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Row 1: Honey Ryder in Dr. No, 1962; Row 2: Melinda Havelock in For Your Eyes Only, 1981; Row 3: Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale, 2006.

"Bond girls follow a fairly well-developed pattern of beauty. They possess splendid figures and tend to dress in a slightly masculine, assertive fashion, with few pieces of jewelery and that in a masculine cut, wide leather belts, and square-toed leather shoes. They often sport light though noticeable sun-tans, and they generally use little or no makeup and no fingernail or toenail polish, also wearing their nails short." —O.F. Snelling, author of Double 0 Seven, James Bond, A Report.

I'm under no illusion that there are several Bond girls that don't have tomboy style in the slightest, but after seeing For Your Eyes Only over the weekend and watching Melina Havelock wield a crossbow, I knew there were at least a few.

I'd love to know, do you have a favorite James Bond character and/or movie?
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Pam B. said…
Halle Berry as "Jinx" in Die Another Day. Pierce was a great Bond.
May 31, 2011 at 9:33 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm a purist. Connery all the way.
May 31, 2011 at 10:13 PM
Joy said…
There's so many to choose from but damn is Eva Green hot.
June 1, 2011 at 12:19 AM
Nanina said…
Ah, Eva Green. So sexy. *sigh* *girl crush*

Relatable Style
June 1, 2011 at 4:00 AM
Angelica Tynan said…
Oh, Melina all the way. She drives a Citroën 2CV!!! Classic!
June 1, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Lizzie said…
I agree, it's really hard to look beyond Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale.
June 1, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Anonymous said…
The one that was painted from head to toe in gold paint!
June 1, 2011 at 8:45 AM
Jan said…
Funny - while I loved Casino Royale (Daniel Craig is the best thing to happen to the role since The Man With the Golden Gun), I hated Eva Green as Vesper Lynd. She spent the entire film looking like a raccoon.

The archetypical Tomboy Bond Girl was Pussy Galore.
June 1, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Phyl said…
Of course, Judi Dench as M!
June 2, 2011 at 7:01 AM
CashmereLibrarian said…
Pussy Galore kicks ass in Goldfinger.
June 2, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Anonymous said…
PUSSY GALORE!
June 2, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Anonymous said…
Auric Goldfinger because he is so so bad, strawberry fields or Honey Ryder(ursula andress) are such breathtaking women...
June 2, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Anonymous said…
I love Carol Bouquet in your Eyes Only and Maud Adams in Octopussy. Both cool, sexy and powerful.
June 5, 2011 at 9:12 AM
Melina said…
Fun fact: My parents named me Melina, after Melina Havelock from "For Your Eyes Only". For that reason alone, I must vote for Melina!
June 18, 2011 at 4:17 PM
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