It was the first of fourteen James Bond books which have gone on to sell over 60 million copies worldwide and be translated into 20 languages. His first novel, Casino Royale (1953), introduced spy hero, James Bond, agent 007, to the world. The hardcover book features Pierce Brosnan on the cover.Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist. Just before Casino Royale came out, Brioni launched a £3,000 Bond-themed tuxedo, which had 'James Bond' stitched into the silver lining and was sold in a few select stores.īrioni has been worn by celebrities since the 1950s, including by stars as Clark Gable, John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, Tom Cruise and Jude Law.įind Brioni items online at and on eBay.Ī nice collectible is the book Brioni (Universe of Fashion), available at AbeBooks, Amazon or eBay for less than $20. Dupont Cufflinks and John Lobb Luffield shoes. According to a 2006 article in the Times Online, everybody at the casino table in Casino Royale was dressed by Brioni. With the tuxedo he wears the Turnbull & Asser bow tie and shirt with S.T. The famous tuxedo worn by Bond during the poker scenes in Casino Royale is Brioni. (Craig wore a Dunhill dinner jacket to the premiere of Casino Royale).

In Die Another Day, Bond also wears a more casual Brioni blue floral shirt.Īfter the Brosnan Bond era, Daniel Craig continued the new Brioni tradition in Casino Royale.Ĭraig wore a charcoal gray Brioni suit, at the London press conference announcing his role of Bond in Casino Royale, and in the movie he wears Brioni as well. In GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day, Bond wears Brioni suits, often combined with a Turnbull & Asser shirt, Turnbull & Asser tie or Sulka tie, Dunhill cufflinks and Church's shoes. She also wanted something that that was sheer luxury, unmistakably synonymous with expensiveness. In the book Dressed to Kill - James Bond The Suited Hero, Lindy Hemming explains that she wanted a company capable of tailoring in the Savile Row manner, and - because of GoldenEye's tight shooting schedule - could produce a lot of suits very quickly. Brioni suits are worn by Pierce Brosnan in all of his James Bond movies and by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale.īrioni, a famous Italian bespoke house, was introduced to Bond by costume designer Lindy Hemming in the movie GoldenEye.

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