What Dreams are Made Of

Lucia Boscaini, Bulgari’s brand curator, looks back at some of the most magnificent jewels owned by Italian superstar Sophia Loren

Did you know that, in 1960, much of Sophia Loren’s jewellery was stolen from a rose-clad cottage in Hertfordshire, England, where she had been staying while filming the romantic comedy The Millionairess? The jewels were worth US$250,000 and included three sets of diamonds, emeralds and rubies, all of which had been stored in a leather case hidden in a chest of drawers. At the time of the theft, Loren was at the airport meeting her film producer husband Carlo Ponti. For identification purposes, detectives were given photographs of Loren wearing the pieces and they also took photographs of marks found on a window, but nobody was ever charged with the robbery, although it has been largely thought that notorious thief Sidney Cugullere was responsible. Loren is an exemplary actor who is…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2022

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