Friday, March 26, 2021

Monica Bellucci


Monica Anna Maria Bellucci is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American films and French films. Born30 September 1964 






















Icon Fashion Display


Marlene Dietrich's hostess gown for Desire (1936), designed by Travis Banton



Marlene Dietrich's embroidered costume with fur trimming 



Mae West's dress for Every Day's a Holiday (1938), designed by Elsa Schiaparelli



Dior



Monica Bellucci:  Dior Haute Couture strapless dress and taffeta cape. The abundance of black pleated fabric provides a frame for her velvet ‘millefiori’ bustier and jewels. 



 




THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR