I had the pleasure of seeing Sophia Loren speak on September 14 at the Detroit Opera House.
As you may know, I'm a lover of all things Old Hollywood. So, seeing the legend that is Ms. Loren in person, was a pretty exciting experience.
Here is some of what I learned from Sophia's talk:
- She's very shy.
- Her mother won a Greta Garbo look alike contest
- While on the set of Pride and the Passion, she got to know Frank Sinatra. Not knowing much English, he taught her profanities. He told her it was proper English.
- The idea for doing a question and answer event like this actually came from Cary Grant many years ago.
- Her family is what is most important to her.
- She adores Meryl Streep.
- When asked what her beauty secret was..she jokingly responded saying, "pasta" and then changed her answer to "I was born beautiful," which certainly got some laughs out of the audience.
- The best onscreen kisser was Marcello Mastroianni.
- She said that Carlo Ponti had the kindest eyes and that when she's going through something difficult, she'll think of him and it makes things better.
Learning to sew....
I've been enrolled in a fashion program through Parson's School of Design and one of my recent projects was to design a purse, make a mock version and then a finished product that I could sell. I decided to create a purse that was Stevie Nicks inspired.
I was really nervous about this project. I had never sewn before. In my 21 Things I'd Like To Accomplish Before I Turn 22 post, my first item listed was to learn how to sew.
The purse is in a crescent moon shape and is made out of black suede. I then put lace over it.
I really love the finished product and am proud of myself. I can't wait for my next sewing project.
What did you do over the weekend? I've been traveling. I flew from Las Vegas to Denver. The sunsets here are one of my favorite parts about Colorado.
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XOXOTheZenFashionista
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ReplyDeleteLove the purse!
ReplyDeletelove the purse but how cool to hear sophia speak. she is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSounds you had a great time. I really love your purse :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that was quite an experience, something to remember the rest of your life. I don't know how old she is, but she still looks quite beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible experience! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe purse is beautiful...and you continue to make my heart sing at the incredible woman you have become
ReplyDeleteThe purse is exquisite, and thank you for sharing your experience
ReplyDeleteI love the purse ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd I find it refreshing that her first reaction to her beauty secret wasn't part of some fancy regime nor was it in any way conceited. It's always awesome when famous people don't have egos bigger than they are!
Lauren,as always,a job well done. I enjoyed the interesting trivia @ Sophia Loren which you were able to report. I am also very proud of you for not only designing the purse, but actually sewing it. I know that is a new skill for you.
ReplyDeleteLauren,as always,a job well done. I enjoyed the interesting trivia @ Sophia Loren which you were able to report. I am also very proud of you for not only designing the purse, but actually sewing it. I know that is a new skill for you.
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