Barefoot Contessa Chic

These looks remind me of Ava Gardner in The Barefoot Contessa.  I've read her biography (I like to do that sort of thing) and realized that she was really something.  There was a vulnerable nice girl side to her that her image and roles didn't portray.  I think she became more gutzy more and more as her film roles became more defined.  At any rate, she lived her life on her terms and I credit anyone who does that successfully.

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The Barefoot Contessa – 1954

A film about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and stars Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner and Edmond O'Brien.

For his performance, O'Brien won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mankiewicz was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay.

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Ava Gardiner as Maria Vargas in The Barefoot Contessa

In Love with Black and White

I've always loved black and white for decorating and fashion.  I wear too much of both I'm afraid but they go with everything.  At any rate, I'm thinking that some dramatic black and white touches might class the place up a bit and give me a couple of neutral accents for the place that can be used year round.

Angus & Co.

Kaboodle

Ferm Living

I love this print.  It reminds me of the famous dress from "Sabrina" worn by Audrey Hepburn. OK maybe not quite but close enough.

Sabrina - 1954

Directed by Billy Wilder, and adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylor's play Sabrina Fair (in the UK, the movie has the title Sabrina Fair). It stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden.

In 2002, Sabrina was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina