Sophia Loren, on the occasion of her 81st birthday
There’s nobody more beautiful than Sophia as a young woman — the very archetype of the Italian bombshell.
Portrait of Sophia as a young woman
As with so many icons, Sophia is being celebrated at age 81 — and employed, with a Dolce & Gabbana lipstick all her own. But the signs of extensive work she has had done make it hard to look at her: the beestung lips, the waxy cheeks, the drag queen makeup. I’m conflicted.
