Interest thread....Madagascar Shirt
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Need a quick turn around on this question....who here would want a replica (in their size of course)of the Madagascar shirt that Bond wears in the amazing chase scene in the beginning of the movie? I have found a shop that says they can replicate that pattern AND they will send me swatches for approval before they make any of the shirts. The shirts will run about $75 each plus shipping, and they ship EVERYWHERE. So, that being said if you would plunk down for one of these just reply on this thread....
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DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
OK, I was hoping to get at least ten interested parties before I pay for the prototypes and we hit our goal within 12 hours. I will contact the shop today and tell them to start the process....here is how it will transpire:
1) They will begin experimenting with swatches. Meanwhile they will send me several "blank shirts" to find out best drape, fit, cut, look etc of the raw shirt. I assume we should do these in silk? I will photograph the choices.
2) Once several swatches are created they will send me the "board" so we can choose the best approximation of the pattern.
3) Based on the raw shirt, fabric, and pattern they will create a prototype shirt which they will send to me. I will photograph it, wear it etc and if we are all happy then they will make double the number we order (if we order ten they will make twenty etc).
Keep in mind this will be a long process BUT I think in the end we will be VERY happy with the results.
That sounds great, however the movie shirt does not look like silk to me. I'll have to review it again, but it looks like cotton to me.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Cheers!
My vote is for rayon.
Was thinking about trying to do this myself, but you are the man with the connections.
I agree on Cotton or Rayon BTW
Cheers,
Mark
BTW...if you can accurately replicate this shirt---in glorious 2XL---count me in B-)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Yeah, but you have to remember how many different shirts were used to film those scenes. Not to mention the fact that some of those scenes were of stuntmen doubling for DC. I realize that some old time Hawaiian shirts were made of rayon and silk, but that is not what this is. It was a custom made shirt for James Bond and it's not Hawaiian.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
I'm sure you're right. Still, it's very much an Hawaiian 'style' shirt, IMRO, albeit certainly more subdued in pattern. I'm quite sure the filmmakers made eight dozen of them, worn both by Craig and his doubles...and each shot featured a relatively fresh shirt (appropriately distressed and soiled for continuity's sake) to look as good as possible in the fleeting moment of screen time allotted, for the shot in question. I was actually referring to the various close-ups of Craig himself wearing the shirt. Perhaps it's all about starch
All professionals involved did a masterful job---especially if the garment in question is basic 100% cotton {[]
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM