Anthony Sinclair, the creator of the famous conduit cut suit worn by Sean Connery in his Bond films, offers their ready-to-wear version of the Conduit Cut suit on Mason & Sons (formerly AnthonySinclair.com) now also in Navy Blue.

SPECIAL OFFER
Customers who order the new ready-to-wear Conduit Cut suit (Sharkskin Grey or Navy blue) may add a white double-cuff or cocktail-cuff shirt, a solid-coloured knitted necktie and a crisp linen pocket square, and the whole look (normally priced at £1,000.00) is available for just £700.00 . At checkout enter the coupon code CCSUIT (or CCSUIT2 or CCSUIT3 for two or three suits) and the discount will be applied. Visit the special offer page on Mason & Sons for more details.

Special offer: order the ready-to-wear Conduit Cut suit and add a shirt, knitted necktie and pocket square

Sinclair's very first ready-to-wear Conduit Cut suit is available in two body fits: Slim is cut close to the body. Regular is a more relaxed cut, with less suppression at the waist. Sizes are available from 36” to 46”.

The Conduit Cut Sharkskin Suit is produced from Super 130s yarn, woven in Italy by renowned textile manufacturer, Carlo Barbera. The suit features a natural shoulder, roped sleeveheads, and a degree of chest drape. Along with the suppressed waist and slightly flared skirt, these create the subtle hourglass silhouette that is the hallmark of the Conduit Cut. The mid-grey sharkskin cloth and the 9oz (270g) weight make it the perfect suit for any occasion in any season.

The single-breasted, two-button jacket features two slanted side pockets, a ticket pocket, and welted breast pocket, as well as side vents, working four-button cuffs, and a natural shoulder with roped sleeveheads.

The flat-fronted, plain bottom trousers feature a zip fly, two straight side pockets, two rear pockets and a fob pocket. For added comfort and fit, there are also strap-and-buckle side adjusters, as well as braces buttons.

Anthony Sinclair has recently added many more interesting Bond related clothing items to their webshop.

The cocktail cuff or turnback cuff shirt is a must have for any sartorial Bond fan. Get it now with the suit in the special offer.

Complete the conduit cut suit with white moiré Albert Thurston Braces with gilt clasp which were worn by Bond in Casino Royale and are still quite popular, available on Mason & Sons (formerly AnthonySinclair.com) for £55 / $79 / €69.

Available again are the trousers Sean and Daniel, which were launched in 2013. The Sean trousers (pictured above) are very similar to the trousers worn in the Goldfinger chase scene in Switzerland, and the Daniel trousers are a contemporary version of the Sean trousers with a low rise and slim cut.

For more British clothing and the ready-to-wear Conduit Cut, visit Mason & Sons (formerly AnthonySinclair.com).

Also read the Bond Lifestyle article "Getting the Anthony Sinclar three-piece suit from Goldfinger".

David Mason, the man behind the recent reawakening of the Anthony Sinclair brand, has launched his own label, Mason & Sons. Coinciding with the launch, Mason announced the resurrection of three other brands, Mr. Fish, Curry & Paxton and Motoluxe.

Four and a half years ago, David Mason, together with the help of his sons and colleagues, began the process of reawakening the Anthony Sinclair brand from a long period of dormancy. Starting with the famous bespoke three-piece Goldfinger suit, the business grew quickly, adding ready to wear suits, shirts and ties to its brand.

The business moved from Savile Row to another famous location, 34 Montagu Square, a former residence of John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Jimi Hendrix. Here you can be fitted for your bespoke suit in luxurious surroundings steeped in history. Bond Lifestyle got a bespoke Goldfinger suit fitted here in 2013.

David Mason (left) and Bond Lifestyle's Remmert van Braam in front of 34 Montagu Square

Read more: Getting the Goldfinger Three-Piece Suit

The Anthony Sinclair website grew from a small offering of knitted ties into a platform for 16 different heritage brands, allowing customers to acquire a complete James Bond-style wardrobe online.

Popular James Bond related items on the website include the Slazenger Heritage Goldfinger Golf jumper, the Sanders & Sanders Chukka boots, Dents gloves, Sunspel shirts,John Smedley Bobby V-neck sweater,Albert Thurston braces and the famous Baracuta Harrington jacket.

Recently Anthony Sinclair was recognised as one of the 125 Great British Brands by Country & Town House magazine in their 2016 luxury brand bible.

