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Who Are You Wearing, James Bond?

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James Bond is famous for a few things, elegant cocktails, beautiful women, danger, and always being a sharp-dressed man. The honor of being the tailor that puts James Bond in his suits has gone to the Italian house of Brioni since Pierce Brosnan suited up for Goldeneye in 1995. But the London TImes reports that Brioni will no longer be dressing Mr. Bond. Instead he will be dressed by the one and only Tom Ford. Ford hasn't commented on this yet and no details have leaked out. I wonder what the more traditional James Bond fans will think when they get curious about Tom Ford and visit his website. Tom makes some pretty elegant suits but his flashy sexually suggestive persona seems a bit too metro for James Bond.

[Thanks, Lana]

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Tom James Company Personalized Pinstripe Suits

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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The Tom James Company has created an intriguing new idea for your business suit, putting your name in pinstripes. Starting in January 2008, the company will offer the Tom James Signature Collection, which is a collection of custom suits, made of the fabrics available from Saville Row's Holland & Sherry. Anyone can personalize their suit's pinstripes using family member names, company mottos or even, in some instances, logos. The Signature Collection suits are available for both men and women range from $13,000 to $25,000.

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Bobbie Nudie, 1913-2006

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Bobbie Nudie, woman who started Nudie's Rodeo Tailors, passed away last week. She and her husband, Nudie Cohn, designed clothes for celebrities from Elvis Presley to Arnold Schwarzenegger, including famous outfits like Elvis's gold lame suit, and put hundreds and thousands of rhinestones on the clothes of country singers everywhere. Their remarkable costumes, which were made to suit their motto that "it is better to be looked over than overlooked," are highly collectible today and sell for upwards of $1000 when in good condition.

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Corneliani 2006 Spring collection

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Corneliani, makers of fine Italian suits, is set to open their first shop-in-shop in Saks Fifth Avenue in New York this fall. These fashionable needle workers are known for their avant-garde fabrics and cuts. Seeing the sea as the most important element has inspired their 2006 colors with the crystal clear depths of turquoises and emerald greens. From ivory to mother-of-pearl and up to slate gray, sophisticated elegance is conveyed through the stretch of whites, honeys and grays. With 150 fabrics and 250 exclusive patterns at your disposal, your custom measured suit will be cut and sewn in Mantova, Italy to be delivered in 3 weeks.