"Bellissima. L'Italia dell'alta moda 1945-1968" is the exhibition at the Maxxi museum in Rome from December 2 to May 3, that opens its spaces to excellence of our country, telling the period after World War II while reviving the atmospheres and styles, which includes through a book created in collaboration with Altaroma.
Abiti, accessori, gioielli e anche opere d'arte di Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Paolo Scheggi e Massimo Campigli, e ancora Carla Accardi e Giuseppe Capogrossi.
Gli abiti di Emilio Schuberth e delle Sorelle Fontana, di Germana Marucelli e Mila Schön, di Sarli e Simonetta, di Capucci e Gattinoni, di Fendi, Balestra, Biki, Galitzine, Pucci e Valentino sono la testimonianza della sperimentazione e della grande creativita' di un’epoca eccezionale.
Clothing, accessories, jewelry, and even works of art by Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Paul Scheggi and Massimo Campigli, and also Carla Accardi and Capogrossi.
The dresses of Emilio Schuberth and Sorelle Fontana, Germana Marucelli and Mila Schön, Sarli and Simonetta, Capucci and Gattinoni, Fendi, Balestra, Biki, Galitzine, Pucci and Valentino are evidence of experimentation and great creativity of an exceptional era.
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allestimento della mostra - installation of the exhibition |
Among the 80 outfits there are the spectacular ones worn to the major balls and theater foyers, those designed for divas like Anita Ekberg and Anna Magnani, morning suits, accessories and the usual jewelry, with a selection of unique pieces of Bulgari.
Il celebre abito “Pretino”, creato per Ava Gardner dalle Sorelle Fontana nel 1955 e ripreso poi da Anita Ekberg nella Dolce Vita di Fellini.
The famous dress "Pretino" was created for Ava Gardner by Sorelle Fontana in 1955, and then reprised by Anita Ekberg in Fellini's Dolce Vita.
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Salvatore Ferragamo Sandalo Kimo 1951 |
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Roberto Capucci Azalea Rosa 1961 © Archivio Storico Fondazione Roberto Capucci |
Oltre vent’anni di moda in un momento di creatività straordinaria, nel cinema, nell'arte, nell'architettura, nel teatro, e nella fotografia.
Un’esposizione con le atmosfere e gli stili di un periodo che ha contribuito in modo straordinario a definire le caratteristiche italiane a livello internazionale.
It's a journey along Italy: the Rome of the Jubilee, the Olympics and of the movie stars, Turin, Milan, Florence, Venice, Naples.
Over twenty years of fashion at a time of extraordinary creativity in the film, art, architecture, theater, and photography.
Exhibition with the atmospheres and styles of a period that has contributed in an extraordinary way to define the Italian characteristics at the international level.
It's a journey along Italy: the Rome of the Jubilee, the Olympics and of the movie stars, Turin, Milan, Florence, Venice, Naples.
Over twenty years of fashion at a time of extraordinary creativity in the film, art, architecture, theater, and photography.
Exhibition with the atmospheres and styles of a period that has contributed in an extraordinary way to define the Italian characteristics at the international level.
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Modello Sorelle Botti, 1947 |
Luxury and seduction...not to be missed!
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