What would be the adventures of James Bond without his famous James Bond girls? Incarnations of the fatal woman par excellence, these heroines occupy each episode of the saga a place of choice in the life of the British spy. Always seductive, sometimes diabolical, these determined women have for common points a determination in all tests and a (very) very advantageous physique that they know subtly highlight in glamorous outfits but which also reflect the trends of contemporary fashion.

The style of the James Bond Girl

Among the emblematic pieces of the James Bond girl is undoubtedly the bikini whose most iconic model remains the one worn by Ursula Andress in Doctor No, in 1962. Outrageously sexy for the time, the famous two-piece swimsuit belted caused an explosion in sales of bikinis, thus revolutionizing beachwear. It will be found almost forty years later on Halle Berry in "Die another day" in a version barely modernized.

Another must-see of the James Bond girl: the evening gown. Often from the workshops of the greatest couturiers, the dresses of these ladies sublime their curves with great reinforcement of fur coats, river of diamonds and beauty looks sophisticated. Flaming outfits that James Bond often finds hard to resist ...

Back on the most memorable James Bond girls in the following slideshow!