Now with the launch of the new brand Mason & Sons, the Anthony Sinclair website has been renamed MasonandSons.com and still offers the wide variety of heritage brands, and adding three new historic brands: Mr. Fish, Curry & Paxton and Motoluxe.

Mr. Fish

Michael Fish Fitting Sean Connery's shirt

To many, Michael Fish needs no introduction. He was the shirtmaker at Turnbull & Asser who famously fitted Sean Connery with cocktail cuffs for his 007 debut in 1962. Four years later, Fish opened his eponymous store on Clifford Street in Mayfair, from where he led the Peacock Revolution, making dresses for Mick Jagger and David Bowie, and boxing robes for Muhammad Ali along the way.

Find Mr. Fish on masonandsons.com

Mr. Fish x Anthony Sinclair

A special collection of dress shirts is available under the Mr. Fish x Anthony Sinclair label, find them here. 

Curry & Paxton

Michael Caine wearing Curry & Paxton sunglasses

Curry & Paxton made ophthalmic instruments in the Victorian age, and by the mid-19th Century had developed a nationwide chain of optician stores in the UK. Michael Caine was a customer, wearing their spectacles in the Harry Palmer film trilogy and The Italian Job.

The brand will relaunch in September 2016 with bespoke optical frames and ready to wear sunglasses.

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2016: read more about Curry & Paxton and the Thunderball inspired sunglasses.

Motoluxe

In 1905, Motoluxe began making alpaca coats and travel requisites for early motorists who needed protection from the elements during winter driving. It was undoubtedly the world’s first motoring apparel brand, and its reintroduction will offer a collection of performance tailoring, inspired by a century of love between man and his cars.

Anthony Sinclair

Anthony Sinclair ready to wear suits and shirts are now exclusively available on masonandsons.com. You can now customize suits with the Conduit Cut in a wide variety of fabrics, and with alterations including sleeve lenght and shoulder width, try it here.

The 007 for £700 deal is still available as well. This popular deal gives you a two piece Anthony Sinclair suit, together with a shirt, plain knitted necktie and pocket square of your choice, all for only £700. Read more about the deal here and use code CCSUIT at checkout.

Find out more about the new brands, Anthony Sinclair and Mason & Sons on the brand new website masonandsons.com

Anthony Sinclair partnered with Deakin & Francis to release a pair of cufflinks inspired by the pair worn by Sean Connery in the early Bond films.

These stylish cufflinks quickly sold out but a new batch is scheduled for January delivery and can be pre-ordered on Mason & Sons for £245.

The cufflinks are worn in the first scene featuring James Bond, in Dr. No at the Baccarat table in London’s famous Les Ambassadeurs Casino.

James Bond in Dr No

Bond wears a midnight blue Anthony Sinclair dinner jacket, a Lanvin double-cuffed dress shirt, and a pair of square cufflinks in rose gold, with rounded corners and engine turned detail.

In Goldfinger (1964) we see Bond wearing cufflinks again, and it looks like the same cufflinks he wore with his dress shirt in Dr.No. Bond wears the cufflinks during the meeting in M's office, for the black-tie dinner with Col. Smithers at the Bank of England, and when Q shows Bond the Aston Martin DB5 for the first time.

James Bond wearing cufflinks when seeing the Aston Martin DB5 for the first time in Goldfinger

Later in the film, following a round of golf at Stoke Poges with Auric Goldfinger, Bond appears to switch to a pair of unusual, torpedo-shaped cufflinks with his Anthony Sinclair barleycorn tweed jacket and ecru double cuff shirt. Their shape is quite a departure from those Connery has worn up until this point, and they have been the subject of bemusement with Bond-style aficionados for many years.

Whilst on first inspection these seem to be a different pair of cufflinks entirely, an eagle-eyed employee of Anthony Sinclair recently spotted that they are, in fact, the same pair... they have simply been put in backwards!

This could've been a mistake by the wardrobe department whilst on location that wasn’t picked up by continuity. Perhaps Connery was confused by the contraptions whilst trying to dress himself, or maybe James Bond had actually intended to make a fashion statement to follow on from the blue towelling onesie worn earlier in the film.

Throughout the remainder of the movie, Bond continues to wear the cufflinks with various outfits, the "correct" way round. There is even a moment where he adds a tie-slide to his outfit. However, Sean Connery would never wear cufflinks this often as Bond again, even going so far as to pair a cocktail cuff shirt with his dinner jacket in Thunderball.

Anthony Sinclair approached British jewellers Deakin & Francis (who also worked on cufflinks for the Mr Porter's Kingsman: The Secret Service brand), to create a product that emulated the originals, replicating them as closely as the reference material would allow.

The Bond inspired Deakin & Francis X Sinclair cufflinks are available in both Rose Gold-Plated Sterling Silver (which resemble the movie cufflinks) and Sterling Silver.

Only a few days left to get the 007 look £700. Mason and Sons announced that their popular offer finally ends on February 14th 2017.

The deal includes a ready to wear Anthony Sinclair Conduit Cut two-piece suit, a formal shirt, one of the solid-coloured knitted neckties and a crisp linen pocket square. This combination is normally priced at £1,000.00, but in the special offer available for just £700.00 (£583.33 exc.VAT). If you want to trade up to a Special Order or Handmade, the price increment will simply be added.

At checkout enter the coupon code CCSUIT and the discount will be applied. Visit the special offer page on Mason & Sons for more details.

You could use the saving to buy a pair of Bond-inspired rose-gold cufflinks (now back in stock) to complete the outfit.

007 Offer page on the Mason & Sons website

Also read the Bond Lifestyle article "Getting the Anthony Sinclar three-piece suit from Goldfinger".

Mason & Sons have recreated the jacket and trousers worn in Goldfinger (1964) by Sean Connery.

The hacking jacket and cavalry twill trousers are inspired by horse-riding outfit and are a good match for action and driving comfortabely in an Aston Martin.

Sean Connery, as James Bond, wears the Barleycorn tweed hacking jacket with cavalry twill trousers after the famous golf match at Stoke Poges with Auric Goldfinger. He then gets in his Aston Martin DB5 and follows Goldfinger and the Rolls-Royce all the way to Switzerland. He still wears the outfit when he meets Tilly Masterson and later when he spies on Goldfinger's factory.

Mason & Sons commissioned the 180-year-old West Yorkshire mill Abraham Moon to recreate the brown Barleycorn tweed that was worn in the film. In addition to the tweed, the mill has also produced a Cavalry Twill fabric for the trousers which pairs with the jacketing to complete the iconic outfit.

Barleycorn tweed jacket
The single breasted jacket, made from 100% Wool, features two button, slanted side pockets, an outside ticket pocket, out breast welt pocket, centre vent in the back and four button cuffs.

For more information on the history of the Hacking jacket, visit masonandsons.com or order the jacket here.

Cavalry Twill trousers with "frogmouth" pockets
The cavalry twill trousers are cut by Anthony Sinclair, the tailor that dressed Sean Connery in his first Bond films.

But unlike the high-waisted pleated trousers made by Sinclair for the majority of Connery’s Bond suits, this model has a slimmer line with plain fronts and “frogmouth” pockets (usually associated with horse riding trousers) which are more easily accessed when seated.

Furthermore, the trousers feature a flat front, zip fly, strap & buckle side adjusters, braces buttons a fob pocket and plain bottoms.

THe trousers are available to order via the Mason & Sons website.

The jacket and trousers were also worn by Sean Connery in the next James Bond film Thunderball (1965) and in the 1964 crime thriller Woman of Straw in which he starred with Gina Lollobrigida.

Complete the look
In the Goldfinger scenes, the outfit is matched with a brown knitted tie, white ecru shirt with double cuffs and a pair of rose gold cufflinks which, on close inspection, appear to have been attached back to front (the detailed story can be found here).

Find this and other timeless James Bond and Steve McQueen inspired clothes at the Mason & Sons website.

Prop Store will hold its annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia for the eighth consecutive year this November 2021, with the items on offer expected to fetch in excess of £5.5 million ($7.6 million).

Over 1,000 rare and iconic lots, includes more than 45 James Bond lots, will be sold during Prop Store’s unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction over three days from Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th November 2021 from 3:00pm GMT.

Registration is now open at www.propstore.com/liveauction. Online proxy bids can be submitted from Tuesday 12th October 2021. The auction will be live streamed online for fans to track the action and participate in bidding themselves.

