Casino Royale
 

50 years of James Bond movies.
We've all seen the La Perla trunks a hundred times but a charity auction of 007 memorabilia last night produced an amazing final bid for them of £44450:
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pic correction
 

My La Perla GrigioPerla trunks cost US $140 :o

casino r..
 

hey hunk show us what it looks like

I got a pair on sale at Saks for $90 -- but they weren't worn by a movie star in a movie -- I guess that has a lot to do with the London auction

provenance
 

That's the collector's world for you.....
A cup from a tea service of the Russian Empire may be beautiful and even a valuable piece of china, but if it can be shown that the Czar drank from it at breakfast..........well, the sky's the limit.
The British press must take the world prize for hyperhype on those trunks - they have always been suggestively referred to as daring speedos or swim suit - nudge, nudge, wink, wink - and I have even seen one journalist describe a "revealing bikini" as Bond comes out from his swim (a hark back to (was it?) Angela Andress in the early days no doubt, when she emerged from the water in bikini and holding up a conch shell).

historical correction
 

Should have said Ursula and it was in Dr. No of 1962
(her white bikini from that occasion went to auction also in 2001 and fetched £41125).

About a year after the movie, I was interested in the swimsuit. I searched on the internet, later found a Bond memorabilia web site. They had the latest information on where to buy it.

From the east coast, I called Le Bra Lingerie of West Hollywood. I gave them my size, they had a few in stock which was fitting me. Purchased over the phone.

In the movie, they took off the brand tag.




Back side is navy blue.

And, this was just for fun...

alter ego
 

LOL - good pics* - and how did you get your reflection in the Aston Martin ?

*remember the police post from the fantasy board (a NJ beach perhaps ?)