May 13, 2018
Real Italian Renaissance Fashion The Metropolitan Museum of Art ’s annual gala held this past weekend attracted quite a bit of outrage and attention for various haute couture interpretations of the theme ““Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Much was made of the influence of painting upon the designs.

September 10, 2017
Fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli was born 10 September 1890 in Rome.

July 2, 2017
C outurier , tailor-turned-ready-to-wear maker, and design entrepreneur Pierre (née Pietro) Cardin was born 2 July 1922 in San Biagio di Callalta, near Treviso.

February 16, 2016
For the fashion fiend: the exhibition, “Bellissima: Italy and High Fashion 1945-1968″ recently opened at the NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

September 10, 2015
philamuseum : Happy 125th birthday to Elsa Schiaparelli.

July 15, 2015
Italian designer Gianni Versace died on 15 July 1997.

July 11, 2015
Happy Birthday Giorgio Armani!

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