In Moonraker, Bond wears a black half-zip shirt during his stealthy nighttime escapades (you can read a detailed description of the original shirt over at Bond Suits.) Orlebar Brown released their interpretation of the shirt—the Moonraker Knitted Half Zip—with the 007 Heritage Collection they released in the summer of 2020. The Moonraker Knitted Half Zip is made from Italian-made Merino wool. [...]
Camp collar shirts in lightweight fabrics are a menswear summer staple. They are particular favorites among Bond fans because of Connery’s penchant for wearing them during his tropical adventures, most notably Thunderball (1965). Orlebar Brown recently released their interpretation of the Thunderball navy camp collar shirt, which inspired my article, “Orlebar Brown Thunderball Linen Shirt Alternatives.” The Details The Abercrombie [...]
When you’re looking for some warm-weather wardrobe ideas, you can’t go wrong taking a cue from Bond’s attire in Thunderball. Connery’s Bond has probably the best tropical wardrobe of the franchise and his clothing in Thunderball is the apex. One of the best things about Connery’s tropical wardrobe is that it is very simple–a lot of camp collar [...]
Orlebar Brown’s 007 Heritage Collection was released to a lot of fanfare among the Bond community. The collection has several stand-out pieces (which will be covered in future blog posts) and a clear favorite is the Bond Linen Jacket. The Bond Linen Jacket is inspired by Bond’s cream linen suit from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. [...]
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