Italian Glamour: The Essence of Italian Fashion, From the Postwar Years to the Present Day
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8857224287 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The essence of Italian style through fashion and costume in the 20th century in a handsome volume that captures the evolution of Italian fashion’s biggest brands. The idea of departing from a purely chronological sequence springs from a desire to demonstrate the vitality and ongoing relevance of historical pieces through their juxtaposition with contemporary examples. This quintessential volume on Italian style narrates the development of fashion through around three hundred dresses, chronologically ordered and selected from an international collection of over six thousand pieces, enriched by commentary by historians, journalists, and fashion designers, but also by photography, film, and personal testimony: a concrete resource for historians of costume, students, and those passionate about style. Most of the displayed dresses were documented by photographers when they first appeared on famous actresses, models, and jet-set personalities of the time: from the Duchess of Windsor to Queen Paola of Belgium, from Princess Grace of Monaco to Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Veruschka, Marisa Berenson, and Grace Jones, among many others.. The fashion archive of Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli has been painstakingly assembled over the last twenty years and traces the international evolution of c
For the fashion minded enthusiast, this would be a nice addition to your library. This was a present to a girl friend who loves fashion. She said it was beautifully done.. Five Stars Well written summary of Italian fashion with great photos!
. With an international perspective, but with a distinctly Italian emphasis, they built one of the main historical costume and fashion archives in Italy. Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli established Rome’s first flea market, which first introduced in Italy the concept of vintage
"Italian Glamour is equally educational, illuminating, and entertaining . This is a book to be highly praised and recommended." -NY JOURNAL OF BOOKS