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The Classics Collection

Comporta Bliss

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Sometimes compared to the Saint-Tropez of Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s, Comporta, with its relaxed pace and artistic community, is the ideal destination for those looking to wander off course....

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Visit the Portuguese Enclave Designers Can’t Get Enough Of, Architectural Digest, May 2018

/El paraíso portugués de los VIP, Vanity Fair Spain, May 2018

Read Carlos Souza and Charlene Shorto’s Comporta Bliss, and There’ll Be Only One Place You’ll Want to Go This Summer, Vogue, May 2018

Chic Escape! Comporta Bliss Brings Out Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Olivia Palermo, and More in the Rain, Vogue, May 2018

Inside Carlos Souza and Charlene Shorto de Ganay's Portugal Paradise, Town and Country, June 2018

Carlos Souza is the worldwide brand ambassador for Valentino and has over forty years of experience in fashion. His career as a photographer was initiated by Andy Warhol, for whom he used to work photographing fashion shows for Interview. Known as an art world and fashion fixture, Souza is also an editor at large for Architectural Digest and contributing editor for Interview. Recently, his refined taste and passion for fashion inspired him to launch his own line of jewelry, Most Wanted Design. His book #Carlos’s Places was published by Assouline in 2014.

Charlene Shorto was born in Recife, Brazil and educated in Switzerland and Great Britain. She married Carlos Souza and had two sons, Sean and Anthony. The family moved to Rome, where Charlene worked in fashion with Valentino and became the director of Oliver by Valentino, traveling the globe to all press and fashion show events. Nowadays, Charlene lives in Lisbon, a city she has loved since childhood and where she has many dear friends. She has spent time in Comporta since her teen years, and this book demonstrates her passion for photography and her special eye for nature and decor.

The Classics Collection

Comporta Bliss

$105

A thoroughly convincing pitch for booking tickets to visit.

— Vogue

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Page count

280 pages

Number of illustrations

250

Language

English

Released on

May 2018

Dimensions

W 9.8 x L 13 x D 1.57 in

Cover materials

Linen Hardcover

ISBN

9781614286264

Weight

6.0 lb

Author

By Carlos Souza and Charlene Shorto de Ganay

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