tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post7530112784021036441..comments2023-10-01T12:25:35.848+01:00Comments on Lola Is Beauty: GIRL IN ITALY...Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15188028989219458778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-26060570236414837012007-09-28T14:20:00.000+01:002007-09-28T14:20:00.000+01:00Love these. Brillant post. I've only ever seen the...Love these. Brillant post. I've only ever seen the Ruth Orkin print. Re: your questions..Isn't there an expression, "Nothing is new?" I am grateful we have both the originals and the individuals. I'm also grateful we have beauty on our side. (love the blog!)perfect boundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948957884002089406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-10833831755128756362007-09-13T11:32:00.000+01:002007-09-13T11:32:00.000+01:00Yes they are both taken on the corner of Piazza de...Yes they are both taken on the corner of Piazza della Repubblica in Florence.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188028989219458778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-29664411918482160582007-09-13T11:24:00.000+01:002007-09-13T11:24:00.000+01:00the snaps of the girls walking away from the men (...the snaps of the girls walking away from the men (not the one with the women from the back...) are taken in the same spot, no? <BR/>Lots of gawping men on that street corner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-61240090111377774572007-09-12T11:47:00.000+01:002007-09-12T11:47:00.000+01:00i think the story behind the first photo is that t...i think the story behind the first photo is that the model was walking to the photo shoot and ruth snapped her being whistled at. it was a candid shot. at least, i read that somewhere a while ago....<BR/>thanks for the thoughtful post!Joanna Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-27390345014024872602007-09-06T22:26:00.000+01:002007-09-06T22:26:00.000+01:00what a wonderful post. i think of this often... an...what a wonderful post. i think of this often... and the truth is, no matter how hard you try to copy, it's always part of you, therefore, original.<BR/><BR/>this makes me think of homemade chocolate chip cookies. everyone in the states uses the same recipe, the one on the nestle tolhouse semi-sweet chocoalte chips packet. Yet for some reason, no two people make the same cookie. How does this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-58016222540254219102007-09-04T18:30:00.000+01:002007-09-04T18:30:00.000+01:00Love that: a heart entirely yours...I gotta see th...Love that: a heart entirely yours...I gotta see the "tout va bien" and yes, above the door is the perfect place for it<BR/><BR/>BP: exactly, exactly! And re: the beach - like, with sand and everything?! I will check the pics!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188028989219458778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-90054548366079549862007-09-04T13:51:00.000+01:002007-09-04T13:51:00.000+01:00I think of it like wine-- we each produce from wha...I think of it like wine-- we each produce from whatever we suck in around us but even two of us right next to us will not produce precisely the same thing-- I also believe in the "universal consciousness" for lack of a better word, and that if you have a great idea-- you'd better move on it because it's only a matter of time before it reaches someone else--<BR/><BR/>anyway-- I could write for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618037.post-2270182325708950132007-09-04T12:19:00.000+01:002007-09-04T12:19:00.000+01:00What a great post. I'm constantly inspired by othe...What a great post. I'm constantly inspired by other peoples' work, both consciously and subconsciously. I think we let ideas into our psyches without even knowing it. <BR/>In her biography of Marie Antoinette, Antonia Fraser writes that MA used to sign her letters 'A heart entirely yours' because she was inspired by Rousseau's Heloise. Now I like to finish my letters with the same parting. <BR/><travel noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620001093148594164noreply@blogger.com