For more than sixty years already, world-famous Agent 007 is not only a hero in literature, television, movies, video games and comic books ! He’s also the most glorious icon of style, class and masculinity that pop culture ever gave us.
« My name is Bond… James Bond. »
After being portrayed by seven different actors and having seduced more than a few of those dangerously beautiful femmes fatales that we call Bond Girls, our favorite spy ever is finally back on the big screen in his 24th feature film called « Spectre ».
In honor of this, here are a few useful links for you to learn how to behave like a perfect Mr. Bond, how to be just as irresistible and glamorous as a Bond Girl, or simply to learn more about the posh ways of the world’s less secretive of secret agents.
The very productive English makeup artist Charlotte Tillbury is everywhere : Backstage at the biggest fashion shows, behind the scenes of the most celebrated magazines, on television, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and, of course, on her popular personal blog. In an article dedicated to the most memorable Bond Girls from the sixties to our day, she explains how to use them as inspiration for your perfect bondesque makeup look.
Still from England – our one and only Mr. Bond is British, after all! -, discover the classy world of renowned blogger and creative consultant Matthew Zorpas, a necessary reference in lifestyle and mens’ fashion. If you want, once and for all, to uncover James Bond’s secrets to seduction, just visit The Gentleman Blogger : In a nutshell, the key is to know the best ways to communicate!
The definition of a Bond Girl : « An icon of glamour & sophistication, dressed in mystery & charm. » Born in Ukraine, pretty Irina Bond now lives in Orange County, California and chose to take advantage of her last name by founding Bond Girl Glam, a multi-faceted blog for the modern-day Bond Girl. She uses it to talk about fashion and beauty, as well as decor inspiration, travel and, most recently, parenthood!
With offices in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore, the Lifestyle Asia webzine aspires to be the most reliable online portal to luxury living, travel, fashion, dining and entertainment across the Oriental continent. As part of their « Get the Look » series, collaborator Taïs Elize has examined the wardrobe of five notable Bond Girls, such as Daniela Bianchi and Halle Berry, to help you replicate them!
Now that you know how to compose your fabulous, Bond Girl-worthy closet, did you know that there’s also a blog entirely dedicated to the analysis of James Bond’s attire ? Created by Matt Spaiser, a New York based graphic designer and huge fan of our handsome Agent 007, Bond Suits features an in-depth examination of our hero’s suits and ensembles, seam by seam and through the decades.
Known for her prodigious sense of style, larger-than-life personality and go-getter attitude, fashion blogger Masha Sedgwick from Berlin, Germany is just like any other girl : She, too, dreams of being a Bond Girl ! Armoured with all of her sex-appeal, she went ahead and acquired the franchise’s official perfume bottle : 007 For Women, and she loves it. According to her, it’s « A fragrance that has it all. A fragrance for a true Bond Girl. »
