Daniel Craig may be best known for a run of stellar Bond films – from 2006's Casino Royale to No Time To Die – but that’s not to say he’s a one-trick pony.
While Craig will always be synonymous with James Bond, he's also starred in The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo, Cowboys & Aliens and The Adventures Of Tintin. Last year he starred in Knives Out (you know, the film in which Chris Evans wore that sublime knitwear).
Tom Ford has been one of Bond's tailors of choice since Quantum Of Solace, meaning only one thing: Craig is used to being superbly suited in beautifully cut black tie on set. However, in an unusual on-screen/off-screen parallel you'll find what he wears out of character is just as credit-worthy. When dressing himself off-screen, he follows the golden rules of how any stylish man should dress in his forties.
The key to his style success? He sticks to a more conservative colour palette of black, grey and navy (with the odd neutral camel hue thrown in for good measure) – and he doesn't stray. Craig also has an eye for detail, which is why you'll rarely see him without a perfectly shaped pocket square or a stylish watch on his wrist when suited in his arsenal of well-tailored suits.
Want to copy his style? Learn from his best menswear moves below…
Invest in a quality jacket
When he’s not suited up on the red carpet, Craig sticks to a uniform of jeans and casual snappy outerwear. He’s got a particular predilection for really great jackets, from his blue biker-inspired Harrington to a hooded Canada Goose. One that stands out to us is the chocolatey leather jacket he threw on for the promotional tour of Knives Out. If you're going to copy Craig, do as he's done and make sure that the jacket sits on the hips and that the sleeves don’t hang down further than the base of the wrist.
Go for grey
Craig's predilection for grey suits, whether he's wearing a Dior by Kim Jones one to the Knives Out premiere or to meet Prince Charles, is well served recently thanks to it becoming a mainstay in catwalk collections from the likes of Dior, Armani, Prada and Louis Vuitton. Whether it's concrete, stone or slate, you'll be hitting the trend spot-on.
Bring back the flat cap
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When away from official duties, there's one item that defines Daniel Craig's wardrobe: the flat cap, a mainstay whether he's off-duty in London or travelling. Flat caps are seriously versatile: they suit men of all ages and can be worn by guys from all different style tribes (just take a look at the cast of Peaky Blinders for proof of this). The key to getting it right is to keep everything south of the hat up to date if you want to avoid looking like a 1920s paperboy. Oh, and David Beckham is also a super fan, so you know it's a good idea to grab one.
Double denim is always a good idea
Double denim is tricky to pull off without looking like you've come straight from the rodeo. However, once you nail it you'll see why the likes of Versace, Dsquared2, Celine, Loewe and even the Manchester City football team are all for it. Whether you go for the same hue up top and down below, or mix and match your denim as Craig has done, we can't recommend the Canadian tuxedo enough.
Invest in a pair of brown shoes
Looking for a pair of shoes that will go with pretty much anything? Daniel Craig demonstrates that brown should be your colour of choice. They are the most versatile shoe you can buy, whether you slip on some brogues to smarten up your jeans or suede lace-ups to dress down your tailoring for a more relaxed vibe. Not only can you wear them all year round, getting a pair will also allow you to keep your best black monk straps aside for more formal events.
Daniel Craig has a soft spot for a cardigan, as seen here at a Quantum Of Solace photo call in 2008. And while you might think it's best to leave cardis to the A-list pack (or your grandfather), we're backing the move towards wearing them on the daily.
What's more, as GQ Style and Grooming Director Teo van den Broeke explains, “winter 2021 is a great moment to be thinking about cardigans. Not only is it highly likely we’ll be spending more time at home than usual (for obvious reasons), but on this season’s Paris and Milan runways designers showed a wide array of oversized cardigans, which were equally suitable for wearing outdoors.”
We always suspected that when the time came to it Craig wasn't going to quietly let go of his 007 role. And he confirmed our suspicions when he attended the world premiere of No Time To Die in a vivid raspberry-hued velvet tuxedo.
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