The Polish-born, Ukranian-Canadian supermodel, Daria Werbowy, stars in a colourful tribute to the exotic Mexican actress, Maria Felix, in the latest issue of V Magazine, V64.Photographed by Mario Testino, the 10-page spread captures the sexual allure and dramatic fashion sense of the actress known as “La Doña,” regarded as the last Diva of Mexican cinema.
Dressed in traditional, striped serapes, black bustiers, skintight jeans and boots, accessorised with serpent and crocodile necklaces, Werbowy smoulders under a black sombrero, as hot as the cigar she brandishes.
Maria Felix appeared in some 47 movies, including Luis Buñuel’s Fever Mounts at El Pao, seven of them shot in France. She was renowned as much for her tumultuous love-life (she married four times) and extravagant wardrobe, as her screen career.
Named among the best-dressed women in the world, she wore designs by the great couturiers of her time, including Jean Dessès, Christian Dior, Chanel, Valentino, Givenchy, Balenciaga and Hermès, and commissioned her favourite serpent and crocodile jewellery from Cartier. According to reports, there was never a hat too big or a diamond too large for Maria Felix.
She was born on April 8, 1914, and died on exactly the same day, in 2002. A hotel and museum has been built on the site of the house where she was born, Casa Maria Felix Museum & Inn, in the 17th century pueblo of Alamos, Mexico.
Werbowy and Testino’s “Ave Maria”, styled by Sarajane Hoare, appears in the latest edition of V Magazine, on news-stands, March 4.
Maria Felix appeared in some 47 movies, including Luis Buñuel’s Fever Mounts at El Pao, seven of them shot in France. She was renowned as much for her tumultuous love-life (she married four times) and extravagant wardrobe, as her screen career.
Named among the best-dressed women in the world, she wore designs by the great couturiers of her time, including Jean Dessès, Christian Dior, Chanel, Valentino, Givenchy, Balenciaga and Hermès, and commissioned her favourite serpent and crocodile jewellery from Cartier. According to reports, there was never a hat too big or a diamond too large for Maria Felix.
She was born on April 8, 1914, and died on exactly the same day, in 2002. A hotel and museum has been built on the site of the house where she was born, Casa Maria Felix Museum & Inn, in the 17th century pueblo of Alamos, Mexico.
Werbowy and Testino’s “Ave Maria”, styled by Sarajane Hoare, appears in the latest edition of V Magazine, on news-stands, March 4.
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