How To Dress Like James Bond [0:00:00]
All right, gentlemen.
Today, we’re talking about the style of James Bond and particular items that you can
steal from his wardrobe to add to yours.
Are you ready, guys?
Let’s get into it.
[Music] First up, let’s talk watches.
The iconic watch associated with James Bond is the Rolex Submariner.
First making its appearance in 1962’s Dr. No on the wrist of Sean Connery.
Next up, we’ve got the Breitling Top Time.
This one appeared in the movie Thunderball.
It was a modified version of the Breitling Top Time as it had a Geiger counter, so James
Bond could use it to detect radiation.
Next up, we’ve got the Omega Seamaster Professional 300 M. This watch has been in the most number
of movies at five.
Now, on the second part of Casino Royale, we see James Bond played by actor Daniel Craig
changed up the watch.
He sticks with Omega, but he goes with the Seamaster Planet Ocean instead.
Now, this watch makes another appearance in Quantum of Solace and Skyfall.
Now, James Bond has worn a lot of watches in the movie and I could have gone on and
on with this list, but I want to end it with the original James Bond watch and that’s
the Rolex Explorer.
This was owned by Ian Fleming and he talked about it in his initial novels and many people
perceive this is actually the original James Bond watch.
All right.
So, I know a lot of you guys are thinking, Antonio, those watches you just talked about
incredibly expensive.
And to be honest, in a modern James Bond movie all the product placements, these are by designer
brands they’re going to be very expensive.
But, use it for inspiration.
You don’t have to buy that exact brand.
Instead look, okay, I like the fit, I like the look, I like the color, I’m going to
find something similar.
Example, the movie Spectre, James Bond arrives in Austria.
He’s walking up to the mountain, he’s carrying this beautiful leather weekender
duffel bag.
Now, that one was made by a high-end company out of Italy and that bag retails for almost
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Next up, let’s talk cufflinks and James Bond absolutely loves cufflinks.
One thing you’re going to notice, most of them are in silver and they are oftentimes
very simple.
I’m not saying you need to stick with silver, but simplicity that’s key with James Bond
in his choice of cufflinks.
It’s always about simple elegance.
You don’t need to have something really loud, something outlandish.
Now, let’s talk about James Bond and sunglasses.
I’ve got bad news and good news.
The bad news is in most of the modern movies we’re seeing them made by Tom Ford.
They got very particular names and they are expensive.
The good news is he really sticks with just three styles and you can buy them from a wide
range of manufacturers if you understand the styles.
First up, let’s talk about the sunglasses we see in the movie Spectre at the Rome funeral
scene and those are made by Tom Ford.
They’re knows as the Snowdon.
Now, that design right there it’s actually based off of a Wayfarer.
It’s a little bit unique a little bit modified, but if you want to get something close, look
for Wayfarers.
Now, this next style, again, I’m pulling from the movie Spectre.
007 he’s in Morocco, he’s wearing Tom Ford’s Henries which are a Clubmaster style.
Now, this is a great style for any face shape and I think it really is nice because it’s
got the strong frame up the top and has no frame in the bottom.
And this is a style for some reason a lot of men don’t own.
Now, this next style which popped up in the movie Skyfall and a few other James Bond movies
that makes sense, it’s got a military heritage and that’s Aviators.
Now, if you’re going to go for a James Bond look, go for a muted pair of frames, you don’t
want anything that’s going to draw attention and the lenses themselves maybe non-reflective
nothing too bright.
[0:04:55] Now, let’s talk about the shoes that James
Bond has in his wardrobe.
The vast majority are going to be black.
That makes sense, he’s British, he’s conservative, he’s a spy, he doesn’t want to draw attention
to himself, so he’s going to wear shoes that are simply workhorses.
But, let’s look at the sole.
He’s going to go with a rubber sole, you’ve got a lot more traction, it’s going to make
sense when you’re chasing down bad guys.
Now, in the movies Goldfinger and Thunderball, we also see that James Bond likes himself
a brown derby.
And this is a great casual dress shoe.
He actually wears it with a suede.
So, this one right here, actually is a non-suede finish, this is actually a top grain leather,
so this leather right here is going to be more resistant to water.
But suede is going to be a little bit more delicate, but it definitely brings in texture
brings in a bit more style.
