Catherine Zeta-Jones is in Portofino, mostly doing this. That’s because there’s a series of lifestyle obligations that come with spending a week in the spiritual heartland of saucer-sized sunglasses, including the purchase of a wide-brimmed beach hat and Castañer wedges. And last night, just as the sun was sinking into the riviera, the actor disembarked from her yacht for a stroll of the marina with her husband Michael Douglas.
Dressed in a sweeping paisley-print maxi dress with matching amethyst earrings and a quilted clutch, there is an air of Amalita Amalfi – Carrie Bradshaw’s dazzling if not slightly overbearing Italian friend – to the glamorous holiday look. If I stare at this photo for long enough, Zeta-Jones will emerge from a cloud of Sobranie smoke with a “ScuUusaAa! You must come to the Splendido! Bring your little laptop and write all about it.” A platinum Amex will be extended from a long, tanned and bangled arm.
The boho-excursionist is an archetypal Euro summer look, but it is also a truth universally acknowledged that the logical conclusion of most famous peoples’ wardrobes is a bit beatnik. Depending on your capacity for upcycled velvet and embellished maxi dresses, I imagine this bohemian, eccentric glamour to be quite freeing, like Kate Moss in this Mother Earth wedding guest dress.
