#La Dolce Vita Hotel

[jupiterovprsten]

love island

#photography #analog #photographers on tumblr #la vie en rose #original photographers #analog photography #photooftheday #la vie est belle #original photography blog #photography on tumblr #la vie boheme #la vita è bella #la dolce vita #indie #retro #girly #vintage #bohemian #boho #bohostyle #bohochic #aesthetic #egypt #hurghada #september #palm royale #fiance #vacation #egyptian #hotel

[hier--soir]

wip tag game!

thank you thank you thank you for the tags @morning-star-joy @thetriumphantpanda @cupofjoel & @northernbluess !!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

rules: post the names of all the files in your wip list, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it.

okay here we go i wonder if you guys will be able to pick out the ones that don't have proper names yet💀

joel miller

in cold blood

last christmas

cool as a cucumber

la dolce vita

hotel california

atoll

oliver mellors slay

ellie williams

hot knife

pottery clay hands etc

din djarin

do no harm

abby anderson

high strung

hmm

#wips #tag game #📝

[thishadoscarbuzz]

273 - Under the Tuscan Sun (Patreon Selects)

This week, our Patreon Selects episodes continue and they're staying in Europe! One of our sponsors has selected for us an Oscar nomination follow-up star vehicle for the divine Diane Lane, 2003's Under the Tuscan Sun. Loosely adapted from Frances Mayes' memoir, the film follows Lane as a new divorce gifted a Tuscan vacation who decides to feel the rain on her skin (no one else can feel it for her! only she can let it in!) and buys a Tuscan home to uproot her life. Fresh off an Unfaithful Best Actress nomination, the film launched in the fall but was quickly reduced to romcom fare unworthy of awards.

This episode, we talk about Lane's career leading up to the critical groundswell that resulted in her Oscar nomination. We also talk about Lindsay Duncan going all La Dolce Vita, contemporary production design, and the 2003 Golden Globes Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy lineup.

Topics also include being Gay and Away at the Taco Bell hotel, Grey's Anatomy, and the incoming Oscar nominations!

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#Diane Lane #Audrey Wells #Sandra Oh #Lindsay Duncan #Under the Tuscan Sun #Raoul Bova #Kate Walsh #Gay And Away #Best Actress #Golden Globes #Academy Awards #Oscars #movies

[princess-suzanne]

💗 MOVIE TAGS 💗  

A

🤍 a bear named winnie (2004) 🤍 a dangerous method (2011) 🤍 a fistful of dollars (1964) 🤍 a most violent year (2014) 🤍 a room with a view (1985) 🤍 a royal affair (2012) 🤍 a streetcar named desire (1951) 🤍 a woman is a woman (1961) 🤍 an education (2009) 🤍 agora (2009) 🤍 all about eve (1950) 🤍 amadeus (1984) 🤍 and god created woman (1956) 🤍 angel (2007) 🤍 armageddon time (2022) 🤍 the artist (2011) 🤍 ashes and diamonds (1958) 🤍 atonement (2007)

B

🤍 the banshees of inisherin (2022) 🤍 barefoot in the park (1967) 🤍 the beguiled (2017) 🤍 belle (2013) 🤍 the big sleep (1946) 🤍 the birds (1963) 🤍 bonnie and clyde (1967) 🤍 bram stoker’s dracula (1992) 🤍 breakfast at tiffany’s (1961) 🤍 brokeback mountain (2005) 🤍 brooklyn (2015) 🤍 bugsy (1991) 🤍 butch cassidy and the sundance kid (1969)

C

🤍 cabaret (1972) 🤍 captain america: the first avenger (2011) 🤍 carnival of souls (1962) 🤍 carol (2015) 🤍 casablanca (1942) 🤍 casino (1995) 🤍 cat on a hot tin roof (1958) 🤍 chicago (2002) 🤍 cléo de 5 à 7 (1962) 🤍 cleopatra (1963) 🤍 cria cuervos (1976) 🤍 crimson peak (2015)

D

🤍 daisies (1966) 🤍 dangerous liaisons (1988) 🤍 the danish girl (2015) 🤍 dead poets society (1989) 🤍 the debt (2010) 🤍 dirty dancing (1987) 🤍 don’t bother to knock (1952) 🤍 don’t worry darling (2022) 🤍 dracula (1931) 🤍 the duchess (2008) 🤍 dunkirk (2017)

