walther p99 wrote:MinSpy wrote:I'd rather see him in this than safari style, unless it is modified to be more military style. The styles picked for Craig as Bond are from the McQueen playbook and they look good on him. The Sanders and Sanders boots in Spectre are a good example of this, something I didn't think I would see as they are kinda fugly.
walther p99 wrote: Sure Mcqueen could wear that, but should Bond?
If Craig didn't resemble Mcqueen do you think they would still use him as a style template as much as they have?
I think McQueen's style (at least earlier in his career) was a great template for classic American men's style in general, along with Newman's, Redford's and others. It may sound odd now, but I never viewed Bond as a great example of how to execute casual style well until Craig. So when they were looking to dress Craig in something other than suits, it makes sense to me that they would go back to the classics worn by the more "masculine" style icons. It may have less to do with the way Craig looks in comparison to McQueen, and more to do with the type of Bond he was portraying: more rough and tumble with a definite edge, more comfortable with sarcasm than the charming quip, and with an underlying FU attitude. So his casual clothes needed to match that but still look relatively refined.
I think Craig looks his best as Bond when they keep the casual looks simpler and more utilitarian: fit issues aside, most of what he wore in CR, QoS and SF work really well IMHO. As does the Morocco look in SP (although the Matchless is still a bit of a stretch, if I'm being honest). But in the SP Solden and London finale scenes, I think he looks a little uncomfortable, almost restricted. Like the outfits are too busy or he's trying to be too "Fashion", if you know what I mean.
Anyway, my hope is the return to the casual style of QoS for 25.