From Sean Connery to Daniel
Craig, the cars , gizmos may have
changed, but not the suit. Kasmin Fernandes tells us about the long and short
of the story.
"From the clean
tailored lines of the early 60s to the flared bell bottoms of the 70s, Bond was
never without a nice suit. His suits have differed from previous styles because
they bring Bond and his style to the forefront. The new Bond blends seamlessly
into the crowd as a secret agent should, yet stands apart with his suave demeanour," says menswear
designer Narendra
Kumar , who has created an eponymous line for the House of Raro.
Says Sandeep Khapra,
head of design, Blackberrys, "They add power to his persona. At the same
time, the suits appear pretty comfortable; Bond jumps, kicks, falls and runs in
them, and looks dapper in every frame." To update Bond's suits for an
actionpacked 2012 film, costume designer Jany Temime made subtle changes. The buttonholes are higher
than in Sean Connery's day. And the suits are a bit more fitted. It's still a
single-breasted jacket; the difference is in the silhouette and the width of
the lapels.
Craig and Temime put
together the ideal suit through fittings and trying different types of jackets
and trousers ” and designer Tom Ford produced
the suits. In an interview to a fashion portal, Temime recalled the process,
"We had three fittings for each suit. Tom Ford sent his tailor, and the
suits were made for Daniel, in a very traditional, old-fashioned way. They were
the same quality you can find on Savile Row: hand-made, hand-finished.
And therein lies Bond's style secret ” the right fit can come at any price point; but every suit, no matter how much it costs or how perfect it initially appears, should require at least a little tailoring. The ideal one would be completely tailored, though.
And therein lies Bond's style secret ” the right fit can come at any price point; but every suit, no matter how much it costs or how perfect it initially appears, should require at least a little tailoring. The ideal one would be completely tailored, though.
While until recently,
tailor-made suits were the mainstay for older gentlemen, they are now being
embraced by the younger lot in real life and on the screen. Take, for instance, Bollywood actors like Abhay Deol or Hollywood
