Sophia Loren – a name associated with Hollywood glamour, beauty and timelessness. This September 20, the movie diva celebrates her 90th birthday. Take a look back at some of her outfits in our image gallery.
Sophia Loren’s interest in fashion continues unabated, even on the eve of her 89th birthday in 2023. The movie diva was in the front row at her friend Giorgio Armani’s “One Night in Venice” fashion show.
That’s how we know her: very glamorous in a big wasp-waisted dress. On August 29, 1955, she radiated at the opening of the Venice Film Festival.
And even today, she loves big appearances. In May 2014, she shone at the premiere of “Two Days, One Night” at the Cannes Film Festival in a sequined dress with transparent sleeves.
The Venice Film Festival is a must-see for the actress. In 2002, she opted for this pink ruffled dress and flashy jewelry.
This pleated dress with a large lapel collar that she wore in Cannes in 1955 is also one of her most memorable looks.
Sophia Loren is synonymous with chic: in this 1955 photo, she had her wardrobe adapted for her European tour in Paris. Dior’s “new look” style defined her style.
On a train platform: The polka-dot pattern appears regularly in the actress’s wardrobe. Here, on a knee-length wrap dress that she paired with a wide-brimmed hat.
The star also caused a sensation in her lingerie look. Her hourglass figure was considered a beauty ideal.
It’s impossible to forget the red vinyl coat she wore in 1966’s “Arabesque.”
Even at 70, 80 and now 89, Sophia Loren represents a timeless ideal of beauty and success and continues to provide memorable outfits, like here at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
Sophia Loren’s Style – 90 Years Old
Sophia Loren’s interest in fashion continues unabated, even on the eve of her 89th birthday in 2023. The movie diva was in the front row at her friend Giorgio Armani’s “One Night in Venice” fashion show.
That’s how we know her: very glamorous in a big wasp-waisted dress. On August 29, 1955, she radiated at the opening of the Venice Film Festival.
And even today, she loves big appearances. In May 2014, she shone at the premiere of “Two Days, One Night” at the Cannes Film Festival in a sequined dress with transparent sleeves.
The Venice Film Festival is a must-see for the actress. In 2002, she opted for this pink ruffled dress and flashy jewelry.
This pleated dress with a large lapel collar that she wore in Cannes in 1955 is also one of her most memorable looks.
Sophia Loren is synonymous with chic: in this 1955 photo, she had her wardrobe adapted for her European tour in Paris. Dior’s “new look” style defined her style.
On a train platform: The polka-dot pattern appears regularly in the actress’s wardrobe. Here, on a knee-length wrap dress that she paired with a wide-brimmed hat.
The star also caused a sensation in her lingerie look. Her hourglass figure was considered a beauty ideal.
It’s impossible to forget the red vinyl coat she wore in 1966’s “Arabesque.”
Even at 70, 80 and now 89, Sophia Loren represents a timeless ideal of beauty and success and continues to provide memorable outfits, like here at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
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- This September 20, 2024, Sophia Loren celebrates her 90th birthday.
- The movie star is known for her diva style and has marked an entire era by adopting Dior’s “new look”.
- The actress, who signed her last major roles in the 1970s, continued to appear in public in recent years and to impress with her looks.
- In 2023, she had to undergo hip surgery for a fracture after a fall. Today, as she prepares to blow out her 90 candles, she seems to have recovered from the accident and has been seen publicly.
Much has already been written about her. And yet, the press still loves to write about the Italian cinema diva Sophia Loren, who has made and still makes great cinema in terms of fashion. Ah, what a pleasure to look at her old photos to briefly delve into the past… Only to then note with nostalgia that the elegance of women of yesteryear has little to do with what represents beauty today.
But the actress synonymous with the sweet lifewho said she would “rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size zero,” continues to spread her irresistible chic as she prepares to blow out her 90 candles.
Recovered after his fall
After several months of convalescence due to a fall at her home in Geneva where she has lived since 2006, the star reappeared, photographed leaving her home in May. And she was mesmerizing as usual for a chic lunch with friends in West Hollywood on this sunny day. For the occasion, she wore a blue and white leopard print blazer over a sober black and white outfit, a polka dot cane in hand. Her dark red hair was perfectly coiffed and her face lit up with a big smile. An outing that delighted her fans who had not heard from her for a long time.
Although her appearances have become rare, they are no less brilliant. In the literal sense of the word: it was dressed in a shimmering pantsuit, whose blazer was decorated with a large flower on the side, that she attended her friend Giorgio Armani’s ‘One Night Only’ fashion show in September 2023.
The day before, the actress had gone to the Venice Film Festival. The festival had paid tribute to her on the occasion of her 80th birthday, 10 years ago, with a photo exhibition retracing the major stages of her life. When Venice called, Sophia Loren was never far away. The looks she presented there were unforgettable.
As in Venice in 1955 when she caused a sensation, wearing the famous dress with a marked waist and decorated with floral embroidery on the bust that she had associated with a pair of pumps with the same pattern. It was in fact her outfits in the style of Dior’s “new look”, with a tightened waist and XL volume, which characterized her style for a whole decade.
Seductress, housewife and diva
Sophia Loren not only slipped into sumptuous gowns, but also into lingerie and caused a sensation in lace bodysuits with built-in corsets. Thanks to her roles, such as in “The Millionaire’s Undergarments” in 1960 or in “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” from 1963, she became a sex symbol.
But beyond her seductive outfits, it is also her simpler dresses and everyday looks that still fascinate today. The polka-dot dress was part of her wardrobe, as was the trench coat. To accompany this classic piece, she liked to wear a silk scarf on her head – very much like the late Queen Elizabeth II. We also remember the red patent trench coat that she wore with high boots in “Arabesque” in 1966. These are the moments that marked the Italian actress’s diva style.
Sophia Loren represents a timeless ideal of success and beauty. She still lives up to it today.