Several auction lots, are being sold to raise money for a number of fantastic charities, including an Artist's Proof "Shield" Sculpture by the artist, Schoony, which is estimated to sell between £5,000 - 7,000 ($6,900 - 9,660) with all hammer price proceeds to be donated to the NSPCC. In addition, a Lindy Hemming Hand-painted Costume Design for Wonder Woman’s (Gal Gadot) Schloss Party Dress from Wonder Woman (2017) is expected to sell between £3,000 – 5,000 ($4,140 - 6,900) with all hammer price proceeds to be donated to BAFTA, and a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of a collection of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) lots are to be donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Prop Store will hold a preview exhibition at their office facility in Hertfordshire, UK, between 12th October - 11th November 2021. The exhibition will feature over 120 lots, giving fans the opportunity to see props and costumes from the auction up close and ask questions of the specialists. The exhibition can be viewed by appointment only, please email auction@propstore.com for more details.

Prop Store’s auction is suitable for Bond fans with a variety of budgets. Some of the least expensive James Bond lots in the auction include a Vesper Lynd's (Eva Green) International Liaison Officer HM Treasury Business Cards estimated at £200 ($278), and Octopussy Girl's (Carolyn Seaward) Arabian Costume estimated at £400 ($556).

Some James Bond lot highlights:

Astronaut Laser Rifle
Moonraker (1979)
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
An astronaut laser rifle from Lewis Gilbert's Bond movie Moonraker. Laser rifles were wielded by the US space marines and Drax's (Michael Lonsdale) space station guards during the climactic battle in space. A rifle was also one of the gadgets tested at the Q-Branch workshop located in a Brazilian monastery.

$1,000,000 Poker Chip
Casino Royale (2006)
 

Colibri-made Wooden Golden Gun Master Model
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
The Colibri-made wooden master model of Scaramanga's titular Golden Gun from the production of Guy Hamilton's Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) used his golden gun - constructed from innocuous, everyday items - to assassinate his victims.

This wooden model was made by Colibri, a company which primarily manufactures cigarette lighters and jewellery. Colibri is credited with making the iconic gun seen in the film, although there are different stories from the production regarding its origins. One states that special effects expert John Stears made the gun from parts manufactured by both Colibri and pen manufacturer Waterman.

Another, told by the film's art director Peter Lamont, states that he designed and made an alternative wooden template as the finished gun Colibri constructed was rushed and tended to fall apart while being handled. Lamont then hired a London silversmith to make the three screen-used props. According to Lamont, although Colibri made a number of high-quality golden guns for promotional purposes, no Colibri-made weapon was featured in the final film. However, Stears' story and Colibri's official credit on the production disputes this.

This model was used as Colibri's master template for the iconic weapon, which featured heavily in the promotional campaign for the film, and has since become one of the most famous weapons in cinematic history.

After the production, it was gifted to the set designer of Scaramanga's kitchen.

Sean Connery's Screen-matched Suit Anthony Sinclair
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Estimate: £50,000 - 70,000 ($69,000 - 96,600)
James Bond's (Sean Connery) screen-matched suit from Lewis Gilbert's Bond movie You Only Live Twice. Bond wore his suit in multiple scenes, from his arrival in Tokyo and his encounter with secret service agent Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi), up until Tiger Tanaka (Tetsuro Tamba) welcomed him into his home. A distinctive pinch in the jacket's left shoulder screen matches to the moment Bond met sumo wrestler Sadanoyama Shinmatsu.

It is rare for examples of Sean Connery suits to come up for auction, as many were taken from the set by the actor after producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli stated he could keep any of the costumes he requested. This lot was initially obtained by a crew member, to whom it was likely offered for sale when production wrapped.

The grey herringbone woollen two-piece suit was custom-made by tailor Anthony Sinclair, who created clothing for all of Sean Connery's appearances as 007.

MiG-29 Fighter Jet Model Miniature
GoldenEye (1995)
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
A MiG-29 fighter jet model miniature from Martin Campbell's Bond film GoldenEye. MiGs were scrambled after the attack on the Siberian radar facility, but were brought down by a surprise EMP attack from the titular superweapon. Built by Academy Award®-nominee Derek Meddings and his team, the model miniature is made predominantly of lightweight wood covered with a camouflage skin and Russian military decals.

Model Unit Clapperboard
Octopussy (1983)
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000

Sam Mendes-autographed Day of The Dead Crew Poster
SPECTRE (2015)

SPECTRE Ring
Thunderball (1965)
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
A SPECTRE ring from Terence Young's Bond movie Thunderball. SPECTRE agents, including Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), wore their rings throughout the film as the shadowy organisation attempted to steal two atomic bombs. This ring comes from the personal collection of renowned special effects technician Bert Luxford.

US Space Marine Model Miniature
Moonraker (1979)
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
A US space marine model miniature from Lewis Gilbert's Bond film Moonraker. Miniature versions of the US marines were used for certain shots during the laser battle in space against Drax's (Michael Lonsdale) space station guards.

Vesper Lynd's (Eva Green) International Liaison Officer HM Treasury Business Cards
Casino Royale (2006)
Estimate: £200 / $275

Xenia Onatopp's (Famke Janssen) Helicopter Costume
GoldenEye (1995)
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Xenia Onatopp's (Famke Janssen) costume from Martin Campbell's Bond movie GoldenEye. Onatopp, the Soviet assassin who worked for renegade 00 agent Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean), wore her costume during the final scenes of the film as she chased down Bond (Pierce Brosnan) in Cuba. She rappelled from a helicopter and fought Bond, who managed to reconnect her safety rope and shoot the helicopter down.

Timothy Dalton Dinner Suit
The Living Daylights (1987)
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
James Bond's (Timothy Dalton) dinner suit from John Glen's Bond movie The Living Daylights. Bond wore his suit when he received his mission to aid the defection of General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé).

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO commented on the upcoming auction: “After our second hugely successful Los Angeles Entertainment Memorabilia live auction in the Summer making over $7.1 million (£5.1 million), Prop Store is back again, bigger and better than ever with a superb collection of over 1,000 lots up for sale. Our first ever three-day event in the UK will take place via live stream on the 9th, 10th and 11th November 2021, with plenty of opportunity for bidders to get up close and personal with the incredible content via live streams, virtual consultations and much more”.

For more bidding and info, visit the Prop Store website.

The Crypt digital museum

In addition, Prop Store are pleased to be working with The Crypt, a ground-breaking digital museum, built and curated by The Virtually Group. For the first time ever, movie fans across the globe will have the opportunity to get up close and personal in a virtual environment with a selection of the auction’s top lots from anywhere in the world. The virtual gallery is now available to view at www.crypt.art/exhibitions/prop-store

Anthony Sinclair has recreated the grey mohair suit worn by Sean Connery as James Bond in the first 007 film Dr No (1962)

When Bond wears the suit, his friend and CIA agent Felix Leiter ask, "Where did you get measured for this, bud?", to which Bond replies, "My tailor, Savile Row".

The original suit for the film was made by Anthony Sinclair at his premises on Conduit Street (which runs perpendicular to the north end of Savile Row). The location led to Sinclair's tailoring style to become known as the Conduit Cut.

This recreation of the original design has been produced as part of Anthony Sinclair's 60-piece collection to celebrate six decades of Bond style.

The Anthony Sinclair Two-Piece Mid-Grey Mohair Suit is available made-to-order via Mason & Sons for £1250 / $1650.

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The suit may also be reproduced to customer's personal styling requirements as three-piece or two-piece in a wide variety of cloth options. Contact Mason & Sons (links above) for the options.

Fabric
Mid-Grey, 7.5oz (230gm), 15% Kid Mohair, 85% Super 100’s wool worsted by Holland & Sherry, Woven in Italy

Jacket Style
Single breasted - two button, Notch lapel, Straight jetted side pockets, Out breast welt pocket, Side vents, Four button cuffs, Natural shoulder, Roped sleevehead

Trouser Style
Pleated front, Zip fly, DAKS tab & button side adjusters, Braces buttons, Straight side pockets, Two hip pockets, Fob pocket, Plain bottoms

About Anthony Sinclair
Tailor Anthony Sinclair was responsible for most of Sean Connery's suits in his early Bond films including the famous three piece suit worn in Goldfinger and the Goldfinger chase outfit. The brand was revived by David Mason from Mason & Sons and currently offers made to order and fully customized pieces via Mason & Sons.

Anthony Sinclair has recreated the cream suit suit worn by Sean Connery as James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever. Bond wears the suit in the Las Vegas scenes, together with a white shirt and pink neck tie.

In 1971, Sean Connery made a comeback as 007 in Diamonds Are Forever after George Lazenby did On her Majesty's Secret Service. Anthony Sinclair also returned to tailor Connery's clothes, and was tasked with creating an outfit that would be suitable for the heat of the Las Vegas desert.

