JAMES BOND SPECIAL

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JAMES BOND SPECIAL.

With the end of Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond, GC thought it was only fitting to pick out our favorite JB looks. Do you have a favorite brand that he wore?

Tom Ford

The American fashion designing icon has been dressing up Daniel Craig as James Bond in classic suits in four consecutive films — Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time To Die (2021). Ford has helped build a fashion statement around Daniel Craig’s persona. The bespoke Tom Ford suits effortlessly help Bond transition from someone attending a business meeting with M to an undercover agent fighting off enemies of Her Majesty.

One of Ford’s best-known additions to Craig’s James Bond style is the slim-cut two-button O’Connor suits.

Craig will be seen wearing one of those in No Time to Die. In the same Bond film, where Ford worked with costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb, he will wear a Tom Ford black wool Atticus shawl collar cocktail jacket with quilted satin lapel and cuffs. Besides suits, Tom Ford has also teamed up Bond’s look with sunglasses as well as casualwear, similar to the jackets and cardigans seen in Skyfall and Spectre.

Turnbell & Asser

Turnbull & Asser is renowned for its shirts and ties and has been dressing Bond for decades. Sean Connery wore the famous blue cotton cocktail cuffed shirt by Turnbull & Asser at their flagship store on Jermyn Street for Dr. No. Since then, the brand has remained an integral part of the Bond franchise up until Casino Royale.

N.Peal

Apart from a V-neck by John Smedley sported briefly in Skyfall, Daniel Craig has mostly appeared in N.Peal knitwear in Bond films. In No Time to Die, Craig will be seen in an N.Peal navy ribbed army sweater as well as combat trousers, which has been designed with costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb. The braces for the outfit are also by N.Peal. The British cashmere knitwear brand first made a blue wave round neck knit for Craig in Skyfall. Moreover, in Spectre N.Peal returned with a fumo grey roll neck and a charcoal mock neck for Craig.

Paying homage to Bond and the legacy of his iconic knitwear, N.Peal launched a Fifty Years Of Bond retrospective collection in 2019, featuring 13 different Bond wears from films such as Goldfinger (1964), Live And Let Die (1973) and GoldenEye (1995), among others. These included ivory tubular roll neck sweater, black polo neck sweater in 100 percent cashmere and cable crew neck sweater.

Paying homage to Bond and the legacy of his iconic knitwear, N.Peal launched a Fifty Years Of Bond retrospective collection in 2019, featuring 13 different Bond wears from films such as Goldfinger (1964), Live And Let Die (1973) and GoldenEye (1995), among others. These included ivory tubular roll neck sweater, black polo neck sweater in 100 percent cashmere and cable crew neck sweater.

Barbour

The benchmark of British outdoor wear, the Ki To is by Barbour Beacon Heritage Sports Jacket created by Japanese designer Tokihito Yoshida.Iy has become one of the most iconic wears among fans of the Bond franchise, not just because of its simplicity but also because many believe it to be more attainable and enduring than other dresses Craig wore on-screen despite its price.Barbour is a British luxury brand, which is famous for its outdoor clothing such as waxed jackets.In No Time to Die, Daniel Craig as James Bond will be seen wearing a navy waxed cotton Barbour Graham jacket, made in collaboration with Engineered Garments.

Crockett & Jones.Crockett & Jones, the shoemaker from Northampton, England, is the preferred brand for

Daniel Craig’s 007 when it comes to footwear. As Bond, Daniel Craig wears shoes by this brand on most of the formal events in his films. Oxfords and derby shoes by this brand are the go-to style and have been seen most on Bond.

In Skyfall, his ensembles featured shoes from the Crockett & Jones range, including Alex, Islay, Tetbury and Highbury. In Spectre, the brand gave Bond a variety of new styles — Camberley, Northcote, Norwich, Radnor and Swansea. Except for Swansea, which was in dark brown suede, all others were in Black Calf. In No Time to Die, Craig is wearing the Molton Dark Brown Rough-Out Suede chukka boots by Crockett & Jones. This is besides the return of Highbury, which will appear in the scene where Bond is sitting in M’s office.

Crockett & Jones has launched a special edition shoe aptly named “James” to celebrate the 25th instalment in the Bond franchise. “James” is a fully leather lined oxford bearing the 007 logo in silver foil on the inside. The shoe is crafted from the finest black box calf leather sourced from European tanneries. The sole is Crockett & Jones signature Hand Grade leather.