Does anyone have any info on this?

The Bond Experience

I know some completist may have some info on these pajamas that I won and received...no I am not the model in the pix...he is from the auction. Any history or info on this would be GREAT!

thespyboys11

The Mantis wrote:

...no I am not the model in the pix...

You are NOW...LOL
Ed
TheSpyBoys.com

scaramangasgoldengun

Hi David .. long time no speak ..

i dont get it ) are these Bond related in some way ?

or is your collecting just becoming more eccentric )

Higgins

looks a bit like Santa on his day off

Nice item Mantis but sorry no more info on it. Cheers

thespyboys11

scaramangasgoldengun wrote:

are these Bond related in some way ?

LOOK AT THE SLEEVE....see the 007
Ed
TheSpyBoys.com

Aston Martin DBS

thespyboys11 wrote:

scaramangasgoldengun wrote:

are these Bond related in some way ?

LOOK AT THE SLEEVE....see the 007
Ed
TheSpyBoys.com

Ed

"What sharpe little eyes you've got!"

Mantis

These will just be the thing to wear if you go to a Pyjama party at The PlayBoy Mansion - don't be surprised if you get called Mr Heffner though.

scaramangasgoldengun

sharp eye indeed Ed.

ok i am willing to bet these are a 60's product tie in like the bond shoes and trenchcoats etc, bath towels, and bedding etc aftershave etc

the OO7 logo looks similar to the font etc used on the OO7 swim wear of the 60's watch your THUNDERBALL phenomenon feature on your DVD and you will see what i mean

hope this helps

ke02eww

looks like they are indeed an 007-tie in as SGG says, made by Weldon, the 1960's pajama makers..

http://www.adclassix.com/a3/51weldonpajamas.htm

There's a refernce to them in the MI6 article on toys etc from the 60's

http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/history_press_bond_merchandise.php3

"In May, Revere Knitting Mills will bring out knit shirts with the numerals 007 embroidered on them. Spatz Bros, of New York is making a new 007 trench-coat with secret pockets, throws a plastic Beretta into the bargain. Weldon Manufacturing is planning his and hers pajamas with secret pockets, and Harry Diamond Corp. is making 007 swimsuits and sports shirts. "

secret pockets....

BTW I think Ed's pic proves they suit you DZ.... B-)

And Ed, were you the original Weldon model?...

The Bond Experience

Thank you, ke02eww!!! Great info and just what I was looking for...yes there are two secret pockets in the pajamas..one in the sleeve that is knife shaped and another one that now holds what's left of my self respect. The second is a very, very small pocket. ;%

thespyboys11

ke02eww wrote:

And Ed, were you the original Weldon model?...

Obviously...I WAS!!!
(Great pic...I laughed my you-know-what-off)
Ed
TheSpyBoys.com

PS: I look better in my "silly" outfit than David...LOL

PoorMansJB

The color shifts a bit from pic to pic in the original post but would it be fair to call the PJs "maroon"?

If so, I have news (good, bad, or simply disturbing): I own the matching "trench coat" robe.

The Bond Experience

LOL!!! It is most certainly a maroon! And I love the fact that we book-end the contry AND this sleepwear set.

themanfrombrussels

and while we are into the clothes section .
any info on this one , picked it up from a US vintage shop .

ke02eww

again looks like a tie-in shirt....

made by Haband the mail order clothing firm.... www.haband.com

You could try contacting them and asking them....

There are a couple of ways:

You can send an e-mail to service@haband.net. We generally can respond to you within 1 to 2 business days.
You can call our order line at 1-800-742-2263. These operators are only able to take orders and cannot privide any other customer service information.
You can call our service line at 1-800-213-1220. Standard service line hours are 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (Eastern).

Company Contacts
Contact Name
Tracey Jones, Manager —

good luck

PoorMansJB

Here's a pic of the Weldon "trench coat" (have other views if anyone needs 'em) along with a blurb from the Thunderball pressbook regarding their 007 line.

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Click on either thumbnail to be taken to a larger image.

