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  • Collection: Sylvia in the Fountain: Creating The Look

This piece, in honor of the ultimate water nymphs, is inspired by Fellini's description of Ekberg: "She possessed incredible beauty. I had never seen anyone like her. The luminous colour of her skin, her clear ice-blue eyes, golden hair, exuberance,…

Sylvia's velvet evening dress in La Dolce Vita (1960), designed by Fernanda Gattinoni, was said to be inspired by Jean Louis' creation for Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946)--which was said to be inspired by John Singer Sargent's Portrait of Madame X…

Black evening dress worn by Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946) is said to have been an inspiration for Anita Ekberg's velvet gown in La Dolce Vita
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