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1st Feb - Madrid - Goya Awards - Celebration of the Spanish cinema
January 29th, 2009 -
Jan 24- Feb 1 AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK
January 23rd, 2009 -
Richard Avedon - Potographs 1946 - 2004
January 21st, 2009
YESTERDAYS
ROMA, NOVEMBER 1963
Glamorous cats and sophisticated celebs prowl the Via Veneto
If Rome in the 1960s was known for La Dolce Vita, then Via Veneto was the sweetest street. Running south from Villa Borghese, the road was known during the post-war boom for its elegant cafés, nightclubs and hotels, inspiring Fellini’s Oscar-winning film. Visiting stars would reside on the street and cruise by the pavement tables, pursued by photographers. This image, taken by pioneering society snapper Elio Sorci, captures French starlet Irina Demick around the time she was filming The Visit (1964) with Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman. Clearly, Irina thought her convertible wasn’t sufficiently glamorous, and brought a leopard along for company. A fantastic collision of cinematic and societal fantasy, in the 60s life on Via Veneto certainly imitated art.