Monthly Archives: November 2019

In a manuscript preserved in the archival records of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice, Mariano Fortuny states: "I'm still interested in many things, but painting has always been my true profession." His passion for painting is clear also in … Continue reading →

Let's continue the Fortuny thread that started yesterday, but let's take a break from fashion to refocus on architecture and on the more technical aspects of Mariano Fortuny's work with a lighter post. When Fortuny took possession of Palazzo Pesaro … Continue reading →

The section "The Past Recaptured" of the exhibition "In Pursuit of Fashion: The Sandy Schreier Collection" currently on at the Met's Costume Institute, features extremely rare designs by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo and Maria Monaci Gallenga. If you're a Fortuny … Continue reading →

Many fashion fans out there dream of building their very personal archive, but it is hard doing so without the financial resources needed to invest in timeless pieces. At the same time, money is not everything, since lacking real passion, … Continue reading →

The previous post closed with a a focus on the use of plastic in a headpiece for the opera "Le Racine", staged in 1980 in Milan, with costumes by Sylvano Bussotti. The Italian costume designer employed transparent plastic in quite … Continue reading →

Let's continue the recent Turandot/opera archives thread by looking at a solution regarding materials for opera headpieces. In yesterday's post we mentioned Sylvano Bussotti, who maintained in his creations for a 1982 staging of Puccini's "Turandot" a strong connection with Umberto … Continue reading →

In previous posts we looked at the restoration project of costumes for Puccini's "Turandot" launched by the Prato Textile Museum. Throughout the decades, different costume designers worked on this opera, coming up with their own visions or getting inspired by … Continue reading →

There are some great news for costume fans: Prato's Museo del Tessuto (Textile Museum) reached the goal the institution had set to crowdfund the restoration of the costumes from the première of Puccini's Turandot. The opera was first staged at … Continue reading →

Fans of minimalist art may be familiar with the work of the late Korean artist Yun Hyong-keun (1928-2007), who was remembered this year with a retrospective at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul (MMCA) and at … Continue reading →

Venice went through some hard times recently, after a major flood hit the city last week and the acqua alta (high water) reached 1.87 metres, the highest level since 1966. The adverse events caused structural damages on many landmark buildings … Continue reading →