A solid cream linen was selected. The suit follows the classic Conduit Cut as create by Sinclair.

The suit, and the tie, have been recreated by Anthony Sinclair as part of a 60-piece collection to celebrate six decades of Bond style.

The Anthony Sinclair Two-Piece Cream Linen Suit is available made-to-order via Mason & Sons for $1895.

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The suit may also be reproduced to customer's personal styling requirements as three-piece or two-piece in a wide variety of cloth options. Contact Mason & Sons (links above) for the options.

Fabric
Cream, 10oz (310gm), 100% Linen by Holland & Sherry

Jacket Style
Single breasted - two button, Notch lapel, Patch pockets, Out breast patch pocket, Side vents, Four button cuffs, Natural shoulder, Roped sleevehead, Half-lined

Trouser Style
Flat front, Button fly, DAKS tab & button side adjusters, Braces buttons, Straight side pockets, One right hip pockets, Fob pocket, Plain bottoms, Unlined

About Anthony Sinclair
Tailor Anthony Sinclair was responsible for most of Sean Connery's suits in his early Bond films including the famous three piece suit worn in Goldfinger and the Goldfinger chase outfit. The brand was revived by David Mason from Mason & Sons and currently offers made to order and fully customized pieces via Mason & Sons.

In the movie Goldfinger, James Bond (Sean Connery) wears a burgundy Slazenger v-neck golf jumper during the golf match with Auric Goldfinger.

The burgundy Slazenger sweater with gold vintage logo was reissued by Slazenger Heritage and Anthony Sinclair in 2014 and is still available at the official Slazenger Heritage website for €165.

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Get 10% off the Slazenger Heritage Golf V-Neck Legend Jumper (in any color) on SlazengerHeritage.com using the exclusive Bond Lifestyle discount code JBLSH10 during checkout.

The golf sweater comes in a nice large Slazenger Heritage box.

Other colors of the sweater were also released, including one in Marl Grey, a color worn by Sean Connery (not on screen but during one of his golf tournaments), also available on Slazenger Heritage. Several other famous golf players including Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller wore Slazenger golf sweaters, see them all at Slazenger Heritage.
 

Complete the look with Trousers

Complete the Sean Connery's Golf Outfit with Anthony Sinclair Black Flannel Trousers. The trousers are available at Mason & Sons for £650 / $850.

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Connery and Golf

Even though Connery grew up in Scotland (a country famous for the many old golf courses), Sean Connery's love for the golf didn't start until he played the game for the movie Goldfinger (1964).

"I never had a hankering to play golf, despite growing up in Scotland just down the road from Bruntsfield Links, which is one of the oldest golf courses in the world. It wasn’t until I was taught enough golf to look as though I could outwit the accomplished golfer Gert Fröbe in Goldfinger that I got the bug. I began to take lessons on a course near Pinewood film studios and was immediately hooked on the game. Soon it would nearly take over my life." says Connery in his autobiography Being a Scot.

The golf opportunities in the sunny South of Spain was one of the reasons he lived in Marbella for many years. Connery played several celebrity games, for example Bing Crosby’s showbusiness amateur teams against professional golfers in America and the Michael Jordan celebrity tournament in 2005 on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

More Slazenger in Goldfinger

Goldfinger himself plays with a Slazenger 279 ball, and the brand is mentioned a few times when Goldfinger loses and finds his ball, and later when Bond calls Goldfinger on using a different number Slazenger ball.

Several Slazenger display signs can be spotted in the Stoke Poges golf shop where Bond meets Goldfinger, including an ad for Jack Nicklaus World Series clubs.

On November 5th, 1962, James Bond made his first appearance on the silver screen in Dr. No wearing a midnight blue dinner suit by Anthony Sinclair. It was an image that came to define the character, and the suit looks as good today as it did 60 years ago.

To celebrate six decades of Bond style, the dinner suit has been recreated in the same midnight blue wool/mohair blend cloth with matching satin lapels, buttons and gauntlet cuffs.

The Anthony Sinclair Midnight Blue Dinner Suit is available made-to-order via Mason & Sons for £1500 / $1895.

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The suit is made from Midnight Blue, 9 1/2oz (290gm) Mohair, 75% Wool Worsted and 25% Mohair by Holland & Sherry, woven in England.

The jacket is a single breasted jacket with one button, shawl collar with satin facing, straight jetted side pockets, out breast welt pocket, gauntlet cuff, side vents, four button cuffs, natural shoulder and roped sleevehead.

