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The Origins of Italian Fashion: 1900-1945
Sofia Gnoli
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Paperback. The Origins of Italian Fashion examines the history of Italian fashion from the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Lombard tailor Rosa Genoni created the first Italian fashion house independent from the prevailing French style, to World War II, when the Fascist regime co-opted fashion as a propaganda tool. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
The Origins of Italian Fashion examines the history of Italian fashion from the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Lombard tailor Rosa Genoni created the first Italian fashion house independent from the prevailing French style, to World War II, when the Fascist regime co-opted fashion as a propaganda tool. Illustrated with archive material from the designers and the earliest Italian fashion magazines, this book concentrates on the most important designers from the early years of Italian fashion. From Gabriella di Robilant, the Italian 'inventor' of sportswear fashion, to Salvatore Ferragamo and his famous orthopaedic shoes, to Elsa Schiaparelli, the ... Read more
The Origins of Italian Fashion examines the history of Italian fashion from the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Lombard tailor Rosa Genoni created the first Italian fashion house independent from the prevailing French style, to World War II, when the Fascist regime co-opted fashion as a propaganda tool. Illustrated with archive material from the designers and the earliest Italian fashion magazines, this book concentrates on the most important designers from the early years of Italian fashion. From Gabriella di Robilant, the Italian 'inventor' of sportswear fashion, to Salvatore Ferragamo and his famous orthopaedic shoes, to Elsa Schiaparelli, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
534g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851777914
SKU
V9781851777914
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Ref
99-15
About Sofia Gnoli
sofia gnoli is a fashion historian and journalist. She teaches history of fashion at La Sapienza Universita di Roma and is the author of La donna, l'eleganza, il fascismo (2000), Moda & Teatro (2008) and Moda: Dalla nascita della haute couture a oggi (2012).
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