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It makes no difference if they are stills, two second cuts, or ten minute scenes. It's easy to tell when something doesn't look right. As I stated previously, the overcoat fits poorly. That's evident from the stills I've seen and is a fact, not an opinion. The rest of my comments about the sunglasses, the shoes, tie pin, etc are my opinion. I just think they look overly ostentatious. I think Bond should dress in a far more understated fashion, but that is my preference. But suggesting I'm pretentious because I'm able to come to these conclusions from a still, rather than from seeing the whole film, is insulting.
Fine, I stand corrected. You obviously know far more about it than I do.
NATOs are not "elegant" straps. They're practical. And it isn't remotely the same strap as the one in GF, which isn't even a NATO strap, it's a military pass-through strap in 18mm.
I'll admit that the rules have changed regarding formal watches, and a tool watch is now seen as acceptable to wear formally, but a NATO strap will always, to my mind at least, look utterly wrong with formal or evening wear.
Dr. No:
http://s87.photobucket.com/user/teeritz/media/DrNoStill3.jpg.html
http://s9.postimg.org/9qqpepfov/Dr_No_Dress_Watch_2.jpg
http://s7.postimg.org/4wijlpvzf/Dr_No_Dress_Watch.jpg
FRWL:
http://s27.postimg.org/e8mqm37fn/From_Russia_with_Love_Dress_Watch.jpg
http://s1.postimg.org/oezhnfcbj/From_Russia_with_Love_Dress_Watch_2.jpg
GF:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3b/11/e9/3b11e9c1fd520c8d7f81c13ed465fcf1.jpg
http://s8.postimg.org/8zjfzl2v9/Goldfinger_Dress_Watch_2.jpg
http://s14.postimg.org/jil86h475/Goldfinger_Dress_Watch.jpg
YOLT:
http://s16.postimg.org/lh1v007ud/You_Only_Live_Twice_Dress_Watch.jpg
http://seanconneryfan.ru/photos/f13-17-64.jpg
;)
:D
That's my opinion.
You think the costume designers and wardrobe dept would actually put him in clothing that didn't fit?
I'm afraid they would.
They have been very misguided with Bond's formal wardrobe throughout and I think it's for three reasons.
Firstly, they have elected to follow this 'Mad Men' fashion for badly cut fashion suits or, as the great @villieurs53 describes them; " the honey I shrunk the kids Pee-wee Herman look". This is a huge mistake as Bond should be all about understated classicism and, in my opinion, the Craig Bond wardrobe is already dating very badly.
Secondly, although I think Danny is a good actor, I don't think he is a style icon and I think his dodgy personal taste has adversely affected wardrobe choices.
When I see photos of him on the street there is no way he has the innate sense of personal style of say a Steve McQueen or a Carry Grant. He often dresses way too young for his age and makes some bad choices.
Last, but by no means least, Bond is a quintessentially British hero and it makes sense to go to 'The Row' to dress him. This is the bastion of English style and they know how to do it.
Not sure why you see Villiers53 as being great. We saw him as a loose canon. Double standards and all that.
Thankfully he's taken a leave of absence.
When it comes to style and wardrobe nobody matched Connery. Not even close.
When it comes to who I listen too regarding such matters, well Dublo is my go to man in the know.
Too kind, Benster. Too kind.
Not sure who "we" is but I like his frank, informed style. I also find him quite humorous.
Hopefully he'll be back soon!
The "we" @Benny is referring to are the MI6 Community moderators. It's best not to antagonise them deliberately.
But that's just it. It's a matter of personal taste. Tighter fitting suits and slimmer styles are, in fact, the style, especially in Europe. From that standpoint, Bond's (DC's) clothing choices are perfectly fine.
As a fashion icon, DC is hit and miss. But he gets it right more often than wrong:
On DC's personal style, I'm not really a fan of it, but to each their own. It's his life and he's welcome to dress any way he wants during his private time.
As long as people don't break the forum's community guidelines, everyone is free to express their opinion. Having said that, this is a community, and communities work best when everyone is pulling together.
Personally I'm tired of the debate over bonds suit fit. I think it will be recognized as a mistake in a few years, but it seems EON is set on the tight look. What will be.
Fair points. He was provoked, but shouldn't have taken the bait. The issue came to a head during discussion of Craig'sclose-fitting look, which I also have serious problems with. I agree with you......in time this will likely be looked back on as a mistake, just like Moore's somewhat 70's bell bottoms could have been avoided then too.
From my point of view, to date, the SP clothing looks to be much better than SF, which is reassuring, except for the tie-pin.
This is interesting because the three photos illustrate my point perfectly:
photo one: the trousers are way too long and the colour palette is contrived.
Photo two: the suit is way too tight and again the colour palette is wrong.
Photo three: Sorry but he looks like 'Bob the builder'
I rest my case.
The fit of picture 2 is perfect to me, it is how I'd wear, but color is pretty awful, don't know if it is the photo.
In picture 3 he is just a fine badass
Now a brown leather jacket to match the shoes in picture 3 would be quite a good look with a proper brown bag, but alas you have to wear Grandma's knitting if you still want Christmas gifts.
Mine, too! I'm biased as I own a pair, tho'! ;-)