A second skin, not armour
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A slim Tom Ford suit, a knitted tie, a Crockett-style boot, a navy pea coat and a shawl-collar cardigan.
Jany Temime designed Skyfall and Spectre, and took a specific brief to Tom Ford: "A suit that is a continuation of your body, a suit that is like a second skin. Not something that is protective but something which moves with his body." She took the shape to Ford directly — "he said he understands because he's a filmmaker himself." No Time to Die was designed by Suttirat Anne Larlarb.
Close through the chest, short jacket. It only works if it genuinely fits.
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Square-ended, wool or silk knit, navy or charcoal. The most liftable piece here.
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Straight, indigo, no fading.
Close, but only if it fits properly. Temime's cut is slim through the chest and short in the jacket — on the wrong body it looks tight rather than sharp, and there's no forgiving detail anywhere. The knitted tie is the single most liftable piece. Square-ended, wool or silk knit, in navy or charcoal. It does more than a silk tie and costs less. Stay in navy, charcoal and midnight blue. Bond almost never wears black, and never brown. And the off-duty half is genuinely useful: a navy pea coat, a shawl-collar cardigan, a plain jumper and dark denim. That's a full winter wardrobe with nothing wasted.
A slim navy suit cut close enough to sprint in, with a white shirt, knitted tie and chukka boots. Tailoring as field equipment.
A steel dive watch — the one piece of kit Bond never improvises. Modest size, dark dial, no complications you'd have to explain.
Baggy tailoring and shiny fabrics. Bond's suits whisper; the navy pea coat and plain crew jumper carry the off-duty scenes.