If you have a chance to be in London till 27 July, don’t miss this exhibition. Victoria and Albert Museum is the greatest museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of 4.5 million exhibits. This time they focus on Italian fashion from World War II till now, displaying more than 100 ensembles and accessories by leading Italian fashion house. You can see materials from the first world’s catwalk and fashion week, historical collections by Gucci, Prada, Armani and Valentino and recent interviews with Italian fashion designers.
Fashion show in Sala Bianca, 1955. Archivio Giorgini. Photo by G.M. Fadigati © Giorgini Archive, Florence.
If that can convince you more, some people from the fashion industry already visited The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945 – 2014 – Tom Ford, Angela and Rosita Missoni, Valentino, Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce, Eva Herzigová or Stephen Jones. Let us know if you share the experience.
Cover Photo: Gianfranco Ferre advert, Fall/Winter 1991. ©GIANPAOLOBARBIERI
www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-the-glamour-of-italian-fashion-1945-2014/