As with many other products, the Bond clothing craze pretty much peaked with Thunderball; there were licenses granted throughout Europe, South America, Japan, and elsewhere.

In North America alone we had Noveltex, Spatz Bros., Haband, Trimount, Revere, Allison, Harry Diamond, Hush Puppy, Adler, Endicott Johnson ... and those are just the ones I can recall off the top of my head!

Not all of these were marked "Bond" or "007" as some makers were simply promoting the fact that Connery wore their stuff on-screen. There were also companies like London Fog, Bond Suits, and so on that weren't connected to the franchise in any way but benefited vicariously by playing-up the genre in their advertising.

A great source for ads for any of these brands are "men's magazines" (Playboy especially, and the movie tie-in issues in particular) circa 65/66.

I've been collecting this stuff for years ... finding the vintage notion of the "James Bond lifestyle" far more interesting than today's mindset: The ad campaigns for this stuff were so utterly outrageous ("Buy this hair tonic and you WILL BE James Bond!") or downright offensive ("Gives you a license to kill ... women!") that you wonder how they ever got approved ... even decades before "politically incorrect" came into vogue.

*The press book was scanned at 300 dpi for those who might want to print; as a result, the image loads slowly.

themanfrombrussels

ke02eww wrote:

again looks like a tie-in shirt....

made by Haband the mail order clothing firm.... www.haband.com

You could try contacting them and asking them....

There are a couple of ways:

You can send an e-mail to service@haband.net. We generally can respond to you within 1 to 2 business days.
You can call our order line at 1-800-742-2263. These operators are only able to take orders and cannot privide any other customer service information.
You can call our service line at 1-800-213-1220. Standard service line hours are 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (Eastern).

Company Contacts
Contact Name
Tracey Jones, Manager —

good luck

appreciated, found that link as well (and sent them a mail ... you never know).
did not know this was and still is a mail order company .

The Bond Experience

WOW! Love the research chops being shown...THANKS!!!

Head of Section

themanfrombrussels wrote:

and while we are into the clothes section .
any info on this one , picked it up from a US vintage shop.

Oh dear God, I worked at Haband for a few months! I had no idea they ever made that!

themanfrombrussels

Hello,
i'm always looking to ad original 60s 007 tagged clothes and accessories , toileteries, jewellery, food and drink consumables to my collection .
please do not hesitate to contact me if you have anything unwanted .
best regards
Thierry aka themanfrombrussels

PoorMansJB wrote:

Here's a pic of the Weldon "trench coat" (have other views if anyone needs 'em) along with a blurb from the Thunderball pressbook regarding their 007 line.

*
Click on either thumbnail to be taken to a larger image.

As with many other products, the Bond clothing craze pretty much peaked with Thunderball; there were licenses granted throughout Europe, South America, Japan, and elsewhere.

In North America alone we had Noveltex, Spatz Bros., Haband, Trimount, Revere, Allison, Harry Diamond, Hush Puppy, Adler, Endicott Johnson ... and those are just the ones I can recall off the top of my head!

Not all of these were marked "Bond" or "007" as some makers were simply promoting the fact that Connery wore their stuff on-screen. There were also companies like London Fog, Bond Suits, and so on that weren't connected to the franchise in any way but benefited vicariously by playing-up the genre in their advertising.

A great source for ads for any of these brands are "men's magazines" (Playboy especially, and the movie tie-in issues in particular) circa 65/66.

I've been collecting this stuff for years ... finding the vintage notion of the "James Bond lifestyle" far more interesting than today's mindset: The ad campaigns for this stuff were so utterly outrageous ("Buy this hair tonic and you WILL BE James Bond!") or downright offensive ("Gives you a license to kill ... women!") that you wonder how they ever got approved ... even decades before "politically incorrect" came into vogue.

*The press book was scanned at 300 dpi for those who might want to print; as a result, the image loads slowly.

The Bond Experience

Wow, this thread brings back memories...still have those pajamas...might be a Christmas morning wearing tradition I need to start...great research above and very fun read!

