- Title: Sophia Style
- Author: Deirdre Donohue
- Year Published: 2001 (Barnes & Noble Books)
- Year Purchased: 2004
- Source: Barnes & Noble clearance rack
- About: In the physical sphere, Sophia Loren is everything I am not: tall, leggy, busty. Sure, we have a tiny waist in common but, on her, because of her height, it is more of a thing. Her style, on camera but especially in life, matches her features: striking, angular, and beautiful. Of course, even if she wore a potato sack (like Marilyn in that famous early cheese-cake photo) she would out-shine us all. Sophia Style examines and connects her characters’ wardrobes with her personal clothing choices, resulting in a book that is a melange of fashion, film, and personal history: it is really more interesting than it probably sounds. Whether you love film or fashion, or are just looking to shade your brain from the reality of an ugly word for a couple of hours, it is a quick and fun read. It’s full of gorgeous photos from her first five decades in the spotlight.
- Motivation: Sometimes I just like to look at pretty people in pretty clothes. It’s a nice break from thinking too much, which is how I usually spend approximately 95% of my waking hours.
- Times Read: 2
- Random Excerpt/Page 81: “(Marc) Bohan’s white slip gown in A Countess from Hong Kong is a unique creation, having an exceptional relationship to both Loren’s body and the character she portrays. This quality was requested by the director, Charlie Chaplin, as well as by Loren. Chaplin was very earnest and exacting about the countess’s look, and Loren, awed by this iconic film figure, uncharacteristically deferred wholly to his authority.”
- Happiness Scale: 10+++
Cropped screenshot of Sophia Loren from the film Five Miles to Midnight (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Sophia Loren was the bomb! She’s still gorgeous. I’d like this read, I think.
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It is a gorgeous book about a gorgeous woman, with lots of amazing photographs. The text is interesting and well-researched.
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She is very striking, definitely. Her eyes have that intensity.
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Yes, indeed!
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