Sofia Coppola

[kamille]

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[kamille]

Lee Radziwill with her youngest pal, Sofia Coppola’s daughter.

Sofia Coppola, Filmmaker

Lee and I recently ended up on the same flight to Paris. As we were waiting at the airport, she shared a delicious, tiny chicken salad sandwich that her housekeeper had wrapped in foil for her. I was practically in pajamas and, as always, she was in cream cashmere, looking, as always, perfectly put together. At one point, she asked me to watch her dog, Zinnia, as she sneaked off to the ladies’ room with one of her thin Vogue cigarettes. When I asked her where she was going, she said, “I’m not telling,” with a little smile and disappeared.

I got to know Lee through Marc Jacobs when I was living in Paris. She helped him pick out beautiful linens and dishes when he was setting up his apartment. Lee knew all the best places to go, and they got beautiful tablecloths at D. Porthault and silver at Puiforcat. Of course, she has impeccable taste and knows how things should be done. My upbringing was crazy and fun, with ’70s artists in Northern California, not at all like the precise world Lee seems to live in, which I find so interesting. I love her classic and chic apartments with beautiful flowers and books and grown-up furniture. I love having lunch with Lee. Recently I met her, and she looked great in bright pink slim Céline trousers and a hat. I always wonder what she thinks of the world around her today, how different it must be to when she grew up. I think she likes me because I’m not really gaudy or ostentatious.

I love hearing stories of her life. My favorites are about when she and Truman Capote went on tour with the Rolling Stones and got caught in the middle of a drug bust. And I love hearing the glamorous love stories. She told me her greatest romance was with Peter Beard in Greece one summer, when he was teaching art to her niece and nephew. That ended her marriage, but how great to have that be your romantic summer fling?

Lee keeps everyone on their toes — you feel like you have to be your best with her. I remember having dinner with her, and she ordered a delicate plate of asparagus. I got a big bowl of spaghetti Bolognese, and she looked horrified. I have a great memory of being on a boat in Corsica with Lee, and after a picnic of Corsican cheese and rosé she dove into the turquoise water and swam to a little island. She always looks chic, whether just out of the ocean, hair back in a sleek one-piece or at dinner on vacation in white trousers.

I also love that she’s so honest, doesn’t tolerate phoniness, tells great stories and always has perfect hair. I love the way she speaks. I don’t know anyone else who phrases things the way she does. She once described a lunch with someone as, “Just truly a life-diminishing experience.”

One of my most vivid memories of Lee is visiting her apartment in Paris with my young daughters for tea. Romy was 4, and Lee gave her a plate of brownies and pastries. I was terrified of a hyper kid surrounded by cream furniture and toile, and Lee, in a perfectly calm voice and a smile, said to her, “Romy, I will just kill you if you get chocolate on my chair.” They have been friends ever since.

NYTimes.com

 

[Not Plain Jane]

Aww, cute story.

 

[Wolkfolk]

The last quote of Lee is brilliant .

 

[elfenkind]

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[Wolkfolk]

THAT coat

 

[Not Plain Jane]

^ I know! And doesn't Sofia just glow? She looks gorgeous...

 

[newprincesita]

Love Lee Radziwill, she is a living legend, and the way Sofia portrays her is just so endearing.

 

[LolaSvelt]

Director Sofia Coppola attends the Anna Sui Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theatre at Lincoln Center on February 13, 2013 in New York City.

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[Label Basher]

^ I want that dress. She always looks good.

Fingers cross she will go to Marc's show.

 

[misstarshine]

So chic!

 

[Not Plain Jane]

She's infinitely stylish. Love the tights with that dress and those shoes.

 

[LolaSvelt]

Director Sofia Coppola attends the Marc Jacobs Collection Fall 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lexington Avenue Armory on February 11, 2013 in New York City.

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[Label Basher]

Another great outfit. I want that white coat.

I want everything Sofia wears.

 

[Sylwiasta]

I like that she started to wear makeup more often, it is still not too much, just a delicate colour on the lip but it works lovely with her features. I am not sure about the 'prison bar' t-shirt though.

 

[FrenchCactus]

The teasers of the ads Sofia directed for the new Dior fragrance La Vie en Rose starring Natalie Portman can be viewed here.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

^ Thanks for posting!

 

[LolaSvelt]

Director Sofia Coppola attends the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 23, 2013 in Santa Monica, California.

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[jexxica]

Oh so good to see her there, didn't know she'd be attending ^^

 

[LolaSvelt]

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