Donald Grant

Great info TMFB. I happen to have the U.S. pressbook for Thunderball. Pressbooks are great for understanding how the Bond movies were marketed particularly in their heyday.

DG

Voituer

He He, those PJ's are hilarious!

if you follow this link to one of my pages about half way down is the front and back packaging for this set. I have never opened them so it is great to see them modeled !

http://www.jamesbondtoys.co.uk/collection/Clothing/clothing.htm

James Bond slippers would be a blast , actually they could be if issued by Q branch..

Happy Holidays

The Bond Experience

Awsome...will have to take pix of my vintage clothing over the holidays....there is some crazy stuff!

themanfrombrussels

Donald Grant wrote:

Great info TMFB. I happen to have the U.S. pressbook for Thunderball. Pressbooks are great for understanding how the Bond movies were marketed particularly in their heyday.

DG

Hi DG, i love them as well ... i'm wondering if anybody knows the existence of the shoe case or display ?

themanfrombrussels

The Mantis wrote:

Awsome...will have to take pix of my vintage clothing over the holidays....there is some crazy stuff!

excellent news, looking forward to this

themanfrombrussels

Hi Nick,

would be nice to see all the french stuff on there, the pictures of the raincoat, jacket + 007 hanger, ...

happy holidays as well .

Thierry

Voituer wrote:

He He, those PJ's are hilarious!

if you follow this link to one of my pages about half way down is the front and back packaging for this set. I have never opened them so it is great to see them modeled !

http://www.jamesbondtoys.co.uk/collection/Clothing/clothing.htm

James Bond slippers would be a blast , actually they could be if issued by Q branch..

Happy Holidays

Voituer

I have the boxed Montgomery Ward shoes but have never seen the display, has anyone ever seen the UK lipstick display for FRWL - its in the campaign book.

Voituer

Hey Thierry, how are you doing?

One day i will get all the vintage stuff together and photograph it as its quite bizarre how the marketing people think that putting 007 on something will equal great sales!

History shows that it really does not.

It is quite at odds with say this website and others where people now actively look for clothes to dress like 007. The major difference is they are looking for the same items "as worn by" opposed to say a garment with "James Bond" sewed into the label.

I have a collection of 007 socks but for some reason no underwear, I would have thought that "secret pants" would have sold like a million pairs!

regards

PPK 7.65mm

Nice find David!

It is always fun to discover the history of the vintage 007 stuff, no matter how bizarre it looks by presnet day standerds.

themanfrombrussels

Voituer wrote:

Hey Thierry, how are you doing?

Hi Nick

i'm doing OK, had to slow down a lil' bit on the collection in the last few months due to the recession, but still managed to ad good bits and pieces to the collection .

Voituer wrote:

One day i will get all the vintage stuff together and photograph it as its quite bizarre how the marketing people think that putting 007 on something will equal great sales!

History shows that it really does not.

really looking forward to this .

i suppose Corgi Toys are the ones who had the biggest success .
you can also blame my parents for not buying any 007 toys when i was a child in the sixties, i had the batmobile, the monkeemobile a dakatri set and a Beatles guitar ... all tv series that were shown on tv in Belgium at the time, but never had any 007 toys . I have a good childhood memory and the only item i still remember clearly in the local toy shop is the Gold Aston Martin Corgi .

Voituer wrote:

It is quite at odds with say this website and others where people now actively look for clothes to dress like 007. The major difference is they are looking for the same items "as worn by" opposed to say a garment with "James Bond" sewed into the label.

I have a collection of 007 socks but for some reason no underwear, I would have thought that "secret pants" would have sold like a million pairs!

regards

my theory is that JB did not wear underpants, no time to waste when he met his female partners, a quickie and time to go again , being continental and also spending a fair amount of time with my french neighbours, they have this rumour going around that english men do not take their socks off while having sex ... this could be the answer to the problem ) ) )

themanfrombrussels

any info on this one ? sent by a friend who is also collecting 007 tagged clothes .
60s ? 70s ? 80s ?