Name's Bond, and the suit's from Yorkshire

EVEN when he was in pursuit of a particularly tricky foe, James Bond never let his sartorial standards drop.

More often than not, his suit was pure Yorkshire.

A display involving some of Yorkshire's leading fabric mills, presented under the collective brand of Yorkshire Textiles, is to be launched at the Harvey Nichols store in Leeds this month.

Yorkshire's weaving industry has set the benchmark for high-quality Made in England cloth, and the region's mills continue to produce most of England's worsted and woollen fabric.

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The fabric is used by many of the world's great fashion brands, and tailors, such as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Burberry, Paul Smith, Etro, Hugo Boss, and on London's Savile Row.

The cashmere and mohair fabric used for the dinner suit worn by Daniel Craig as James Bond in Quantum of Solace, was woven in Huddersfield.

Two luxury interior fabrics installed inside the Oval Office at the White House were also woven in Guiseley

The Harvey Nichols Leeds store attracts an average of 25,000 visitors each week. The mills involved in the project include Alfred Brown, Arthur Harrison and John Foster.

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The Sunny Bank Mills Textile Archive, which dates back 150 years is also featured in the display.

Suzy Shepherd, one of the co-founders of Leeds Fashion Works, said: "We think that Harvey Nichols customers will be amazed at what is happening on their doorstep in the Yorkshire mills."

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