The legendary Italian actor Sophia Loren is known for many things: her Oscar-winning performances, her signature eyeline with its feline flick, her passionate love affairs, and of course, her inimitable style. And nowhere does her eye for fashion feel more at home than in the dog days of summer, where she can typically be found cruising down the Amalfi Coast or lounging by the pool of her villa outside Rome.

Here, we pay tribute to the legendary Italian actor—and her summer vacation fashion—across 15 vintage photographs capturing her spirit of effortless La Dolce Vita glamour. It’s proof that true style only becomes more alluring with time—much like the star herself.