The fan was born as a practical tool to rekindle the fire, cool oneself off
or chase away insects, but it soon became a symbol of power, a communication
tool, as well as a precious fashion accessory.Originally, only rudimentary instruments were used as fans, such as
leaves, feathers or intertwined...
How we dress, how we style our hair, how we decorate our body, is nowadays a personal choice, but in the past, there were rules to follow and it was not possible to appear in public dressed in improperly. Moreover, for the common people dressing nicely was not a necessity,...
The
meter is an object that we all have at home, to which we do not give much
importance; often forgotten at the bottom of a drawer under the batteries and
the rolls of adhesive tape. We certainly cannot consider it a luxury item.
But
what if we told you...
Daughter of Lorenzo di Piero de Medici, Duke of
Urbino, and nephew of Pope Leone X, Caterina de Medici could have only be
destined for great things.
Although she remained an orphan after her birth in 1519 and was placed in a
convent at the age of eight; thanks to...
Last week the Gucci Museum opened the doors of its freshly redesigned spaces; not merely a museum anymore, it is now called Gucci Garden, Alessandro Michele’s new eclectic creation.
Situated in the 14th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia in Florence, Gucci Garden is a bazar-like museum where you can find a bit...
In the XIV century, especially after the Black Plague of 1348, a rediscovered desire for life and consequently for luxury and splendor began to spread throughout Europe. In this period fashion as we know it today is born, and the quality of Florentine textiles reached a level of excellence as...
To celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Salvatore Ferragamo’s return to Italy from America, the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum has put on another great exhibition, that merges fashion and art to transport us back to the 1927 Florence.
Carlo Sisi curated the exhibition that opened in May, entitled “1927 - The Return...
Linked to the absence of light, black has always been associated with shadow, with secrets and misteries, with evil and sin, with emptyness and death.
This negative notion though, is often overturned when talking about art and especially fashion, in which it has played an important role. That's why the...
The Across Art and Fashion exhibition is divided into 5 different venues: the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, the National Central Library of Florence, the Uffizi Gallery, the Marino Marini Museum and the Textile Museum of Prato.
At the center of the entire project is the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum. Here the display...
