Sunday 7 October 2007

THIS BLOG IS DEDICATES TO GIULIA DE GIOVANNI, SHE IS A WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE MOTHER.
I DECIDED TO CREATE A BLOG AND POST HER PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 1950S TO THE PRESENT TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE. SHE TRAINED VERY YOUNG AS A DRESSMAKER AND WORKED IN THE BEST HAUTE COUTURE ATELIERS IN GENOA, ITALY, THE TOWN WHERE WE BOTH WERE BORN.

MY MUM HAS PASSED ONTO ME THE LOVE FOR FASHION, THE APPRECIATION OF WELL CUT GARMENTS AND BEAUTIFUL PRINTED FABRICS.
I TRAINED AS A FASHION HISTORIAN AND I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT FASHION AND DRESSMAKING. I FIND COMPELLING TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE DATA AND INFORMATION ON FASHION. MY MA DISSERTATION WAS ABOUT HAUTE COUTURE AND HOME DRESSMAKING IN 1950S GENOA

THIS BLOG CELEBRATES AND ILLUSTRATES A LIFE IN FASHION THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ALSO A WAY TO LIVE, CREATE AND CONSUME FASHION

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