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The Fabric of Film: Tough Guy Wear

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Guys in Films. Tagged Barbour, Belstaff, Blade Trinity, Brad Pitt, Fight Blub, Hilary Swank, Indiana Jones, Inglourious Basterds, Javier Bardem, leather, leather jacket, Marlon Brando, masculinity, racing jacket, Rebel, Ryan Reynolds, S Icon, shawl collar, Steve McQueen, The Counselor, Trialmaster, wax cotton, Will Smith. Bookmark the permalink.

In honour of The Times’ film critic Kevin Maher’s list of iconic movie rebels, we take a look at what it truly takes to make a tough guy in cinema. What constitutes a tough guy, as in ‘man’, on film … Continue reading→

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Sean Connery in Dr. No: The Template For 007

10 Dec ’10

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Bond on film, Clothes from 1960s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 007, Anthony Sinclair, bespoke, blazer, bow tie, braces, cocktail cuff, Conduit Street, Daks tops, dinner suit, Dr. No, Edwardian, gauntlet cuffs, James Bond, lapels, Matt Spaiser, Neo-Edwardian, oxford shoes, Premium Content, Roger Moore, Savile Row, Sean Connery, serge, shawl collar, shirt, suit, Terrance Young, trilby, turnback cuff, Turnbull & Asser, vents. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments

Matt Spaiser, creator of The Suits of James Bond blog, analyses the style of 007 in the film that started it all – Dr. No. Continue reading→