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Casino Royale | Minute by Minute
Min #21 – Derangement of the Tear Duct
End of minute 20 In minute 21 of Casino Royale we see a poker game between Le Chiffre, an unnamed poker player and Madame Wu, and The Croatian General. We are onboard the [...]
Min #20 – The Sunseeker Predator
End of minute 19 Off to the Bahamas Bond escapes the embassy having just blown it up and killing Mollaka. He retrieves a phone from Mollaka's backpack and sees the work Ellipsis on [...]
Czeching out Prague – Bond, Bourne & Mission Impossible Locations
Czeching out Prague A few weeks ago I was in Prague and took a day out to visit this city, and more importantly the locations of many espionage related films. In preparing for my trip [...]
USER REVIEWS AND COLLECTIBLES
My Bespoke Velvet Dinner Jacket Inspired by Le Chiffre in Casino Royale
"[...] dresses well and meticulously generally in dark double breasted suits." Ian Fleming describing Le Chiffre in his first James Bond novel Casino Royale. And there are dinner jackets Today I'd like to talk about [...]
ROYALE Filmwear – The Altaussee Jacket from Spectre | Review
Spectre: 2015 – Article by Daniel Gaster. (Field report 067). The whole of the last winter, I was wearing this coat.. Daniel Love’s Royale Filmwear has been around for a while now. Reproducing [...]
ROYALE Filmwear | Quantum of Solace | Haiti Jacket | Review
ROYALE Filmwear – Haiti Jacket – Article by Daniel Gaster. (Field report 066). Like most Quantum pieces (screen accurate or reproductions), the jacket has a classic style, which works with a lot of different smart casual [...]
FURTHER THOUGHTS
The House – Transforming from an Ordinary Family to the Owners of a Successful Underground Casino
The 2017 film The House, directed by Andrew J Cohen, is a gripping story of an ordinary family turning into the owners of an underground casino. One of the key aspects of this film are [...]
Memory | A Film that Lives Long in
Peter Sarsgaard Jessica Chastain Memory (2023) Memory is a film that looks incredibly worn and lived in. From the shabby clothes worn by Sol played by Peter Sarsgaard, to the cracked paint on [...]
Wild Card – Jason Statham’s Corduroy Coat
If you are planning to go to a casino for non gamstop free spins, pay attention to the key image of Nick Escalante! A corduroy coat is one of the symbols of style and elegance [...]
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
Lock & Co Hatters X 007 Launch Party (Photo Gallery)
Date 26th April 2022: Location: Lock & Co - St James St. Today I'm just going to share some photos I took on my phone of the Lock & Co X 007 launch party. The [...]
Michael G. Wilson Delivers Speech at the 60th Anniversary Celebrations in Burlington Arcade
Water in a Bollinger Bar, not very Bond like. What's new? On behalf of The Bond Experience I was invited to the Burlington Arcade to see in the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of the James Bond [...]
No Time To Die Royal Albert Hall Red Carpet Premiere | Best Bits
I wanted to share some timely thoughts and photos on the red carpet premiere for No Time To Die. Left: Morten Steingrimsen of James Bond Norway, me and Right: Daniel Gaster Dateline: Roughly [...]
IN CONVERSATION
Mark Bridges talks Maestro
Maestro - BTS - (L to R) Set Costumer Kat St. John, Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein (Director/Writer/Producer), Hairstylist Lori McCoy-Bell and Prosthetic Makeup Artist Vivian Baker on the set of Maestro. Cr. Jason [...]
In Conversation: Ellen Mirojnick Talks Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer: The Costumes I bring you award winning, erstwhile fashionista Ellen Mirojnick, costume designer for Oppenheimer. She began in fashion/couture but segued to costume design and has brought us such Zeitgeist-defining characters/looks as Gordon Gekko in [...]
Chris Kerr on Making for Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning #258
For this episode (#258) of the From Tailors With Love podcast I'm talking in person to bespoke tailor Chris Kerr. We've had Chris on the show before to talk about James Bond and the suit [...]
