Amazon.co.uk Review
The impact of the Bond films on popular culture is impossible to over-estimate.
Dressed to Kill follows the sartorial transformations of the hero in a suit from the 1960s chic of the Nehru-collared jacket in Dr No to the classic Italian tailoring by Brioni in GoldenEye.
Carefully researched texts and copious illustrations trace Bond's influence, as a male style icon on many dimensions of popular culture, from action sports to advertising--as well as on the man in the street. Bond fans, movie buffs and fashion aficionados will all find new and illuminating material in this volume, which brings together a broad range of previously unpublished documents including film stills, advertising and candid images of the Cold War ambience of which Bond was a product.
Although many books have explored the fascinating history of the 007 films, this is the first to demonstrate what made the Bond character a modern myth, and the world's most famous secret agent. --Luke Engoode
Synopsis
Looks at the James Bond films and their impact on male fashion.