For many women, Bond films mean a quick doze through the action scenes punctuated by magical awakenings each time a Bond Girl steps into a scene wearing an amazing outfit.

Sophisticated, polished, chic and dressed constantly from head to toe like supermodels, the women Bond encounters have always been integral to the iconic look of each film.

Quantum of Solace is no exception and for this, the designers wanted to create a sleek starkness, with unfussy lines, in keeping with the grown-up, more contemplative Bond of Daniel Craig.

Monochrome black, white and silver-grey provide the basis for the film's costume palette, all of which makes for a mood of serious glamour.

Like Craig's Bond, Gemma Arterton's wardrobe (she plays Agent Fields) has a strong Sixties' feel, with changes including a silver bow silk and wool shift dress from Prada and a classic belted trenchcoat from Burberry, plus knee-high boots that give a nod to Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko (who plays Camille) is being called the first "credit crunch Bond Girl", as she drives a gold Ford Ka. She wears Jasper Conran, who designs for Debenhams, and also has a Prada dress, this time a sleeveless nipped-in black poplin one designed especially for the film.

For those who yearn to emulate the latest Bond Girl look, fashion for autumn/ winter 2008 can oblige beautifully with body-conscious and vintage-inspired pieces in a black and sheeny palette, pulsating with glamour. Look out for sleek, well-cut dresses in black silk and adorn with twisted chain necklaces and bangles, and long dangling diamond earrings, and you won't go far wrong.

And you can buy your own Bond Girl vest from Helmsley-based lingerie company Bella Di Notte – who supplied 40 ivory vests for Olga Kurylenko to wear in Quantum. It's good to know that those girls are keeping warm with at least one sensible item of clothing, as worn in Yorkshire.