The gallery doesn’t shy away from the problem of the Bond Girl. A side wall titled “The Disposable Dress” features outfits worn by characters killed within ten minutes of their first scene. It’s a sobering fashion graveyard: silk slips, cocktail dresses, and one very lovely velvet gown—all accessorized with a bullet hole. The gallery asks quietly: Can you separate the style from the structural sexism? It leaves the answer to you.
The fashion notes are surprisingly sharp. You learn that the white bikini was dyed slightly off-white to read better on 1960s film stock. That Rosamund Pike’s Die Another Day icy-blue gown was woven with fiber optics. That Ana de Armas’s No Time to Die black halter dress was designed with a hidden pocket for a silenced pistol. These details elevate the exhibit from fan service to fashion forensics. Nude James Bond Girl Pics
★★★★☆ (loses one star for not including a single outfit worn by Judi Dench’s M—the true style icon of the franchise). The gallery doesn’t shy away from the problem