E

🤍 east of eden (1955) 🤍 the edge of love (2008) 🤍 eileen (2023) 🤍 elizabeth (1998) 🤍 elizabeth: the golden age (2007) 🤍 elvis (2022) 🤍 emma (2020) 🤍 the end of the affair (1999) 🤍 the english patient (1996) 🤍 enola holmes (2020) 🤍 the eyes of tammy faye (2021)

F

🤍 fanny and alexander (1982) 🤍 the favourite (2018) 🤍 for a few dollars more (1965) 🤍 funny girl (1968)

G

🤍 gentlemen prefer blondes (1953) 🤍 giant (1956) 🤍 gilda (1946) 🤍 the girl on a motorcycle (1968) 🤍 gladiator (2000) 🤍 the godfather (1972) 🤍 the godfather: part ii (1974) 🤍 gone with the wind (1939) 🤍 the good, the bad and the ugly (1966) 🤍 goodfellas (1990) 🤍 the graduate (1967) 🤍 the grand budapest hotel (2014) 🤍 grand hotel (1932) 🤍 grease (1978) 🤍 the great gatsby (1974) 🤍 the great gatsby (2013) 🤍 guess who’s coming to dinner (1967)

H

🤍 the help (2011) 🤍 high noon (1952) 🤍 hiroshima mon amour (1959) 🤍 how to marry a millionaire (1953) 🤍 how to steal a million (1966)

I

🤍 ida (2013) 🤍 il gattopardo (1963) 🤍 the immigrant (2013) 🤍 in secret (2013) 🤍 inglorious basterds (2009) 🤍 it happened one night (1934)

J

🤍 jane eyre (2011)

K

🤍 the king (2019) 🤍 knife in the water (1962)

L

🤍 la dolce vita (1960) 🤍 la notte (1961) 🤍 la strada (1954) 🤍 ladies in lavender (2004) 🤍 lady chatterley’s lover (2015) 🤍 lady macbeth (2016) 🤍 the lady from shanghai (1947) 🤍 the last duel (2021) 🤍 legend (2015) 🤍 les misérables (2012) 🤍 the light between oceans (2016) 🤍 little women (2019) 🤍 the lover (1922) 🤍 the love witch (2016) 🤍 l’avventura (1960) 🤍 l’eclisse (1962)

M

🤍 macbeth (2015) 🤍 malèna (2000) 🤍 man with a movie camera (1929) 🤍 marie antoinette (2006) 🤍 mary, queen of scots (2018) 🤍 the master (2012) 🤍 meshes of the afternoon (1943) 🤍 miller’s crossing (1991) 🤍 the mirror (1975) 🤍 the misfits (1961) 🤍 moulin rouge! (2001) 🤍 the mummy (1999) 🤍 my fair lady (1964)

N

🤍 ninotchka (1939) 🤍 north by northwest (1959) 🤍 the northman (2022) 🤍 nosferatu the vampyre (1979)

O

🤍 once upon a time in america (1984) 🤍 once upon a time... in hollywood (2019) 🤍 once upon a time in the west (1968) 🤍 operation finale (2018) 🤍 the other boleyn girl (2008) 🤍 outlaw king (2018)

P

🤍 the pale blue eye (2022) 🤍 persona (1966) 🤍 phantom thread (2017) 🤍 the pianist (2002) 🤍 picnic at hanging rock (1975) 🤍 pride & prejudice (2005) 🤍 the prince and the showgirl (1957) 🤍 priscilla (2023) 🤍 the promise (2016) 🤍 psycho (1960) 🤍 the public enemy (1931) 🤍 purple noon (1960)

R

🤍 raging bull (1980) 🤍 rebel without a cause (1955) 🤍 rear window (1954) 🤍 repulsion (1965) 🤍 river of no return (1954) 🤍 the roaring twenties (1939) 🤍 rocco and his brothers (1960) 🤍 roman holiday (1953) 🤍 rosemary’s baby (1968) 🤍 rush (2013)

