Clik here to view.
Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)To all you Bond clothe freaks I have a question you might have an answer for…If the rumors about Bond being the fantasy man of Fleming and a mirror… same habits in food etc…Why...
View ArticleRe: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
That was Fleming's decision. Fleming put Bond in a black knit tie, which is probably less conspicuous for a spy. In the films, Connery wore knit ties throughout Goldfinger and one in You Only Live...
View ArticleRe: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
Matt S wrote:That was Fleming's decision. Fleming put Bond in a black knit tie, which is probably less conspicuous for a spy. In the films, Connery wore knit ties throughout Goldfinger and one in You...
View ArticleRe: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
Oh, I had always thought that daywear bows were not used for Bond as to keep it a wardrobe ident for M! In the same way that Bond is never seen wearing tweed or dogtooth style suits, or three piece...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Re: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
danjaq_0ff wrote:you would look good in a bow Ian Just a quick anecdote – while attending gala dinner at a medical symposium in brazil I was the only one with a bow-tie on – all looked and nodded…...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
I have always been told that black tie events meant bow tie, it usually says so on the invitation, not that I have been to many
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
danjaq_0ff wrote:I have always been told that black tie events meant bow tie, it usually says so on the invitation, not that I have been to many Ohhhh Peter… if you ever do don’t use one of these...
View ArticleRe: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
I went to a black tie event several weeks ago and yes - black tie means a bowtie even if the bowtie you opt for isn't black! To add to the confusion people seem to wear normal black ties now to black...
View ArticleRe: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
nms75 wrote:I went to a black tie event several weeks ago and yes - black tie means a bowtie even if the bowtie you opt for isn't black! To add to the confusion people seem to wear normal black ties...
View ArticleRe: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
Yes, black tie is a bow tie. Remember that the dinner suit (or "Tux" for some) is meant for after 6 PM, to include the bow tie. To wear a long tie with the dinner jacket is just wrong, especially...
View ArticleRe: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
I remember reading somewhere that Fleming favored the navy blue bow tie with white polka dots because that is what Winston Churchill favored. Back in my New England prep school days, I wore a lot of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: Fleming vs Bond (bow-tie)
Was going to pesach yesterday with bowtie…. But my wife wouldn’t allow me….Hummm she said I look like an old professor – hey I am a scientist lolLooked more or less like this : lol
View ArticleClik here to view.