“At last the time has come, James Bond has arrived,” said Emily Ansenk, director at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which is currently home to the traveling exhibition 'Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style.' After opening in London and showing in Toronto, Melbourne and Moscow
the exposition, which celebrates the design craft behind the icon film series, has returned to Europe and found a new home for the next five months. “We have never held such an elaborate film exposition,” adds Ansenk. “It is all round experience, which features the glamorous, sexy British style at times, whilst celebrating adventurous and exciting moment during other moments.”
“We wanted to create an immersive experience whilst simultaneously educating Bond fans and entertaining them,” explained guest curator and fashion historian Bronwyn Cosgrave. Famed for not only capturing some of the key fashion trends over the years, but also credited with setting trends, the ever-evolving costumes which form a part of the Bond series have left their imprint on the industry over the years.
James Bond Style: "It just gets better all the time"
“Why does James Bond continue to set trends? I think it's not just the actors, but the designers behind the scenes who work together to create the very best film they can,” said Lindy Hemming, the famed designer behind some of the most iconic Bond outfits. “It just gets better and better all the time.” Together with Cosgrave and Meg Simmonds, head of the James Bond archive at EON Productions, the three curated a selection of costumes which were included in the exposition.