Fictional Characters Who Look Like They Just Finished a Boudoir Shoot

I’m very interested in the history of boudoir imagery, and the source of some of the iconic looks we all have in mind but don’t know exactly why they are familiar. There have been some particularly influential historic characters who have influenced the boudoir look, and I’ve highlighted a few. Have I missed any?

Ursula Andress stars as Honey Ryder in the first James Bond movie, Dr. No. In this case she looks like she swam away from her boudoir shoot, picked up a seafood snack on her way to surprising Mr. Bond. The waist strap and the knife tie to some of the strappy outfits we see in boudoir and the strong woman capable of .

Jessica Rabbit—famously taught young movie-goers about sex in the early 1990s. How did they get away with a PG rating! This cartoon character was just oozing sexuality. Her sleepy-eyed performance as the voluptuous cartoon character was most memorable for her nonchalant swagger, something that the best boudoir models and photographers try to recreate.

Emma Frost. January Jones gives a bit of a bland performance but the movie is entertaining and her outfits are awesome and plentiful. Great examples of beautiful white pieces for a bridal boudoir shoot!

Princess Leia— No list about anything sexy would be complete without slave Princess Leia. Here’s our “bondage” example-which is a super popular request I get at the studio.

Zardoz—The gold standard for male lingerie. Fight me.