Sofia Loren at home, 1958. Photo credit: IMDb.com
While we don’t toss the word icon around lightly, Sophia Loren has earned it. Even now at 79, she creates a buzz where ever she goes, most recently on the set of her new short film The Human Voice, directed by her son Eduardo Ponti. From the breakout Italian-language film The Gold of Naples (1954), to her five-film deal with Paramount Pictures, to Two Women (1960), for which she won the Best Actress Academy Award, Loren’s full lips, almond eyes and hourglass figure have attracted the attention of men and women alike. And her sultry, feminine style—scooped tops, nipped-in waists and kohl-lined boudoir eyes—has been an inspiration to designers, photographers, models and fashion-lovers for over 50 years.
Loren in 1959; Photo credit: IMDb.com
For spring and summer 2013—and even into fall—headscarves, full skirts and high-waisted shorts and pants (often paired with cat eyeliner and fluttery lashes) made their mark on several shows including Temperley London and Erdem. Not only does her style fit the mid-century silhouettes that are beginning to emerge this year (and are a top fall trend), but she has also long inspired Dolce & Gabbana’s runway presentations and recent ad campaigns starring another Italian beauty, Monica Bellucci.
From left: Dolce & Gabbana, Temperley London, Zac Posen, Erdem, all Spring 2013; Photos by Anthea Simms
We’ve caught the Loren fashion bug, too. For May’s cover shoot with Christina Hendricks, the Mad Men actress was styled in Italian bombshell silhouettes such as the black and pink floral Dolce & Gabbana dress pictured below.
Christina Hendricks, FLARE May 2013; Photo by Max Abadian
Add a dash of Italian-starlet style to your summer wardrobe with the following tips:
Shopping List: Printed headscarves, over-sized sunglasses with dark frames and lightly tinted lenses, crisp button-up shirts with large lapels, flared skirts with nipped-in waists, scoop or square necklines, peasant tops with embroidery, high-waisted short shorts
Beauty Look: Bare nails, tanned skin, flesh-tone cream lipstick, black cat eyeliner, faux lashes, big curls
Clockwise from top left: Givenchy floral sheer scarf, $306, farfetch.com. J.Crew drapey elbow-sleeve T-shirt, $48, jcrew.com. Ray Ban sunglasses, $155, Holt Renfrew. Erikson Beamon Envy earrings, $334, shopbop.com. Aldo Mandara heels, $70, aldoshoes.com. Dolce & Gabbana rose-print crepe circle skirt, $1,525, net-a-porter.com. Stella & Dot Haven ring, $49, stelladot.com. Stella & Dot Adelina cuff, $79, stelladot.com.
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