Just a few weeks after her 88th birthday, Sophia Loren shines as ever on the red carpet. In Milan, the actress celebrated the opening of a restaurant named after her. She shone in a white trouser suit, with which she also wore a white satin blouse. Striking diamond jewelry consisting of a necklace and earrings and a pair of pink tinted glasses completed her outfit. The 88-year-old wore her chestnut-brown hair in loose waves when she appeared.

As the newspaper “La Repubblica” reports, Sophia Loren took a lot of time to greet her fans on the short walk across the red carpet before entering the new restaurant. In Italy, in addition to the restaurant in Milan, there is also one in Florence that bears the name of the famous actress. Another is to be planned. Loren has always been considered a passionate cook, books with her recipes have become bestsellers.

The Italian film diva made a comeback in front of the camera two years ago. The Netflix flick You Have Your Life Before You was her first full-fledged feature film in a decade. The actress, born on September 20, 1934 in Rome, became a world star in the late 1950s. Overall, she appeared in over 100 films. In 1962 she won the Oscar as best actress for “And yet they live”, in 1991 the honorary Oscar for her life’s work was added.