Daniel's hairstyle as 007
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I know this has been a topic of conversation before on the James Bond forums. But what preference do people have out of Craig's 5 films? For me, it's Quantum of Solace (which is a shame as it's Daniel's worst movie)
SF was cool, but probably just a little too short. It was close to a buzz cut
Curious to get people's thoughts on Craig's hair in the below photos from Casino Royale. It always bugged me how quiffed it was. But looking back on it now, I don't really mind it. I'm getting kinda OCD going through CR and seeing how his hairstyle seems to change from scene-to-scene throughout.
I wish they styled his hair like this during the casino scenes. The more classical look would have suited those sequences.This photo was taken a few months after CR wrapped in 2006 at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
SF was cool, but probably just a little too short. It was close to a buzz cut
Curious to get people's thoughts on Craig's hair in the below photos from Casino Royale. It always bugged me how quiffed it was. But looking back on it now, I don't really mind it. I'm getting kinda OCD going through CR and seeing how his hairstyle seems to change from scene-to-scene throughout.
I wish they styled his hair like this during the casino scenes. The more classical look would have suited those sequences.This photo was taken a few months after CR wrapped in 2006 at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
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Well I always thought his hair in Layer Cake and generally from that period was perfect. Perhaps in retrospect it's actually a bit of a mixture of the same style from CR and QOS. But I have very find memories of that look.
Very good photos of Craig there from Walther p99!! I understand that segment was filmed around the time that Spectre came out. I'm surprised they didn't go with this look. Perhaps during the Morocco sequences. Interested that you mention the side-parting that Craig uses during the tuxedo scenes in SF to NTTD. What do you make of his hair in the tuxedo during CR?
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also...QoS.
Or maybe it's because they attempted a style for someone with fuller hair? Dunno.
Well...a lot of my imprinted memory when I think about rather than watch QoS is the journey to Mathis's retirement villa...on the Riva speedboat, hair just long enough to flick in the wind. There's a timeless glamour in that whole sequence and it's slightly more 'spy in the world of the rich and powerful' than active duty military cut that we see at other points.
but horses for courses.
I know what you mean — especially his London scenes and arriving in Bolivia. He looks great with it mussed during the finale, though.
SF was...inelegant. Bond in a near crewcut.
SP I don't recall, which says something, I guess.
I prefer the CR look when all is said and done. My vote might change after NTTD though.
Always loved that haircut but the barber always seems to leave the top too long and the sides too short...
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Despite being so different, I find it very difficult to choose my second favourite between SF and QoS. I think both were successful at reinventing and refreshing the established look from CR. The edge just goes to SF for having the balls to commit to such a radical change. The shortness makes him look 10 years older, and at times throughout the film, like a totally different man than in QoS . But it really works on both style and storytelling levels. Whilst the SF haircut may sacrifice some elegance, I believe it is Craig's Bond's most masculine look.
I get the criticism towards the QoS cut, I see it, but it still really works for me and looks great. I couldn't imagine that film with a different cut.
The Spectre haircut is by far the worst for me. I don't think its bad, just lackluster. Like many creative in decisions Spectre, I think they just fell back on something that worked in the past, with little extra thought.
The SP haircut is clearly going for the CR look, but Craig's hairline had changed quite a bit between 2006 and 2015, so it doesn't look quite right. I really think they missed an opportunity to reinvent his haircut again, as a result it feels stale.
In CR through SF, Craig had a tapered back cut. In Spectre he had a rounded back cut. I think it made him appear less lean and somewhat more stout.
The NTTD cut looks great so far. In terms of solid haircuts that any man can wear, it might come out on top!
It's quite similar to his hair in the train sequence with Vesper. Which I always thought looked neater.
To my eye, this look reminds me of the style he had on the train with vesper. Do people agree? Also, intrigued to know where that suit below is from. Would have preferred Daniel referred it over the Brioni in the film. Which felt a little staid and conventional.
I always hated the buzz cut in Skyfall, and I’ve thought that longer, messier hair would have fit the story better than the military cut he maintains. He can’t be bothered to shave his face, but buzzing his head is manageable? And the spiky hair in CR doesn’t seem right for the character, but it does go with the immature character of the time. I preferred his hair at his 2005 announcement, though it was a bit sloppy. That hair would have worked for Skyfall.
You're right, it would make a nice change to have that style for at least one film. Instead, they went with that incredibly short style for one film. Which made for a very interesting departure. Though perhaps, it was a little too short in hindsight. I guess they were trying to sell that uber masculine, no-nonsense alpha male look.
But it was closer to John McClane or even Phil Mitchell
However, he looked stunning with the shorter hair matched with the stubble. I kinda wish they kept that look for the entirety of the film. The stubble wasn't really that noticeable, so they could have got away with it still being an elegant look.
I think Craig's look may have been inspired by his fashion muse, Tom Ford
Found this interesting picture and quote from Zoe Tahir talking about the logic behind the decision. She's posted a lot on her Instagram that this is her favourite look of Craig has Bond...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BomtPxMgVj6/?utm_source=ig_embed
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You think so? It's noticeably more bouffant-y in the CR photo. It actually looks like Craig coping Brosnan in that shot. I don't mind either, I probably prefer Layer Cake, because it's closer to Craig's usual style.
I suppose, the most noticeable departure from Craig's hair was SF. Which deliberately went with the mean, shaved look. The more I think about it, the more this look is my favourite. It's sexy and has a 'bad boy' quality. It's far from conventional and is just more edgy.
(1) CR: Blonde/brown
(2) QOS: Golden brown/brown
(3) SF: Blonde
(4) SP: Blonde
(5) NTTD: Brown/Grey
Was Daniel a bit ginger in some scenes in QOS....(It's probably just the lighting and camera filter. Nevertheless, these are two of the sexiest images in his tenure as 007)