/Me/solange_res.jpg
• 0013

  January 2013 Posts: 1,817

  0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:

  thelordflasheart wrote:

  The great thing about Eva Green is that she has a dramatic, unusual style but she totally owns it and makes it work on her. Having said that, I always loved her in the retro linen dress she wears when visiting Bond when he's recovering:
  
  http://gregwilliamsinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Eva-Green.jpg

  
  
  And if you like Solange's dress, @thelordflasheart, a member here by the name of @jackdagger did her own sewing and recreated that same dress. She posted a picture of herself a while back while dressed in it:
  http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/jackdagger/Photos/Me/solange_res.jpg

  
  Charming... charming!
  
• Ali

  January 2013 Posts: 319

  QBranch wrote:

  Here are the options:
  http://www.tsbmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/evagreen6.jpg

  
  You missed a trick. If you replace the photo number with 3 instead of 6, things get very interesting!!! :-O
• thelion

  January 2013 Posts: 72

  I loved Craig's suit in Quantum of Solace. I would choose that.
  
  As for Bond Girls, I'd rather have them with a simple attire... if you know what I mean...
  
• Villiers53

  January 2013 edited January 2013 Posts: 802

  I have to say, although elements of Bonds wardrobe have worked over the years - mainly the very early Connery stuff - 007 as described by Ian Fleming has yet to be dressed.
  The great man described our hero as strongly resembling Hoagy Carmichael and in my mind Bryan Ferry's very louche look would be much more appropriate than the stuff we've been served up so fare.
  The Skyfall clothes were, in my opinion, particularly disastrous. Those tight suits made our hero look like Pee Wee Herman!
  As for the perfect Bond girl's attire - there is only one good answer - Teri Hatcher in suspenders albeit I'd have preferred to see Honor Blackman in them!
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  January 2013 Posts: 28,694

  Ali wrote:

  QBranch wrote:

  Here are the options:
  http://www.tsbmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/evagreen6.jpg

  
  You missed a trick. If you replace the photo number with 3 instead of 6, things get very interesting!!! :-O

  
  Ah yes, the Tatler photoshoot! :\">
  
  Holy flipping Flemings does she put Charlotte Rampling to shame!
  
  :x :x :x
• thelordflasheart

  January 2013 Posts: 1,370

  0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:

  thelordflasheart wrote:

  The great thing about Eva Green is that she has a dramatic, unusual style but she totally owns it and makes it work on her. Having said that, I always loved her in the retro linen dress she wears when visiting Bond when he's recovering:
  
  http://gregwilliamsinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Eva-Green.jpg

  
  Ah, yes. Eva's favorite position. :D
  
  And if you like Solange's dress, @thelordflasheart, a member here by the name of @jackdagger did her own sewing and recreated that same dress. She posted a picture of herself a while back while dressed in it:
  http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/jackdagger/Photos/Me/solange_res.jpg

  
  That's an absolutely exceptional recreation of her dress - I can't imagine anyone doing better!
  
  And I must say that although @jackdagger doesn't look like Eva Green she certainly shares the same type of beauty - dark, exotic, and with a dramatic air of mystery. She is certainly much more capable of pulling off something as stunning as Solange's dress than most women would be. Kudos to her for tailoring skills and +100 for style ;-)
  
  
• jackdagger

  February 2013 Posts: 498

  @thelordflasheart: Thanks! Glad you like the dress, and sheesh, you're making me blush. :\">
  
  Here's my favorite Bond girl outfits off the top of my head (that I would actually wear)
  
  -Domino's one-shoulder swimsuit. Such a gorgeous style, although I would be afraid I'd have a wardrobe malfunction. I love how the shoulder is tied with a bow.
  
  -Anya's white button-up dress. Very cute and casual.
  
  -Severine's black outfit, with or without the jacket. Such a classic (and classy) style. Pencil skirts are probably my favorite thing to wear.
  
  -Stacy's turquoise dress with the buttons down the side. The color is kind of dated, but it's a very cute style. I also like her outfit with the striped sweater and tan skirt.
  
  -And Solange's dress (obviously)!!
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  February 2013 Posts: 28,694

  jackdagger wrote:

  @thelordflasheart: Thanks! Glad you like the dress, and sheesh, you're making me blush. :\">
  
  Here's my favorite Bond girl outfits off the top of my head (that I would actually wear)
  
  -Domino's one-shoulder swimsuit. Such a gorgeous style, although I would be afraid I'd have a wardrobe malfunction. I love how the shoulder is tied with a bow.
  
  -Anya's white button-up dress. Very cute and casual.
  
  -Severine's black outfit, with or without the jacket. Such a classic (and classy) style. Pencil skirts are probably my favorite thing to wear.
  
  -Stacy's turquoise dress with the buttons down the side. The color is kind of dated, but it's a very cute style. I also like her outfit with the striped sweater and tan skirt.
  
  -And Solange's dress (obviously)!!

  It is lovely that you have joined us! I like hearing female opinions on Bond style, and you have some great ones.
  
  Now, let me pose this question to you:
  
  If you were going out with Bond for any activity, what Bond actor would it be and what would he be wearing?
• thelordflasheart

  February 2013 Posts: 1,370

  I'm surprised at how little action this thread has gotten, considering how much fine tailoring and style are a part of the Bond world. It could be that the more fashion conscious fans are over at another forum which has its own sub-heading specifically dealing with clothes. It's incredible how many of the people over there will spend quite literally thousands of dollars to have all the exact same outfits that Craig wore in SF.
  
  It's interesting, @jackdagger has got me thinking about the female fashion in the Bond films. I've always been partial to 60's style (especially the fuller hair and the cat-eye eyeliner) although there have been some great modern examples. Having just seen the Barbican exhibition when it was here in Toronto it was amazing how simple some of the dresses really were, such as Anya's navy blue dress from TSWLM or Camille's black dress from QoS. But Vesper's purple dress from CR was one of the most beautiful dresses I've ever seen in the real world.
  
  I'm going to have to have a think on it and post my favourite female outfits tomorrow...
• MajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator

  February 2013 Posts: 13,978

  0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:

  
  Ah yes, the Tatler photoshoot! :\">
  
  Holy flipping Flemings does she put Charlotte Rampling to shame!
  
  :x :x :x

  
  In Eva's dreams.
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  February 2013 Posts: 28,694

  MajorDSmythe wrote:

  0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:

  
  Ah yes, the Tatler photoshoot! :\">
  
  Holy flipping Flemings does she put Charlotte Rampling to shame!
  
  :x :x :x

  
  In Eva's dreams.

  
  The French naturally exude more sexiness than the Brits, especially on a table, mind you.
  
  Oh, to be that furniture... 8->