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Judith Martin in Venice
Judith Martin
Since 1981, Judith Martin (born 1938)-known to all newspaper-reading Americans who care about proper etiquette as "Miss Manners"-and her husband, Robert, have traveled to Venice for extended stays several times a year. The gregarious Martins quickly made friends, among them Englishman Victor Edelstein and his Italian-born wife, artist Anna Maria Succi. Edelstein's initial career was as a couturier. Among his designs is the blue-velvet evening gown that Princess Diana wore to a White House dinner in 1985, the night she danced with John Travolta. Robert Martin commissioned Edelstein to paint his wife's portrait as a present for a forthcoming birthday. The numerous sittings took place over several years in the historic Palazzo Albrizzi. Edelstein selected the costume from among the clothes Martin owned. The books are two that Martin authored. The model of the vaporetto was made by a well-known Venetian craftsman.
Victor Edelstein, 2008 |