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&#;Italiana&#; Exhibition Unveiled in Milan
MILAN — The designer clothes displayed at the Royal Palace here as part of the exhibition kicking off Milan Fashion Week today help reflect on Italy and its history — and on issues that are particularly of the moment.
The time slot of the exhibition “Italiana. Italy Through the Lens of Fashion ” spans from the first runway show staged in Milan by Walter Albini with the first feminist, pro-abortion and pro-divorce movements, until the 9/11 attacks, “the change of the system, the arrival of global finance and the sale of Gucci to PPR,” explained during a preview Stefano Tonchi, editor in chief of W, who conceived and curated the exhibit with critic, curator and professor Maria Luisa Frisa.
“Italiana” comprises around looks from Italian brands and designers, displayed over nine rooms and divided not chronologically but by themes, ranging from the designers’ need to explore t
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The double image used for the event identity of Italiana was created by Oliviero Toscani for the "Unilook" feature published in the December January issue of L'uomo Vogue. It speaks of an Italian fashion that redesigned bodies and brought man and woman to communicate on lika terms.
Italian fashion, right from the advent of stilismo and ready-to-wear, took on the theme of identity. It imagined a direkt relationship between masculine and feminine, unconstrained by gender stereotypes. It designed the female image and figure in the crucial years that saw the emergence of feminism in the country; it acknowledged the central role of women in society with the invention of the "power suit"; it defined new forms of active seduction. At the same time it invented the "man of fashion," reflecting the desire to break away from the rigidity of the middle-class uniform in order to assert a different sensibility, through a reshaping of the male body into softer forms.
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The Forgotten Giants of Italian Fashion
Sumptuous cashmere. Perfectly tailored suits. Supple leather loafers. Calling to mind Italian fashion is likely to conjure up the likes of these elegant wares, sprezzatura-clad lads, and the sciure of Milan… Actually, maybe all Milanese. Their city is the fashion capital of the world, after all.
No doubt one of the reasons why we associate Italians with style is the impressive roster of famous fashion designers the country has produced over the years, many of which remain global household names today (even for those thoroughly disinterested in the industry). Giorgio Armani, Miuccia Prada, and Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana–to name just a few who achieved global renown during the s Made-in-Italy boom–have loyal followings in every international market and are still the principal designers at their namesake brands. Other designers such as Valentino Garavani, Guccio Gucci, Paola Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gianni Versace, E