Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Bonus Splendour

Tehran, 1942: a pensive, Klimtische moment

Posting about Princess Fawzia of Egypt got me thinking - and googling. I quickly discovered that there's too much Fawzia out there on the web not to share. This evocative portrait is courtesy of Kodak Agfa's marvelous collection - check it out.

Fun fact: on top of being a Princess of Egypt, a sometime Queen of Iran, and stunning to look at - she's Albanian! And believe you me, therein lies a tale...

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