S

🤍 scarface (1932) 🤍 scarface (1983) 🤍 sense and sensibility (1995) 🤍 the seven year itch (1955) 🤍 the seventh seal (1957) 🤍 singin’ in the rain (1952) 🤍 sissi (1955) [trilogy] 🤍 slow west (2015) 🤍 some like it hot (1959) 🤍 the sound of music (1965) 🤍 splendor in the grass (1961) 🤍 the sting (1973) 🤍 stoker (2013) 🤍 summerland (2020) 🤍 sunset boulevard (1950) 🤍 sweet bird of youth (1962) 🤍 the swimming pool (1969)

T

🤍 their finest (2016) 🤍 the third man (1949) 🤍 this property is condemned (1966) 🤍 titanic (1997) 🤍 to catch a thief (1955) 🤍 to kill a mockingbird (1962) 🤍 tokyo story (1953) 🤍 the two faces of january (2014)

V

🤍 vertigo (1958) 🤍 vita & virginia (2018)

W

🤍 walk the line (2005) 🤍 waterloo bridge (1940) 🤍 west side story (1961) 🤍 white noise (2022) 🤍 who’s afraid of virginia woolf? (1966) 🤍 the wild one (1953) 🤍 wild strawberries (1957) 🤍 woman walks ahead (2017) 🤍 the wonder (2022) 🤍 wuthering heights (1992)

Z

🤍 the zookeeper’s wife (2017)

#navi

[ronenrubinsteinsource]

When and how did the proposal happen?

Ronen: "There is a very famous hotel in Portofino where they shot La Dolce Vita, it's one of the most historic, most beautiful hotels, and I thought, ‘What better place to propose to the love of my life than this place?’ We went to the famous pool restaurant which I had rented out with one table decorated with candles and roses.”

Jessica: "I was like, ‘Look, someone did a special table for somebody, that's so nice!’"

Ronen: "Then I had to look over and say, ‘That's where we're sitting.’ She was completely shocked. The champagne came out and within two minutes I knew I couldn't wait any longer. I've been waiting for this moment for so long. I immediately got down on one knee and I could barely squeak out the first couple of words and I just started hysterically crying."

You can read the full article by clicking the link above.

#ronen rubinstein #jessica parker kennedy #wedding #article #hello magazine #october 2022

[a-dreamer95]

"Buongiorno amore mio. Spero tu sia riuscita a riposare tranquilla stanotte. Io purtroppo poco, mi svegliavo continuamente, sentivo che mi mancava un qualcosa in questa stanza di hotel. Tu. Tu che sei sempre dolce verso di me, che fai di tutto per farmi stare bene e rendermi felice. La tua scelta di starmi accanto non è scontata, lo so bene. Un tempo questa cosa, dopo aver conosciuto quanto bello fosse vivere con te, mi creava ansia per la paura di perdere tutto e di non riuscire più a provare quello che provo ogni giorno con te al mio fianco. Fortunatamente, ora, questa paura è passata perché ho capito che siamo uguali e cerchiamo le stesse cose. Non ci diamo per scontati e lottiamo per il nostro rapporto, ci teniamo entrambi. Tu hai reso la mia vita migliore, l'hai resa una melodia che ogni giorno suona diversa ma preserva sempre un tono dolce. Spero, dentro di me, di riuscire a fare altrettanto anche per te. Tu sei un capolavoro di intelligenza e bellezza, non ti sottovalutare. Più conosco persone e più mi rendo conto di quanto tu sia rara. Non esiste essere umano al mondo che per me abbia una personalità così perfetta come la tua. Sempre pronta a metterti in gioco, curiosa, appassionata, grintosa, che non demorde e che cerca sempre di dare il massimo! Grazie per essere semplicemente tu! Buon compleanno topolina 🎂 🐭 Un anno in più, un altro anno di saggezza. ❤️"

#messaggi #amore #pensieri #un anno in più #scrivere

[phanfictioncatalogue]

Romantic Fluff (2) Masterlist

part one

adapt (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: this is the story of how dan grew to love neon lights

Back In Time (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Dan and Phil go back to Manchester and relive the first time they met.

Behind The Emojis (ao3) - The_First_Trashed_Reject

Summary: During PINOF 8 when Dan and Phil are looking at their most recently used emojis to describe their arse and Phil gets sparkling, sleepy, and asleep. While Dan gets the eyes looking sideways, the guy with the sunglasses, and the money bag...

box boys (ao3) - Mikayuushipper1

Summary: Dan and Phil build a box fort inside their apartment. that's it. that is the fic.