The trousers have a flat front, satin braid on outseam, zip fly, strap & buckle side adjusters, braces buttons, straight side pockets, one right hip pocket, fob pocket and plain bottoms.

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The Anthony Sinclair Navy Chesterfield Overcoat overcoat was worn by Sean Connery in the first James Bond movie, Dr No (1962).

The coat was worn over the iconic Midnight Blue Dinner Suit, as 007 reports to M in one of the earliest scenes of the film.

This timeless style, with velvet top collar, can be worn with both formalwear and casual clothing, and is available in a variety of colours.

Anthony Sinclair offers the jacket once again to celebrate 60 years since the first Bond film.

Available to order for £1,250 / $1,850 at Mason & Sons.

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The navy blue coat has a navy velvet collar and is made from 80% wool and 20% cashmere, woven in Italy.

The single breasted overcoat has a 3 button fly front, straight side pockets with flaps, out breast welt pocket, centre vent and four button cuff.

Anthony Sinclair was James Bond's tailor in the early movies, creating Sean Connery's suits.

James Bond (Sean Connery) wears an Anthony Sinclair Barleycorn tweed hacking jacket with Cavalry Twill Trousers in Goldfinger (1964) during the famous car chase in the Swiss mountains.

Bond changes into this outfit after playing Auric Goldfinger at Stoke Park Golf Club (during the game he wears a Slazenger golf jumper).

This is the outfit worn by Bond when he is seen driving his Aston Martin DB5 for the first time. Bond goes after Auric Goldfinger who is driven by Oddjob in the yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom III. He still wears the outfit when he meets Tilly Masterson and later when he spies on Goldfinger's factory.

Barleycorn Tweed Jacket

The single breasted jacket, made from 75% Lambswool and 25% Angora, features two button, slanted side pockets, an outside ticket pocket, out breast welt pocket, centre vent in the back and four-button cuffs.

For more information on the history of the Hacking jacket, or to order the outfit, visit:

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Cavalry Twill Trousers

The cavalry twill trousers are cut by Anthony Sinclair, the tailor that dressed Sean Connery in his first Bond films.

The trousers feature a flat front, zip fly, DAKS tab & button side adjusters, braces buttons, frogmouth pockets and two hip pockets.

Available to order via the Mason & Sons website for £595 / $795:

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The jacket and trousers were also worn by Sean Connery in the next James Bond film Thunderball (1965) and in the 1964 crime thriller Woman of Straw in which he starred with Gina Lollobrigida.

Complete the look

In the Goldfinger scenes, the outfit is matched with a brown knitted tie, white ecru shirt with double cuffs and a pair of rose gold cufflinks.

Deakin & Francis Cufflinks

The Deakin & Francis Rose Gold-Plated Sterling Silver cufflinks are the result of an exclusive collaboration between Bond tailor Anthony Sinclair and celebrated British jewellers Deakin & Francis.

The design is inspired by those worn by Sean Connery as 007 in Dr No and Goldfinger.

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Mid Brown Knitted Necktie

The knitted necktie is an essential piece of any gentleman's wardrobe.

Traditionally wore casually with tweeds and other textured cloth, the knit was famously adopted by Sean Connery in the early Bond films and paired with formal suits by Anthony Sinclair.

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Sean Connery as James Bond wears a grey three-piece Anthony Sinclair suit in the third James Bond film Goldfinger (1964).

The mid-grey, Glen Plaid, three-piece suit is one of the most famous suits in movie history and has continued to be Anthony Sinclair’s most requested design.

Anthony Sinclair's classic "Conduit Cut" tailoring is enhanced by a stylish waistcoat with a distinctive lapel detail, and can be worn for any occasion, from a deadly serious meeting to a playful roll in the hay.

The defining details of the suit, such as the neat lapel on the waistcoat and DAKS tops on the trousers, have only been available through handmade bespoke production at Anthony Sinclair. These features have now been added to the Special Order tailoring service, allowing screen-accurate versions of the suit to be made in stock sizes, saving considerable time and expense.

Available at Mason & Sons for £1,795 / $2,675

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If you order via mail or phone, be sure to mention BOND LIFESTYLE to receive a complimentary pocket square on orders over £500 / $600.

Read more about the suit in the article "Getting the Goldfinger Three-Piece suit"