Naked & Famous Denim · Trousers
James Bond in No Time to Die, 2021 — as worn by Daniel Craig
In the Jamaica portion of No Time to Die, James Bond wears the Naked & Famous Denim Weird Guy - Stretch Selvedge in the private garage at his home, a space organized around the Aston Martin V8 he keeps under cover.
The scene — James Bond
In the Jamaica portion of No Time to Die, James Bond wears the Naked & Famous Denim Weird Guy - Stretch Selvedge in the private garage at his home, a space organized around the Aston Martin V8 he keeps under cover. The moment comes after the film has established him as retired and living away from MI6, so the action is practical and unhurried: he pulls the cover back, moves around the car, and gets ready to drive out. Tools, concrete surfaces, and the stored vehicle make the garage feel like part workshop, part refuge, and the jeans are seen in fragments as Bond bends, turns, and lowers himself into the driver’s seat rather than in a posed full-length reveal.
That use of denim fits the approach Daniel Craig and costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb described for Bond in Jamaica, where they discussed what an ex-military man would realistically wear on holiday. Larlarb has also said that once Bond is in Jamaica there is no need for him to be at the apex of formal style, and this scene plays directly into that idea.
The jeans suggest maintenance, readiness, and a life stripped back to essentials without making Bond look careless. On screen, the trousers are framed through motion and task. The camera favors medium and partial views around the car and garage, so the denim reads through silhouette, dark texture, and how it holds its shape as Craig moves. The lighting is subdued and naturalistic, with the garage interior keeping the jeans matte and functional rather than spotlighted.
The object
Naked & Famous Denim, founded in Montreal in 2008 by Brandon Svarc, is known for producing Canadian-made jeans using high-quality Japanese selvedge fabrics. The Weird Guy is one of the brand’s core fits, defined by a medium rise, room through the thigh, and a taper from the knee to the hem. The version associated with No Time to Die is the Stretch Selvedge model identified by Bond-focused costume sources as the jean worn in Bond’s Jamaica garage outfit.
The closest matching official product information for the Weird Guy Indigo/Indigo Stretch Selvedge describes a Japanese selvedge denim woven on vintage shuttle looms in a right-hand twill construction, typically around 12–12.5 oz, with a composition of 98% cotton and 2% elastane. The fabric is rope-dyed indigo on both the warp and weft, offering the look of traditional raw selvedge with added comfort and easier break-in.
Details associated with this model include a tapered silhouette, red selvedge ID, silver metallic buttons and rivets, and a full-grain leather patch. On screen, the jeans read as a clean, dark indigo stretch selvedge pair in the Weird Guy block, functioning as understated off-duty wear that still maintains Bond’s controlled, practical silhouette.
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