Castles and Roses (ao3) - thesassykels66

Summary: Dan and Phil take a walk through a flower garden in Edinburgh

Distracting Boyfriends and Sleepy Kisses (ao3) - ElleF

Summary: Phil just wants his boyfriend to pay attention to him.

His World (ao3) - Sinninghowlter

Summary: Dan opens the door and before him stands his world..

He's finally home.

isn't it lovely (ao3) - silentdescant

Summary: Dan and Phil get stuck at the top of the London Eye.

La Dolce Vita (ao3) - CrushingMagnolias

Summary: Phil plans a surprise engagement during their vegas trip at the Bellagio hotel.

Dan is head over heels, smitten, Phil Trash #1

let's save up for something new (ao3) - deletable_bird

Summary: Phil wakes up shivering the morning of October 19th, 2009. Today is the day he meets Dan. Fluff, 3.5k

little by little (ao3) - deletable_bird

Summary: Dan's voice is voice relaxed and liquid, his posture much the same. He’s draped over the arm of the couch, looking at Phil upside down, the rim of a half-full wine glass clasped in the fingertips of his right hand. “You’re drunk, you arse,” Phil tells him, skirting the coffee table and sitting down at his feet.

Love Of My Life (Phan Fluff) (ao3) - thegirlwholikestowrite

Summary: I suck at summaries. Three words; Phan, fluff, coffeshop.

Mind and Heart (ao3) - fringesandcringes

Summary: Phil has his heart. Dan has his mind. It works most times.

never too much (ao3) - bloodyscarab

Summary: oh, my love

a thousand kisses from you is never too much

Phil Returns (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Phil comes back from holiday and Dan's missed him a lot.

Sleep, love (ao3) - mani_txt

Summary: dan tends to overwork himself a lot and phil is not having any of it.

The Edge (ao3) -Japhan2024

Summary: Dan is restless about his future... but then he decides.

True Soulmates (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: A mutual crush that is never acted on. It can't be. It won't be.

Weirdo (ao3) - maybeformepersonally

Summary: Phil’s always been weird.

When the Tattoo Meets the Flower (ao3) - BigRedEnergy

Summary: Florist!Dan wears pastel clothing. One day he decides he wants to get a tattoo. He goes to the tattoo parlor across the street and meets Punk!Phil. Phil awkwardly flirts with Dan and Dan thinks he might like the odd tattoo artist.

What I Thought Was Real (ao3) - darkhearthowell

Summary: Everything Dan thought was real starts to fall apart...

When the Tattoo Meets the Flower (ao3) - BigRedEnergy

Summary: Florist!Dan wears pastel clothing. One day he decides he wants to get a tattoo. He goes to the tattoo parlor across the street and meets Punk!Phil. Phil awkwardly flirts with Dan and Dan thinks he might like the odd tattoo artist.

You'll Be Okay (ao3) - ineffabledaniel

Summary: Dan tends to think a lot. These thoughts take a certain turn when Phil's away in Florida with his family. Queue Phil coming home to a very sad and anxious Dan.

You mean the world to me (ao3) - ironicallyrad (snakedolls)

Summary: Dan is having his late night thoughts but tonight it's different. He is proud of himself for everything he's accomplished and specially thankful to have phil in his life

#phanfictioncatalogue #phanfiction #phan #phanfic #masterlists #romanticfluff #romanticfluff masterlist #romance #fluff

[morelin]

Lagoa das Sete Cidades

Il posto più rinomato di São Miguel e delle isole Azzorre è il meraviglioso Lagoa das Sete Cidades, un lago gemello situato nel cratere di un vulcano dormiente. Pensate che è addirittura definito come una delle 7 meraviglie del Portogallo!

Noi abbiamo fatto un breve trekking nel parco che ci ha condotto fino al Miradouro da Boca do Inferno, punto panoramico dal quale è possibile ammirare questa parte del Twin Lake.

Mi raccomando: svegliatevi presto e raggiungetelo di buonora perché il parcheggio situato all'inizio del parco si riempie subito e la circolazione può diventare un po' difficoltosa. Ci siamo poi spostati in un altro punto panoramico, il Miradouro Vista do Rei, dove si possono vedere bene i due laghi separati dal ponte.

