November 23, 201113 yr She is very pretty (and I think very good) in Barry Lyndon, the 1975 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. A couple of screencaps of her in that: Here's another screencap.
February 20, 201213 yr ^ (Y) Stunning woman,truly charismatic model. Vittoria Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson was the eldest of two daughters.Her younger sister, Berinthia "Berry" (widow of actor Anthony Perkins ) became a model, actress and photographer,Her father, Robert Lawrence Berenson, was an American career diplomat turned shipping executive; he was of Lithuanian Jewish descent. Her mother was born Countess Maria Luisa Yvonne Radha de Wendt de Kerlor, better known as Gogo Schiaparelli, and was a socialite of Italian, Swiss, French, and Egyptian ancestry.Berenson's maternal grandmother was the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli,She also is a great-grandniece of Giovanni Schiaparelli, great Italian astronomer and a great-grandniece of celebrated art expert Bernard Berenson.
May 10, 201213 yr Marisa Berenson by Carlotta Cogliati Model, actress, living legend. Not many people in their life could equal a legend as Marisa Berenson, beauty icon who marked an era. Ex-mannequin-like thin silhouette, emerald green eyes and charisma in spades. Marisa, historical face of fashion and successful actress, has known exactly how to get herself noticed, since ever. The young enfant prodige was born in New York in 1947, into a famous and wealthy family: her father Robert Berenson, American man of Lithuanian and Hebrew origins, worked with Onassis before he was appointed as Minister during Kennedy’s presidency, whilst her grandmother was the great designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who introduced her granddaughter to the world of fashion so early, to let her have Elle’s cover when she was only six. This way, after an eventful and not always happy childhood around European boarding schools away from her roots, little Marisa entered the fashion system, still dreaming of Audrey Hepburn’s films. Diana Vreeland, famous Vogue icon, launched her on the main fashion magazines’ covers, introducing her to a world she would then be the queen of. Berenson, photographed by greatest artists as Irving Penn and Avedon, is not only remembered as one of the main models, protagonists of the 70’s runways: she went down in history thanks to her nicknames as well, as The girl of the Seventies (coined by Yves Saint Laurent) and The Queen of the scene, because she could always be in the right place at the right time. She had great and rewarding success during those times (she herself said to the New York Times she was the best paid model in the world once) and her experience as a model allowed her to explore new boundaries. In 1971, famous director Luchino Visconti wanted her to her great surprise in his new film Death in Venice and she started her new and brilliant career as an actress. After Cabaret by Fosse, genius Stanley Kubrick wanted her in his eighteenth-century film Barry Lindon. In order not to let her give up the exhausting time she needed for her make up, he used to convince and encourage her telling her “No one will ever make you look so beautiful”. And he was right, because the sophisticated main character’s wife, Lady Lindon, has always been in the collective memory. But despite appearances, the ex Vogue cover girl’s life has not always been easy. Some sad events put a strain on her perseverance: a bad car accident in Brasil left a mark on her face, some stormy relationships, her almost same age sister Berry died, a victim of the attack against the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001. These are just some of the hard times Berenson had to go through and she was not defeated by, thanks to her strong faith and her will to do. This way, after a short period away from the spotlight, she started acting again, directed by great masters as Clint Eastwood, and played important roles on Broadway (amongst her latest films, I am love and Weddings and other disasters). We can now read her story in the pages of her recent book Intimate Moments, where the actress-model reveals some of her secrets, running through her life since the very beginning, to the times she met legendary people as Andy Warhol, to the darkest moments of her life. As you read it, you can perceive Marisa Berenson’s charisma and spiritualism. She is still a beauty, style and class icon, one of those you can rarely meet. Because Marisa had the good fortune to belong to that fashion generation in which “we were models who made up on our own. I always had a big bag with me, full of hairpieces and knick-knacks”. Protagonist of a rebel and free fashion, just like her. source
May 19, 201212 yr Vogue Italia, September 1970 Photographer : David Bailey Model : Marisa Berenson Imc Magazine, uploaded by voguegirl89
May 19, 201212 yr Vogue Italia, September 1970 Photographer : David Bailey Models : Jane Hitchcock, Donna Mitchell & Marisa Berenson Imc Magazine, uploaded by voguegirl89
May 20, 201212 yr "Bulletin Beaute", Vogue France, February 1966 Photographers : David Bailey & Bert Stern Models : Kecia Nyman & Marisa Berenson Imc Magazine, by voguegirl89
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