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Peter Sellers: An Unlikely Style Icon

Peter Sellers wearing Oliver Goldsmith "Vice Consul" spectacles and Barleycorn Tweed Jacket In addition to his many attributes, and in contrast to the solemnity expressed...

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What to Wear Behind the Wheel of a DB5

J.B. with G.B. Aston One of the most popular outfits ever produced by Anthony Sinclair for Sean Connery has been recreated to form part of...

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Up Periscope: Check This Out

Sean Connery and Honor Blackman. 'Goldfinger' (1964) During the latter part of 2021, Anthony Sinclair introduced a Special Order version of the three-piece Glen Plaid...

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Semi-Plain James

Sinclair fitting Connery with a midnight blue dinner suit for his upcoming role as 007 (1962) In addition to the iconic midnight blue dinner suit,...

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A Fan of Flannel

Sean Connery's Bond was a fan of flannel. Throughout his tenure as the world's favourite secret agent, Connery worked the soft woollen cloth into the...

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The Half Norfolk Gives your Wardrobe a Shot in the Arm

Sean Connery and his tailor return for Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Following a brief sabbatical from MI6, Sean Connery returned to play the role of...

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Royal Mile: Going the Extra Yard for 007

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, Anthony Sinclair has created a 60-piece collection of essential spy-wear to commemorate 60 years...

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Re-minted: Lightweight Suits for a Heavy Hitter

During Sean Connery's tenure as the world's favourite secret agent, he often found himself assigned to missions in warm environments. Thankfully, he was able to...

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Second Life: A recreation from You Only Live Twice

Sean Connery had a relatively small wardrobe of tailored clothing in the 1967 James Bond film, "You Only Live Twice", but the two-piece French navy...

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The Goldfinger Suit

For bespoke tailoring brand Anthony Sinclair, the release of the 25th James Bond film “No Time To Die” marks the countdown to the 60th Anniversary...

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25.08.1930-31.10.2020)

My hero has gone. I was eight years of age when I first saw him on screen, and I remember the moment as if it...

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Forging historical links with original Bond style

Sean Connery’s introduction as 007 in “Dr. No” is one of the most memorable in cinematic history - instantly defining the character's sense of style....

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How to look like 007... At the age of 77

As George Lazenby, the former 007, turns 77, we cast an eye back over Anthony Sinclair’s enduring relationship with the one time James Bond. George...

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The birth of the Conduit Cut

During the 1950s, Anthony Sinclair established a bespoke tailoring business in London’s Mayfair district, an area renowned for exclusive shops, hotels, clubs and restaurants. Although...

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Recreating a masterpiece part 007: The Show

The journey that followed twelve weeks of tailoring, several months of planning, fifty years of business development and two centuries of Savile Row history, drew...

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Recreating a Masterpiece part 006: The Make

Savile Row and its Mayfair environs have been synonymous with style, quality and taste for over two centuries, led primarily by the bespoke tailors of...

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Recreating a masterpiece part 005: The Cut

Former Sinclair apprentice Richard W Paine was the man charged with the job of cutting the patterns for the recreation of Connery’s original suits. He...

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Recreating a masterpiece part 004: The Measure

Following the release of “You Only Live Twice” in 1967, Sean Connery insisted that he had no intention of renewing his license to kill, and...

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Recreating a masterpiece part 003: Goldfinger

In addition to the reproduction of the midnight-blue evening suit worn by Sean Connery in Dr. No, Anthony Sinclair was commissioned to remake another piece...

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Recreating a masterpiece part 002: The Design

James Bond’s opening scene in Dr. No (1962) was arguably the most important of any in the 50 year history of the film series. Sean...

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Recreating a masterpiece part 001: The Cloth

To help celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the Bond films in 2012, London’s Barbican Museum planned to host a new exhibition entitled, “Designing 007: Fifty...

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