The blue color might be inspired by the original Jantzen swim shorts worn by Bond in the early Bond films. The Orlebar Brown Setter swimshorts worn by James Bond in SkyFall (2012) have a similar color, Sky blue, to the La Perla swimshorts, and have been popular ever since the release of the film, even though they only appear in the main promotion photo and briefly in the film itself. La Perla currently sells mostly women's lingerie. The company's pieces have even become highly prized as collectables.

Sophisticated, luxurious and expensive, La Perla's beautiful lingerie has been worn by actresses and celebrities. In the same film, Solange (Caterina Murino) wears a green La Perla bikini. (I don't have these myself yet so can't comment on the quality).

They are made in China, from a light polyester and spandex, but for this price you have a very decent pair of swim shorts similar to Bond's briefs that is also easier to wear (not as 'revealing').Īnother model from Coofandy are these elastic swim briefs in Sky Blue and Navy Classic ($19.98) that are just as tight fitting as the La Perlas and have similar dark blue lines on the sides, check it out here. These shorts are less tight than the La Perlas, but still quite short. You can find affordable alternatives, for example these Coofandy Swim Trunks available on Amazon for $19.99.

La Perla later released the similar Alberti and Maurilio models, but those are currently also impossible to find.

These famous trunks are not available anymore online or in stores, except sometimes on eBay. The trunks have been flying off the shelves since the first publicity shots from Casino Royale showing a toned Craig emerging from the sea wearing a pair received wide publicity. Daniel Craig's famous blue swimsuit from Casino Royale is a La Perla Grigioperla Lodato from the Spring/Summer 2006 collection. Most women will still remember the scene from Casino Royale where James Bond emerges from the sea in his blue trunks.

Daniel craig haircut casino royale