The Most Memorable Swimwear Moments in Film From Ursula Andress in "Agent 007 - Dr No" to Salma Hayek in "From Dusk Till Dawn"
The clothes in the film are important.
They define a character, they are the mirror, the shape, sometimes the essence.
It may also happen that they are so important or beautiful to fagocitate it being more impressed in the mind of the whole movie. Whether this occurs or not, their history remains closely embraced, no matter who you talk to a sumptuous evening or a swimsuit dress.
Think about it. If I say Agent 007 - Dr. No, in front of what image do you have? Most likely Ursula Andress in bikini emerging from the water. Not even remember more of that film.
Here, nss takes you on journey through some of the iconic costumes that have gone through the history of cinema.
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Lana Turner - The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
When you say that Sophia Loren embodies, or is embodied for a long time, the image of Italian women in the world is probably true, it is certainly flattering. Because Loren is an absolute beauty.
It is no matter what she wears, whether it is a little black dress, whether it is a man’s shirt.
Each fragment taken from her many film testifies it, so it is not strange that even in a swimsuit showing explosive. Some examples? The floral fantasy piece featured in Too Bad She’s Bad or the blue one of It all started in Naples but our favorite is not really a swimsuit, but it does the job.
In Boy on a Dolphin Sophia is a fisherwoman of sponges of the Aegean Sea, Greece, during a dive, finds a historical relic depicting a boy riding a dolphin. In one scene of this film, who introduced the star to American audiences, emerging from the water with yellow dress who, wet, sticks and reveals woman’s generous forms.
Sexier than any bikini, thong or topless ever seen.
Elizabeth Taylor in Suddenly, last summer (1959)
Catherine Holly, played by Elizabeth Taylor, is forced by her cousin to wear a white silk swimsuit, which in contact with water becomes transparent, because, attracted by her nudity, the boys from the nearby public beach are as close and he can have so to lure them.
When a swimwear is not only one of the stars of the film but also becomes one of the most iconic in movie history.
Ursula Andress in Agent 007 – Dr. No (1962)
Perhaps not everyone has seen Agent 007 - Dr. No, but everyone has in mind the image of Ursula Andress aka Honey “Honeychile” Ryder in swimsuit.
To further boost the Swiss actress hot picture to shoot promotional photos is the legendary pinup photographer Bunny Yeager. That white bikini, coupled with the belt knife holder has made the history of cinema and fashion since its inception. Just after the release of the movie, in fact, the vision of the actress who came out of the ocean, tanned and dressed so, singing Under the Mango Tree had three effects, in addition, to make Andress an immortal erotic icon.
One: Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond saga, visited the set just to meet the sexy star in person.
Two: the sale of bikini splashed skyrocketing.
Three: Honeychile’s look set the standard for all Bond girls to follow. From Dr. No” onwards they should be: extraordinarily beautiful, sexually free, exotic, brave, perfect partners in crime, but with a vulnerable side.
From Jane Seymour to Olga Kurylenko, they all have something to Ursula, so that in Die Another Day Halle Berry honors her with an orange and more modern version of the same bikini.
Mariangela Melato in Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto (1974)
A simple black bikini with gold jewel and a semi-transparent pareo.
The rest is made by the wonderful and beautiful Mariangela Melato, one of the best actresses in Italian cinema.
Many years later, in 2002, Guy Ritchie made a remake of Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto, strongly desired by his wife Madonna, who plays the role of Melato, while Adriano Giannini has that of his father Giancarlo.
Pamela Anderson in Baywatch (From 22 September 1989 to 1997)
In Atonement Keira Knightley wears one of the most beautiful wardrobe, designed by Jacqueline Durran, never seen in movie history, perfectly embedded in a gorgeous emerald green evening gown.
Another iconic look is like the one-piece swimsuit with swimming cap, both white, the English actress shows off at the lake and should be emotional isolation and sexual repression metaphor of the character of Cecilia Tallis, the film’s protagonist.
The Keira sequences in costume look like photographs made by lens masters such as Horst P. Horst and George Hoyningen-Huene.