Qui si trovano anche le rovine di un hotel che ormai sono diventate un'attrazione turistica. Attenzione ai cartelli che segnalano il pericolo: nello scavalcare i muretti evidentemente molta gente si è fatta male quindi hanno recentemente aperto un varco (l'abbiamo scoperto dopo).

C'è una bellissima leggenda d'amore legata a questo lago: si narra di una principessa che viveva nel regno situato dove ora sorge la città di Sete Cidades. Era bella, dolce ed i suoi occhi azzurri facevano innamorare chiunque incrociasse il suo sguardo. I signori del regno facevano a gara per avere il privilegio di passare del tempo con lei ma la principessa non era interessata alla vita mondana ed alle passioni di corte, bensì amava stare all'aria aperta a contatto con la natura, perciò spesso si allontanava dal castello all'insaputa dei genitori per fare delle passeggiate. In una di queste occasioni, incontrò un giovane pastorello dagli occhi verdi ed i due iniziarono a parlare. Felici decisero di incontrarsi quotidianamente per conoscersi ed alla fine si innamorarono e si giurarono amore eterno. Il re venne a sapere degli incontri tra i due giovani e rimase deluso perché desiderava un principe per sua figlia e non un pastorello quindi le proibì per sempre di vedere il ragazzo; la principessa accettò la crudele decisione ma chiese di poter rivedere il suo amato per l'ultima volta per dirgli addio. Raggiunse il prato dove incontrò per la prima il pastore e lo trovò lì: parlarono d'amore e piansero così tanto che le lacrime della principessa dagli occhi azzurri corsero lungo la valle e riuscirono a formare un meraviglioso lago azzurro mentre le lacrime del pastore dagli occhi verdi formarono un lago dalle limpide acque verdi. Uno è il Lago Azzurro e l’altro il Lago Verde, i Laghi di Sete Cidades che ricordano l'amore dei due giovani e sono uniti come i loro cuori.

#viaggi #azzorre #isole azzorre #sao miguel #lagoa #lagoa das sete cidades #laghi gemelli #natura #panorama #miradouro vista do rei #miradouro da boca do inferno #lago azzurro #lago verde #ortensie #leggenda

[crushingmagnolias]

La Dolce Vita - a phanfic

Wrote this as a contribution to the @phoreverhome_zine project (hence the short word count) Would recommend checking out the full zine here if you'd like to see some *adorable* UwU phanart

Inspired by Phorever Home: a Dan and Phil Phanzine by @Im_Not_OKei

Summary: Phil plans a surprise engagement during their vegas trip at the Bellagio hotel. Dan is head over heels, smitten, Phil Trash #1

Word Count: 667 words

Read on AO3 via the link below or keep scrolling to read on tumblr.

Part 1 - Reminiscing Dan POV

Dan stared ahead as the vocal stylings of Moses Sumney rang out, ‘ I just wanna make out in my car…’ Cornelia’s road trip playlist was impeccable; as he bopped along to the rapping of Martyn’s index fingers against the steering wheel, he could only wonder how Martyn managed to tap on-beat and drive without careening off the I-10 highway. 

He turned to his right to look at Phil who was leaning against the headrest, eyebrows furrowed with his hand raised to his forehead. Despite Phil’s clear discomfort, Dan couldn’t help but smile: Phil had spent many road trips crouched in this same position during ‘ The Amazing Tour is Not On Fire ’.  He reached into his backpack for the motion sickness kit he’d packed in anticipation of this. 

Dan brushed his fingers lightly against Phil’s shoulder and felt his breath hitch in his throat once their eyes connected. The kit lay forgotten on his lap as Dan found himself transported to a memory…

'I think you're crazy,' he'd mumbled. ‘ For loving me, for being so perfectly you, for being here .’ were left unsaid.  'Bear,' had been Phil's simple, whispered response. But as Dan looked up into those grey-blue eyes, gazed upon that crooked smile, and stroked a finger along that slight stubble, he’d heard so much more.

‘Oh the kit!’ Phil exclaimed. Jarred back to the present, Dan removed a water bottle and crackers from the pack. 

Phil held onto Dan’s hand as he accepted the items, ‘What would I do without you?’ 

