The British motor company’s new top-of-the-line model will cost S$1m when it becomes available in Singapore. Bond’s new car, the Aston Martin Vanquish 5.9, is every inch the perfect drive for a secret agent. Of course, the eyes of certain Bond fans will be drawn to bodywork of a different kind. After making her name on the French television show Equipe Médicale d’Urgence, Skyfall will constitute the 33-year-old actress’ big screen breakthrough. Shaken: Marlohe with Daniel Craig in Skyfallīorn in Paris to a French mother and Chinese-Cambodian father, Marlohe’s character may lack the double-entendre name of many of her predecessors, being known simply as Sévérine, but given the extensive arms training Marlohe went through for the role, she is every bit as capable of handling herself. From mini horror films for its most recent lingerie collection to. Lingerie ads have a reputation for being some of the steamiest and sexiest advertisements out there (just look at Victoria's Secret), but perhaps none are as provocative and controversial as Agent Provocateur ads. In the latest 007 installment, Skyfall, which will be released across the region this month, femme fatale duties fall squarely at the feet of French-Cambodian Bérénice Marlohe. From Sensual Spiked Corsets to Bold Black Magic Lingerie. Mr Bond’s tendency to follow his heart – or perhaps his loins – over his head have resulted in numerous testing situations with such screen legends as Honor Blackman’s Pussy Galore and Ursula Andress’ Honey Ryder. The James Bond films have a glorious history of sultry, strong female characters that play on the secret agent’s apparent weakness for dangerous women. More vampire loungewear looks please.The latest Bond girl’s roots can be traced to Cambodia I ran across this silk ombre robe again while working on this piece, and now I'd very much like to have it. I do adore when a brand is positively extravagant with their use of lace. Like several pieces on this list, the Emie has been made in a range of colorways including peach, black, red, and fuschia, but looks best, in my opinion, in peach. The most recent addition to my Agent Provocateur wishlist, I barely noticed this dress when it first debuted in Spring/Summer 2014, but now I can't get enough of it. It works just as well for lingerie-as-outerwear. I'd probably wear this ensemble out of doors, to be honest. Silk velvet devore plus sweeping fringe? I swoon. I do believe that if I owned this, I'd be roughly 40% closer to achieving that. 'Mistie' Robe and ChemiseĪll I want out of life is to look like a lady of the manor (whilst being a lady of the apartment). Fuller-busted folks (DD thru GG cups) can find a very similar design from Katherine Hamilton right now. (That season apparently had a lot of bangers.) Though this set was later available in black and pink, neither is quite so striking as the red. Released in several different colorways, I believe my favorite has to be the red incarnation from A/W 2013. Let's continue our trip down memory lane with Agent Provocateur's 'Zuri' collection. Obviously, that doesn't help me at all, nor does the fact that the few gowns I find on sites like eBay are usually too small, too expensive, or both. Several years later, I suddenly really liked it. I knew I kind of liked it when it came out. You don't always know when a piece will become your metaphorical 'white whale,' and the Fleura Dressing Gown from the A/W 2013 collection is exactly one of the pieces. Even typing this makes me sigh with longing. Somewhere between Dior's New look, and a vampire CEO, the Thora dress titillates in all the best ways with impeccable tailoring and a corset-laced back. Released in 2011, this is the Agent Provocateur dress to end all dresses. When I tell you I am vexed that I don't own this, please believe me. I believe we can all use a bit of pretty right now. And, if you happen to be reading this during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I just want to share some pretty things. For that reason, a good many sets have crossed my path yet remain in permanent exile from my wardrobe, fated to endlessly frustrating searches on eBay, Depop, Poshmark and any other resale platform that offers even a glimmer of hope.īecause misery truly does love company, I thought I'd share those pieces with you so we might grieve and mourn together. Instead, I am a regular woman with a regular budget which does not include very much Agent Provocateur. Agent Provocateur's Lorna Bra Set in Brown w/ Pink Trim.a soon-to-be addition to the wishlist since I can't afford it.Īlas, I am not a sophisticated woman of the world.
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