Lúcia and Rene rocking on a Herb Ritts photoshoot !

Rene and Lucia in action <3 

My friend Gabriel and I enjoy sharing fashion ideas by finding on our favorite fashion websites, including Boston Proper, Lulus and Venus. On Instagram, we have devoted to the actress and model Rene Russo. There we post fashion that we believe it would look great on her. 

A couple of years ago, Gabriel wrote a blog post on his blog, When Maria Met Rene. It talked about - among other things - Rene's relationship with legendary fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo. 

Hope you check it out: https://gabeaflie1234.blogspot.com/2019/09/when-maria-met-rene.html….

We also talk a great deal about Lúcia Veríssimo. We also talk a great deal about Lucia Verissimo. She was born in Rio de Janeiro on July 11, 1958. She is mainly known for doing great soap operas, such as “Champagne” (1983), “Roda de Fogo” (1986), “Mandala” (1987) and “O Salvador da patria” (1989) She also posed for Playboy twice, in January 1983 and April 1988. Lucia showed the world that she has sex appeal when she posed for Playboy. I have posted some gorgeous photos of Lucia on my Lucia fanclub Instagram account (fanclubluciaverissimo) from her acting and modeling days. Lucia’s fashion taste is impeccable.

Fashion models Helena Christensen, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, 
Christy Turlington and Stephanie Seymour for Herb Ritts.
Vogue Magazine. April 1993.

On my Blogspot blog, we write about Lucia and Rene in the “Perfect Photoshoot.” We find fashion that we believe would look exquisite in for a Harper’s Bazaar or a Vogue photo layout. Then I asked Gabriel this question recently: How would a Lucia and Rene photoshoot directed by Herb Ritts be like?

We love Herb for a couple of reasons. First, we like that he was an art history student in college. “I always enjoyed art history,” Herb once observed, “because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and it was a new experience. To learn the history of art opened up certain things to me, made me see. It intrigued me.” Like art, Herb believed that photography's “technical aspects” were secondary. 

The primary thing is to develop “a style that’s yours and experiment with it until you discover what makes sense to you especially. What I particularly liked was that, coming from California and not being involved in the New York scene, I developed my personal way, in my own way, at my own pace.” Finally, Herb said something else that intrigued us regarding his work: “It’s not the celebrity quality of the person that makes the photograph interesting. It’s letting the true person through that makes the photograph interesting and lasting.”

Some looks Rene & Lúcia wore on Herb Ritts photoshoot.

Gabriel and I can see a Lucia and Rene photoshoot at the beautiful Perry Hotel in Petoskey, Michigan. The hotel’s exquisite lobby and charming porch are ideal for a fashion show in the autumn or spring. I can imagine working with Herb and the hairstylist Harry King to prepare our two lovely models to pose in attire from the delightful world of Lulus. As a fashion blogger, Gabriel would like to keep a journal of the photoshoot. He would talk with Lucia and Rene to ascertain what they like (and do not like) from the Lulus collection. Gabriel would also ask Herb about how he intends to blend the hotel’s yesteryear ambiance with the Lulus’ modern look? 

We hope you like it. 

Sincerely, 

Maria and Gabriel

Lucia Verissimo and her triumph in "O Salvador da Pátria" (1989)

Lucia Verissimo between actors Cláudio Curi and Francisco Cuoco 
on scene of O Salvador da Pátria, in 1989.

I'm just writing this post due to the fact the soap opera O Salvador da Pátria, by Lauro Cezar Muniz, will be completing 33 years of its release on this Sunday, January 9. I watched the rerun of this masterpiece on Viva channel last year (and now it's available on Globoplay, a channel of streaming). 

One of the major highlights of this soap opera included actress Lucia Verissimo. She was Barbara Souza Telles, granddaughter of Hermínio (Benjamin Cattan), a banker of Ouro Verde. As many of Lucia's roles, Barbara is known for her beauty and sensuality. Also determined, she knows what she wants.  In the end, she was the mafia organization chief (and we didn't expect that). 

On this soap opera, Lucia had the opportunity to work with many talented actors, such as Lima Duarte, Francisco Cuoco, Cláudio Curi, and even Suzana Vieira.

Lucia Verissimo wearing LV Western. 

In some scenes of O Salvador da Pátria, Ms. Veríssimo wore some outfits from her line, LV Western. When I saw them, she reminded me of Raquel Welch in the 70s, but in a more updated version. 

The times she appeared on this masterpiece, Lucia demonstrated the public she can be elegant, sexy and talented at the same time. 

Due to her elegance, exquisiteness and talent, I became fan of Lúcia Veríssimo and I'm so proud of that.

Hope u like it. 

Maria Emma.

 

A little bit about Lucia…

 Lúcia Veríssimo was born on July 11, 1958, on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the neighborhood of Leblon. She was known as a sex symbol in the 80’s. 

Whoever was introduced to this actress for the first time through the TV Bandeirantes soap opera “Os Imigrantes”, by Benedito Ruy Barbosa, certainly saw a beautiful lady, with an engaging voice and a very intense presence on scene, and couldn’t remain indifferent to its large size and its scenic potential.

Most Brazilians realized that she existed only in the mid-80’s, when she finally gained prominent roles on TV Globo soap operas, such as “Roda de Fogo” and “Mandala”. 

One month before appearing on “O Salvador da Pátria”, Lúcia started her fashion brand, “LV Western”, on December 1988, and it lasted until the end of 90s. 

When Ms. Veríssimo posed twice for Playboy (the first on January 1983 and the second on April 1988), many people who have both editions (or one of them) saw her ability to show her sex appeal, both in photoshoots, soap operas in which she appeared, and in public appearance.

Last August, I told my friend Gabe (from Michigan) that I became fan of Lucia, because I want to grow my repertoire. 

Hope u like it.

Love u guys.

Maria Emma. 

Happy 2022 !

 

Hello everybody 😍 hope u had a happy new year.

I decided that I am including Brazilian actress Lucia Veríssimo, because besides Rene, I also like Lucia very much. So I changed “Rene Russo fanpage” to “Rene + Lucia”

In addition of writing about Rene in this blog, I’ll also am writing some great stuff about Lucia Veríssimo. 

Hope u like it.

Love u guys. 

ME