But as Phil smiled that quirky smile, with his tongue poking out the side, Dan knew he was the one who would be lost without Phil.

~+~

Part 2 - The Proposal Phil POV

Phil had scarcely been able to concentrate despite the enthralling performance by the Cirque du Soleil. He’d been on edge since they’d arrived at the Bellagio, but tonight his anxiety was at its zenith. He fiddled with the velvet box in his pocket as he watched Dan walk ahead. He was gesturing wildly, deeply engaged in his conversation with Martyn. Phil couldn’t help but admire how well Dan filled out his retro biker jacket; the blue jacquard panels shimmered beautifully against his skin.

Phil felt a hand fall lightly on his elbow. ‘Hey, how are you feeling?’ asked Cornelia softly.

He leaned into her presence, lulled by the comforting tone of her voice. ‘Yeah uh,’ he replied, ‘just a little nerv

He watched Martyn lead Dan to the ‘ La Dolce Vita ’ display at the Bellagio’s conservatory, as planned. He felt his heart quicken and paused to take a breath as the dread started to build in that hauntingly familiar way. He was considering calling everything off when Cornelia squeezed his elbow and offered a warm smile of encouragement. Phil squeezed her arm in return and gave a firm nod.

Cornelia cued to the violinist in the corner as Phil approached Dan beneath the canopy of lemon tree branches on the East bed. As he kneeled, Phil focussed his thoughts on the faint smell of wisteria and citrus in the garden, the vibrant green of cypress trees, and the shocked face of the man he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.

Phil reached for the small box in his pocket to reveal a modest sapphire ring. Dan gasped, ‘Is that violinist playing Toxic?!’

Phil chuckled, his nerves instantly dissipating.

‘You beat me to it,’ Dan complained, ‘I was planning to propose in Japan.’

Phil couldn’t help but feel smug at that, he’d suspected Dan would try to pull something like that on him. ‘Well, what do you say?’ he asked almost impatiently.

‘You, me, and eternity? That’s just ace.’

Only Dan could manage that intoxicating balance of beautiful and infuriating, Phil could feel the tears start to build as he rose and pulled his fiance into him. Their lips crashed and his hand reached instinctively for that spot on the small of Dan’s back, holding him dear.

#phanfiction #phanfic fluff #dan and phil #phan #proposal fic #phanfic

[0rph3u5]

I found a notebook I had misplaced for a number of years, A trip I took in 2010. Chock full of random notes I scribbled down while relaxing in a hotel room at the end of my day. I recall sending some emails to friends using a distillation of these fragments.

I took a few photos at the Fellini exhibit, mentioned in the notes above, but owing to the low light levels they were all blurry due to camera shake, like the one second exposure of the poster for La Dolce Vita.

#original photography #original photographers on tumblr #notebook

[jestemkasia]

La dolce vita, czyli słodkie życie prosto z Kaszub 🍓 (at Pałac Ciekocinko Hotel Resort & Wellness) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfYa_TNMRwG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ysbeeview-ysvoice]

11 Reasons to Visit Italy's Amalfi Coast — Condé Nast Traveler

It may only stretch for 30 miles, but the Amalfi Coast offers enough idyllic beauty and Italian luxury for a standalone trip. Driving its winding seaside roads will take you to charming coastal towns, scenic beaches, villas and gardens, and some of the best hotels in the world. Looking for la dolce vita? You've found it. ......

▶️ READ ib full with beautiful Amalfi coast pictures on Condé Nast Traveler

#amalfi coast #positano #ravello #italy #mediterranean #coastal resort

[ryder-the-writer]

tagged: comfort films 

thank you @achilleslikespeas for giving me a chance to talk about films, i'll always jump on any chance i get <3

hunt for the wilderpeople (2016)

paddington (2014)

grand budapest hotel (2014)

bones and all (2022) 

what we do in the shadows (2014)

ladri di biciclette (1948) 

peau d'âne (1970)

la dolce vita (1960) 

divorzio all’italiana (1961)

i basically grew up in an italian bar and they would have vintage italian (and sometimes french) films projected onto the wall 24/7, so all those old films are what i grew up on. so you know, nostalgia vibes.

no pressure tags: @theinvisiblemuseum @euphorial-docx @carrythispictureforluck and anyone else who wants to!

also just feel free to send me recs, i always appreciate having new things to watch xx

#claude tag <3 #tag games rule.

