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A model of a woman painted in gold from Goldfinger at the Designing 007 — Fifty Years of Bond Style exhibition in London. (AFP)
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London, July 5 (AP): If there is one thing James Bond has taught us, it’s that behind every great spy is a great tailor.
A new exhibition at London’s Barbican Centre explores the style of the suave secret agent, displaying costumes, props, set pieces and design drawings from half a century of 007 films. Assembled with help from the films’ producers, the exhibition includes the spy’s tuxedos, Bond girl ballgowns and villains’ vestments, as well as a selection of props, gadgets and sketches of the films’ exotic sets.
It pays tribute to the British, European and American craftspeople and designers who have created the look of the quintessentially British icon. “Designing 007” opens tomorrow and runs to September 5. It will then tour internationally, opening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto in October.
It is one of a series of events celebrating 50 years since the release of Dr. No, the first in the record-breaking film franchise that starred Sean Connery in the main role and launched one of the most famous characters in movie history. Bond-mania is likely to go into overdrive when Skyfall hits theatres in October.
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