So is Kate in Goldfinger version nothing more than an influencer?

The dress the Duchess of Cambridge wore for the premiere of No Time to Die from 5 October it can be yours. On balance, the wife of the second in line for the throne of the United Kingdom was the testimonial of the launch of the capsule collection Jenny Packham 007. The “Kate effect” is well known to the British designer who has always dressed the prestigious client. So who better than her could dress one of the top models of the collaboration between the brand and EON Production, the film company that produces the James Bond films?

Jenny Packham’s dress.

The collection of eight evening dresses inspired by as many female characters in the saga was born to celebrate others 60th anniversary of the film version of the character created by Ian Fleming and the release on October 5 in ten selected stores around the world is no coincidence given that the Global James Bond Day: Agent 007 – Licence to kill (Dr. No) came out on this day in 1962. The campaign was entrusted to Greg Williams, official photographer of franchise James Bond for twenty years, who immortalized the iconic outfits in the exclusive London restaurant Isabel.

You don’t need to be a 007 expert to grasp the reference of the duchess’s now famous golden dress: in the 1964 film Agent 007 – Goldfinger mission la Bond Girl Jill Masterson, played by Shirley Eaton, suffocates after being completely painted gold. Completely painted, the English actress a month after the release of the film appeared on the cover of Life magazine causing quite a stir. Kate’s dress we do not yet know the price of (similar models travel around 4 thousand euros) it is less unglued than the one designed for the anniversary but if the intent had been philological, ours would have had to appear in gold tights but there is still a limit to real hazards.

Shirley Eaton plays the character Jill Masterson in “Agent 007 – Goldfinger Mission”. Getty photo

The other seven dresses are much more immediate giveaways. There is the red dress that Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson) wears when Sean Connery first introduces himself as “Bond, James Bond” in Agent 007 – At thecence to kill. There is the black dress with the shoulder pads Anya Masasova (Barbara Bach) de The spy who loved me is that of Octopussy (Maud Adams) in Operation Octopus. If for the one-shoulder of Miranda Frost (Rosamunde Pike) di Die another day and the satin petticoat of Solange Dimitrios (Caterina Murino) of Casino Royale, Jenny Packham had to mention herself since the costumes were hers, in other cases she could put her own.

Diana at the 1985 premiere of A View To A Kill. Photo Getty.

In these two days i royal watchers from all over the world they were quick to find similarities and similarities between Kate’s gold dress and that of Bruce Oldfield worn by Diana in a similar red carpet. There are those in that cloak who saw a way to bond even more to the crown, with Elizabeth on one side and her future role on the other. In the end it was just a move to promote a collection. Yes, just like the “common” influencers do. There are no more queens than they used to be.

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