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Global James Bond Day

I was working on a project trying to pinpoint the moment in time menswear started this absurd fit in suits and sportcoats. And Ash over at the Chaps Guide let us know that 64 years ago today Dr No was released so I thought I would go ahead and post my research. Most every one attributes this odd fit business to Tom Ford’s work with costuming James Bond and that is probably correct. Casino Royale (the Daniel Craig version) came out in 2006. But that first movie I believe was a Bironi suit. It looks pretty correct in proportion to me. I looked at another big movie franchise rebooted one year earlier than Casino Royale: Christian Bales’s Batman. Both Bale and Craig are in incredible shape so it’s not the fitness of the guy that’s different. It’s the cut of the suit. By the sequel, Quantum of Solace (2008), Ford was brought in and since that time the Bond suits got tighter and tighter and shorter and shorter. As early as 2008 when Tom Ford did the sequel Quantum of Solace you can see the operable button and the suit skirt beginning to creep up. I know I sound like a broken record. But I just happened to be watching these movies recently and made an effort to try and discover the origin and time line of this weirdness in menswear. Stores didn’t adopt this fashion change immediately but I would guess the switch came about within 10!years of that second Craig movie. In Casino Royal things were still pretty normal- The tux (excellent proportions) and the two following pics, front and back show a well proportioned blue Bironi suit which were taken from Casino Royale. Compare that to the next two Pics which are Ford designs and you should clearly see how ill proportioned they are. After QoS, the following three Craig movies (2008-2021) my guess is somewhere in the middle of these years guys started wearing this Ford odd fit as stores began to sell it as a “modern fit”. I m not going to belabor why it’s so bad again just thought this timeline might interest some guys. Before you completely write this rant off type this into Google and see what happens:

are mens styles reverting back to normal length suits and fuller legs

Oh well. The rest of the guys are probably thinking- That’s enough Brian-no more broken record. Just pick up the needle. For those who are ready for a different tune. -Enjoy Ash’s video today below. Cheers brothers I’m going to have a shaken not stirred martini 🍸🍸

https://youtu.be/Idv8yOknA_M?is=8MUJMiZNKZqoB4DY

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Global James Bond Day