tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post8146105744086237890..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: From Russia with Love by Ian FlemingClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30957680232062485472016-04-12T17:16:06.461+01:002016-04-12T17:16:06.461+01:00That is such a great picture Bill, hysterical. I l...That is such a great picture Bill, hysterical. I love the way they are both 'acting' like crazy, but manage to have their full faces poised for the camera.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14359442024633151962016-04-12T17:15:31.971+01:002016-04-12T17:15:31.971+01:00I had no idea what the rest of JFK's list woul...I had no idea what the rest of JFK's list would've looked like - interesting that it was so heavyweight. Now you'd be sure the spin doctors were dictating 'something serious, something popular, something quirky, a good thriller' - I wonder if they did then? <br />Kerim was totally unreconstructed but I couldn't hate him as much as I should.<br />So funny about Mary Seacole.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82412209781907363052016-04-12T05:08:39.282+01:002016-04-12T05:08:39.282+01:00Moira: Here is link to a photograph of the fightin...Moira: Here is link to a photograph of the fighting gypsy girls from the movie:<br /><br />http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/130583936717-0-1/s-l1000.jpg<br /><br />Nice to see how Hollywood can glam up a fight with hair still perfect.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41421127834675909992016-04-11T17:35:16.438+01:002016-04-11T17:35:16.438+01:00Bond's fashion sense functions the same way th...Bond's fashion sense functions the same way that I imagine Fleming's did--Is it comfy, is it long lasting, will I have to change it often? I'll bet that a lot of the decisions are left to Bond's 'expensive tailor'. "Is that really what you want, Sir? This would really be far more suitable, if you will forgive the pun, for you".<br /><br />Reading the bit where 007 finds the naked lady in his bed, it still amuses me that JFK picked this as one of his favourite books. The others are heavyweight novels by Stendhal, or biographies of famous political and literary figures. Whilst I'm sure that he read the other stuff, you get the feeling that this was pretty much bed-side reading!<br /><br />Kerim Bay seems designed as a sort of father figure for Bond, but his opinions do make one cringe nowadays. I do wonder whether the fact that he's a foreigner are supposed to make them rather earthy and charming. They don't, but he does conform to a sort Zorba the Greek type of peasant/philospher cliche.<br /><br />I tried to find out exactly what Crimean Massesuses do, but all that my search engine produced was page after page about Mary Seacole!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5410008123138086742016-04-11T13:03:25.922+01:002016-04-11T13:03:25.922+01:00Prashant, I am finding the Kingsley Amis book an i...Prashant, I am finding the Kingsley Amis book an indispensable companion as I work my way through the Bond books. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48303407404776142512016-04-11T13:03:00.634+01:002016-04-11T13:03:00.634+01:00I know - you do wonder what people thought at the ...I know - you do wonder what people thought at the time. Was it really acceptable? But I fear that it was. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13061998940476070232016-04-11T13:02:21.662+01:002016-04-11T13:02:21.662+01:00I think before I read this I thought there would b...I think before I read this I thought there would be more scenes in the USSR, but the Istanbul setting, including the gypsy encampment, is really good and memorable, and I presume is the same in the film.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5964724732237322242016-04-11T12:28:11.247+01:002016-04-11T12:28:11.247+01:00Moira, I have read much about Kingsley Amis' &...Moira, I have read much about Kingsley Amis' "The James Bond Dossier" and I have been looking out for it. But before that I hope to read a couple of Fleming's novels.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88406853673767952562016-04-11T08:55:16.502+01:002016-04-11T08:55:16.502+01:00That image is bizarre and looks damn uncomfortable...That image is bizarre and looks damn uncomfortable! That line by Kerim is right up there with Noel Coward's quip from PRIVATE LIVES about gongs!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65622866396899562752016-04-11T04:51:23.616+01:002016-04-11T04:51:23.616+01:00I do remember the fighting gypsy girls in the film...I do remember the fighting gypsy girls in the film. All of the scenes in that area are fun.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3171806396989529262016-04-10T18:03:57.134+01:002016-04-10T18:03:57.134+01:00Yes, I don't know how I stuck to just these t...Yes, I don't know how I stuck to just these two entries Margot - the book could have been written specially for me...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13950011783476858942016-04-10T12:53:38.769+01:002016-04-10T12:53:38.769+01:00Hmmm....a semitransparent nightgown in orange crêp...Hmmm....a <i>semitransparent nightgown in orange crêpe de chine</i>...Now that's definitely something, Moira. And you're right; that mention of the sleeveless blue shirt is very strange indeed. In the main, though, I think it's interesting how much attention Fleming really does pay to clothes. Even if the only clothing consists of a black velvet ribbon and stockings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com