Elsa Peretti Quotes

Portofino in the '60s was magic. Women in bright silk, each with a gardenia in their hand. The bottle started then, in my mind.

Elsa Peretti

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• Portofino in the '60s was magic. Women in bright silk, each with a gardenia in their hand. The bottle started then, in my mind.

  

  Elsa Peretti
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  • Mind
  • Hand