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BULGARI LA DOLCE VITA Serpenti Tubogas ring in yellow gold B ulgari, the Roman jewelry house known for the dolce vita era of the '50s and '60s, has opened i t s H i g h l a n d P a r k V i l l a g e b o u t i q u e l o c a t e d b e t w e e n Va c h e r o n C o n s t a n t i n a n d Veronica Beard. A star-studded client roster discovered the Bulgari shop in via Condotti, including Elizabeth Taylor (Sir Richard Burton gave h e r m a n y a forgiveness bangle after their infamous lover's spats), the Italian goddesses Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren, American counterparts Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, and the internationals Ingrid Bergman and Anita Ekberg. To quote Sir Richard, "The only word Liz knows in Italian is Bulgari." Inspired by Rome, founder Sotirio Bulgari and Bulgari descendants have drawn tenets from the country's rich history for 142 years, with notes of Greco-Roman classicism, the Renaissance, and 19th-century Italian goldsmiths, creating iconic motifs like the enchanting Serpenti, Monete, B.zero1, and Tubogas. Bulgari in Highland Park Village, bulgari.com. Billy Fong FRANCO RUBARTELLI AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE From top: Tubogas choker, bracelet, and cuff in white and yellow gold. Veruschka and a Bulgari sautoir, Vogue, 1970. Left: Bulgari Eclettica Serpenti Spira High Jewelry cuff. Elizabeth Taylor wearing Bulgari in Venice, 1967 50