Most Bond suits are built to disappear. The Tom Ford O’Connor windowpane suit in Spectre is the exception: a blue check, cut close and short, made for warm weather and a crowded street. Daniel Craig’s Bond wears it in Mexico City, and it is, in our view, the best argument for a patterned suit in recent Bond films. A bold check only works when the tailoring beneath it is disciplined, and here it is.
In the film
Bond wears the suit in the pre-title sequence of Spectre, set during the Day of the Dead festival in Mexico City. It is worn under his Day of the Dead costume at first, and the windowpane shows clearly when he shoots a rifle from the rooftop. The jacket is the O’Connor, the model costume designer Jany Temime designed with Tom Ford for the film.
The details of the Tom Ford O’Connor windowpane suit
The check. Reports on the film suit describe a blue and black glen check with a lighter blue overcheck, six yarns wide. From a distance the colours blend to a clear air force blue; up close the windowpane is the dominant pattern. It is lighter and more vivid than a plain navy, and gives the suit a presence in daylight that a solid cloth would not.
The O’Connor cut. Straight, padded shoulders with roped sleeve heads, a close chest and a short jacket length. The front is cut away below the button, showing a small triangle of shirt. It is a deliberately sharp silhouette, and it rewards a good fit more than most.
Three buttons, rolled to two. The jacket has three buttons with the lapels rolling to the middle one, so only two are in play. It reads as a two-button jacket, a cut sometimes described as three-roll-two.
Narrow lapels. They suit the short length and close chest, so the cloth and the cut do the talking.
Wearing it now
A windowpane suit is a daytime suit. We would wear this one to a long lunch, a summer wedding or any meeting where you want to be remembered without saying anything. Keep everything else quiet: a white or pale blue poplin shirt, a navy knitted tie or none at all, and black or dark brown oxfords. Let the check be the only loud thing in the room.
Getting the look. Tom Ford no longer makes the film’s blue colourway, so the exact suit is a second-hand search, and the button on this page goes to eBay. The nearest current O’Connor we found is Nordstrom’s Shadow Windowpane in Anthracite, a darker and much subtler cloth, at US$5,900 (RRP at the time of writing, October 2026). It is a different suit. For the blue itself, a made-to-measure suit in a mid-blue windowpane wool is the more faithful route.
Fit. The O’Connor is cut close, so the shoulder line and jacket length matter more than the trouser break. Try it on, and expect to alter the sleeves and waist. If you prefer a softer line, ask for the same check cut on a plainer, longer jacket.
More from the film is on our Spectre page, and you can read how he dressed across the Daniel Craig era.
In the same spirit
An alternative, not the suit from Spectre: Tom Ford O’Connor Grey Prince of Wales Suit, the same O’Connor cut in a quieter check.
Specifications
| Maker and model | Tom Ford O’Connor |
|---|---|
| Cloth | Wool, blue and black glen check with a lighter blue overcheck |
| Jacket | Three buttons rolled to two, narrow lapels, cutaway front |
| Shoulders | Straight, padded, with roped sleeve heads |
| Availability | Film colourway out of production; found second-hand |
| RRP | Not confirmed for the film colourway |
For the current range, see Tom Ford’s suits and tuxedos.
Questions
Is this the suit Bond wears in Spectre?
Yes. Bond wears a Tom Ford O’Connor in a blue windowpane check in the Mexico City pre-title sequence. The O’Connor model was designed for the film by Jany Temime with Tom Ford.
Can you still buy the Tom Ford O’Connor windowpane suit?
Not new in the film’s blue, as far as we can confirm. It is out of production and turns up second-hand. Tom Ford lists other O’Connor pieces, and Nordstrom lists an anthracite shadow windowpane suit, but neither is the film cloth.
What is the difference between a windowpane and a Prince of Wales check?
A windowpane is a grid of thin lines forming open squares. A Prince of Wales check is a glen check overlaid with a larger overcheck. The film suit is a glen check with a bold overcheck, which is why it is described either way.
Can you wear a windowpane suit to work?
Yes, if the check is restrained and the colours are muted. The film suit is bolder than most, so pair it with plain shirts and a quiet tie.
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