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Article: Hardcovers in Brief
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 27, 1996
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Dressed to Kill: James Bond, the Suited Hero (Flammarion, $45,
distributed by Abbeville Press). Nobody epitomizes the cool style of
master spy James Bond better than the original cinematic 007, Sean
Connery. As Jay McInerney says in one of the essays in this book,
"Connery's wardrobe in the first four films, shot between '62 and
'65, would look perfect in almost any setting in 1995: the trim
two-button suit in grey and blue with side vents, the white or light
blue shirt with spread collar and the black silk knit tie." Dressed
to Kill also features chapters on the world of 007 and on Bond's
style secrets, and a plea for "The Return of the Suited Hero." Among
other tidbits ...