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Savile Row Tailor Recreates James Bond's First Suits

A Savile Row tailor shop recreates 007’s first suits

David Mason, creative director at tailor Anthony SinclairPhotograph by Ian Teh for Bloomberg Businessweek

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By Mark Ellwood

June 1, 2012 at 12:10 AM UTC

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This article is part of the June 4, 2012 issue of businessweek.

When Terence Young, director of the 1962 film Dr. No, needed help convincing James Bond creator Ian Fleming that former boxer Sean Connery was perfect for the role of the refined secret agent, he sought out Fleming’s Savile Row tailor, the late Anthony Sinclair.

Savile Row Tailor Recreates James Bond's First Suits — A most suitable 007: Sean Connery being fitted by SinclairPhotograph by Harry Myers/Rex