This one right here, it’s a pair of chukka boots.
It comes out of the World War II British desert boot.
The suede right here is what I want you to take note of.
Provides a little bit of texture, a little bit of style, something definitely James Bond
could bring into his wardrobe.
Now, let’s talk about the casual shoes of James Bond.
And, yes, he has worn them.
Let’s go to Casino Royale in the Madagascar chase scene.
So, what do we see him pulling off there?
These are a pair of Jack Purcell made by Converse, the OTR.
Just overall a great-looking shoe.
Next up, let’s talk about the trainers that he’s wearing in the movie Skyfall.
These are the Adidas Gazelle 2.
They’re an iconic trainer that had been around for decades, but, guys, it’s a great
look and definitely you can add it to your casual wardrobe.
Now, let’s talk about the shirts of James Bond.
So, if you go back and watch Quantum of Solace, if you watched Casino Royale, you’re going
to see that James Bond loves navy polos.
And I love these because it’s one of my favorite shirts in my wardrobe.
I love they can be dressed up they can be dressed down.
Now, let’s talk about the enjoying death shirt as it’s known from the movie Skyfall.
So, this one was made by Zara.
Very difficult to find and I’m not going to say that you need to go grab that shirt,
but I am saying take three points from that shirt.
Number one, it’s cool to wear florals.
So, if you go look at the pattern, those were small flowers.
The other one is small repeating patterns are cool as well.
So, it doesn’t have to be flowers, you could bring in a small dot pattern, whatever you
want to do, but understand the small pattern is perfectly fine.
The other one is stick with whites and stick with blues.
So, whites and blues that should be the majority of shirts in a man’s wardrobe.
First, have your base shirts made with white and with blue.
Next up, we’ve got the safari camp shirt.
And what do we notice about the shirt?
It’s worn untucked and it’s actually got a lot of detail on it.
So, we’re going to see shoulder epaulettes occasionally you don’t have to have them.
We’re going to see double-breasted pockets occasionally.
We’re going to see four pockets on the shirt.
Again, this is a casual shirt oftentimes made from linen or a material that’s made basically
wick away moisture, but this is for hot weather a great casual shirt to add to your wardrobe.
Now, let’s talk about trousers.
But, before that, let me ask you a question.
If you were to meet James Bond, I know he’s not real, but if you were to meet him in person,
would you expect him to be wearing shorts or jeans?
The answer is probably no.
Yes, he’s worn shorts in the movies when he’s jumping into the water going swimming,
but for the vast majority of the time, we see this guy covering his legs and wearing
proper trousers.
So, chinos, oftentimes we’re going to see them in this color a khaki, but they come
in a wide range of other colors.
Right here, these slacks right here, they’re going to be made from a gray gray on color,
will match almost anything in your wardrobe.
Right here, tropical weight trousers.
So, these are going to be cooler than shorts in most instances because they’re going
to protect your legs from the sun, they’re going to look much more elegant and, again,
you can wear them with the number of the shirts I just talked about.
Now, let’s talk about jackets and I want to drive this point home.
Imagine James Bond in your mind, most likely he’s wearing a suit, he’s wearing a tuxedo,
he’s wearing some type of a jacket.
Guys, it is his suit of armor.
The guy in Morocco in the movie Spectre, what is he wearing?
A leather suede jacket.
Now, it’s pretty warm there, but he understands that it makes him look great, it allows him
to probably conceal and carry, allows him to carry a few more things.
Now, a great suede jacket like this lightweight, this is actually great during the summer when
it cools off perhaps at night.
Now, for most situations though, we see that James Bond is going to pull off sports jackets
and suits and the guy looks great every time he wears it because it fits him, it’s going
to build up the shoulders, it’s going to trim up your waistline, it’s going to help
you look great.
Now, one thing I want to point out, this puff pocket square right here with all the color,
James Bond probably wouldn’t wear anything like this.
I get it, but guys don’t think that you can’t pull off a pocket square.
The white linen presidential fold that you see right here, this one look great in any
situation and I can see James Bond pulling this off.
All right, gentlemen, now it’s your turn.
I want to hear from you guys down in the comments.
What’s your favorite James Bond accessory piece of clothing something that you would
love to incorporate in your wardrobe?
I want to hear from you guys down in the comments.
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I will see you in the next video.
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