Orlebar Brown cheater brand, or a new brand worthy of Bond?

Bmorelli11

I came across a new swim wear brand called Hemingsworth (I have no affiliation with the brand) and I'm trying to decide if it's Bond-worthy or an Orlebar Brown cheater brand.

The Hemingsworth are certainly high-end (£185.00, $250 USD) they're made in London using top materials including: Italian made Tahitian Mother of Pearl buttons, made-to-order Italian zippers, and buckles cast and finished in Germany. The side tabs are certainly reminiscent of Orlebar Brown and the coin pocket reminds me of the Sunspel swim shorts that they make based on the Jantzen trunks Connery wore in Thunderball.

I have two pair of Orlebar Brown swim shorts that I love, but I'm thinking of trying a pair of Hemingsworth to see how they compare; I live in Florida and don't get to wear all the awesome cold weather Bond gear! What do you think, Bond worthy or just a copycat?

http://www.hemingsworth.com/

Chriscoop

I like them, they are high end and I don't think they are a cheater brand, swimology were producing retro style riviera type swim shorts before ob became big news. In fact given that some ob's are made in Turkey these may well be more bondian ( p.s I have over 20 ob products so I'm defo not rubbishing them)

Bmorelli11

Chriscoop wrote:

I like them, they are high end and I don't think they are a cheater brand, swimology were producing retro style riviera type swim shorts before ob became big news. In fact given that some ob's are made in Turkey these may well be more bondian ( p.s I have over 20 ob products so I'm defo not rubbishing them)

I really like the look of them too and appreciate that they're made in England!

Commandant

I agree with the above.
The design is great and the quality is good.
I discovered the brand on the forum and bought other non bond related items.

Cheers