The lovely Sophia Loren in L’oro di Napoli
Marlon Brando & a disgruntled Sophia Loren
I love this picture sfm. I actually almost bought it as a postcard sized picture yesterday and might go back for it.
Sophia Loren, 1961
The period after 11th century was development and domination of Italian fashion. The development of art was as its peak. Great Italian artists such as Leonardo da Vinci gave one of their best masterpieces. The Italian fashion was also influenced by the art during that period. Great attention was paid to the extravagant dresses. The rich merchants with large amount of money at their disposal were ready to spend lavishly on the expensive clothing. They showed their power and status by competing by dressing extravagantly. Intricate designs with complex fashions were made. Just like modern fashion, no rich tradesman would wear dresses that were out of fashion.
There was increased consumption of highly fashionable cloths with greater stress to the quality of textile cloths. The demand in high quality cloth materials led to manufacture of fine fabrics. Read the rest of this entry »
Born Heather Sweet shes now living under the name Dita Von Teese – so whether you think the actress and burlesque artist is sweet or a bit of a tease you wont forget meeting the delectable Dita!
Dita Von Teese inspired make-up tutorial