[masterscrafts]

Jewelry House Histories: Bulgari

Bulgari – or Bvlgari – is synonymous with the glamour and decadence of Rome, the city where the jewelry and watch brand was established in 1884 by the Greek silversmith Sotirio Voulgaris (Bulgari). It soon thrived, thanks to British tourists who were visiting Rome as part of their Grand Tour.

Some telltale signs of Bulgari’s design are the references to imagery, architectural details and silhouettes from ancient Rome. The Bulgari logo is often spelt Bvlgari, in reference to the classical Italian alphabet.

Snapshot of Bulgari Jewelry over the last century

Sotirio Bulgari’s sons, Giorgio and Costantino, joined him in the family business and proposed a new direction away from watches and silverware, and towards high jewelry. The creations of the 1920s reflected French high jewelry traditions – platinum and diamonds were the order of the day, with a focus on Art Deco designs. The following decade saw more geometric diamond motifs, often set together with coloured gemstones. But by the 1940s, the house had established its own style with plenty of yellow gold, geometrically abstract designs and graceful curves.

With the vibrance of the ’60s, Bulgari brought a pop of colour to contemporary jewelry. The focus, for Bulgari, was on the visual impact created by their jewelry, regardless of the value of the gemstones. This focus on unparalleled color and pattern set Bulgari apart from their more conventional contemporaries. 

As Rome’s reputation as a glamorous party town rose, so Bulgari bold, trend-setting statement jewelry became sought-after by an international clientele. The early 1970s took the maison to Europe and the US, where the next generation of the Bulgari family made sure that the brand catered to the tastes of modern women. Iconic pieces from the ’70s include the Bvlgari Bvlgari watch, released in 1977 and the Trombino ring.

The ’80s ’90s saw Bulgari launch versatile, modular pieces designed to be worn from morning to night, such as the Parentesi collection, which borrowed a detail (the travertine junctions) from the Eternal City’s pavements for its signature motif. 

Throughout its history, unusual materials, such as steel, porcelain, silk and even wood, have elevated Bulgari creations above many of its contemporaries. The house’s bold use of colorful gemstones was much admired – and imitated. 

Today, the brand excels at everything from fragrances and luxury hotels to high-end watches. When it comes to the brand’s timepieces, instantly recognizable, iconic designs meet outstanding mechanical workings. The maison has partnered with Girard-Perregaux, one of the finest Swiss watchmaking manufacturers, for its technical work. It also acquired the Swiss watch companies, Daniel Roth and Gerald Genta, among others, to help it produce luxury watches with quality elements and mechanisms.

A Hollywood Hit

During the booming decades of the 1950s and 1960s, Rome – and Bulgari – were put firmly on the map by films such as Roman Holiday and La Dolce Vita. During their time in Rome, stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman and Grace Kelly discovered the Bulgari shop in Via Condotti and became ardent fans of the maison. Bulgari jewels have since been spotted in Hollywood films, such as Casino with Sharon Stone and Mission Impossible starring Tom Cruise. Spectacular pieces have been trotted down red carpets at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and film festivals from Cannes to Venice.

Elizabeth Taylor glitters in Bulgari

The actress Elizabeth Taylor glittered in Bulgari jewels – it was one of her favourite maisons. The sumptuous Bulgari pieces perfectly matched her aesthetic and were a prominent part of her vast jewelry collection. She visited the Condotti store often, especially while filming Cleopatra in Rome. Many of the pieces were gifted to her by her husband, Richard Burton. Taylor’s jewelry collection went under the hammer in 2011, setting records for the most valuable sale of jewelry in auction history. Bulgari bought back nine pieces, which have become part of the Bulgari Heritage Collection.

Key Designs

Bulgari “Serpenti”

In ancient Rome, the coiled serpent symbolized wisdom and immortality. Bulgari has employed the snake motif throughout its history, using it in their lavish, polished yellow gold snake wrist watches, first designed in the 1940s, its diamond-encrusted head covering the dial of the timepiece. This design has since undergone multiple incarnations in various metals, from gold to steel, and can now be wrapped around the wrist several times. 

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