GIULIA DE GIOVANNI

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GIULIA IN MILAN

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CASTELLO SFORZESCO, MILAN

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GIULIA IN MILAN

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GIULIA IN MILAN WITH RITA AND A FRIEND. TO ME IT IS A BIZARRE CONTRAST TO SEE THE PRINTED PATTERNS OF THE DRESSES AND THE GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE BACKGROUND

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GIULIA AT THE HARBOUR, GENOA

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CHIC SUMMER OUTFIT

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GIULIA AND RITA DURING A SUNDAY AFTERNOON STROLL ALONG CORSO ITALIA, GENOA

COFFEE TIME AT THE PARODI HOUSEHOLD

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GIULIA WITH THE PARODI SISTERS AND A FRIEND

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SUNDAY OUTING

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MUM, RITA AT HER RIGHT AND FRIEND DURING A SUNDAY OUTING. MUM IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS IN HER LATE TEENS.

GIULIA AND RITA IN PIAZZA MATTEOTTI, GENOA

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SUMMER IN TIGLIETO

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GIULIA IN TIGLIETO

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GIULIA WITH HER COUSIN ANGELINA IN TIGLIETO DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS.

GIULIA AND RITA IN PIAZZA DE FERRARI, GENOA

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GIULIA, RITA AND IRENE, ON THE PROMENADE IN NERVI, GENOA

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AT THE PARK IN NERVI

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IN HER LATE TEENS, MUM IS WITH HER FRIENDS RITA, GIANNI AND LUIGI PARODI AT THE PARK IN NERVI, GENOA

HARVEST TIME

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SUMMER TIME

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MUM REMEMBERS THAT RITA WOULD NOT VENTURE TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE...

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GIULIA AND RITA IN PEGLI

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SUMMER IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

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GIULIA AND GIANNI AT THE HARBOUR IN SAVONA

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GIULIA WITH GIANNI

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SUNDAY OUTING

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SUNDAY OUTING

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...IN A TRATTORIA ON THE WEST RIVIERA, AND TYPICAL 1950S COACH PASSING BY

GIULIA IN VARAZZE

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GIULIA AND GIANNI PARODI IN VARAZZE

GIULIA IN VARAZZE

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ALONG THE SUNNY VIA AURELIA, IN VARAZZE, DURING A SUNDAY OUTING; IN THE BACKGROUND, THE MIRAMARE HOTEL

GIULIA AT THE HARBOUR-SAVONA

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GIULIA WITH GIANNI

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GIULIA WITH FRIEND GIANNI PARODI DURING A SUNDAY OUTING, WALKING ON THE AURELIA ROAD: THEY WENT ON MOTORBIKE TO CERVO, CLOSE TO IMPERIA. THERE GIULIA VISITED THE SUMMER CAMP, A HUGE BUILDING BY THE SEA WHERE SHE SPENT HER CHILDHOOD SUMMERS

GIULIA, RITA AND SISTER IN LAW

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BIRTHDAY PARTY

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GIULIA AND OPPOSITE MY GRANDMA, LINDA, WITH SISTER IN LAW CELEBRATING THE NEPHEW'S BIRTHDAY

SUNDAY OUTING

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VESPA ON A LAMBRETTA

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GIULIA IN ARONA

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GIULIA AS A TEENAGER VISITING FRIENDS IN ARONA, CLOSE TO VARESE. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH GIULIA IS WITH PINA AND MARIA BY THE GATE THAT SURROUNDS THE HUGE SAN CARLO STATUE.

GIULIA ON THE ITALIAN RIVIERA

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BOLD PRINTED PATTERNS

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GIULIA WITH FRIENDS

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POLKA DOTS DRESS AND A VESPA

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THE RED DRESS-BOCCADASSE

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MUM IS WEARING THE RED DRESS, DURING AN OUTING IN BOCCADASSE, A BOROUGH EAST OF GENOA

GIULIA WITH OF THE PARODI SISTERS

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MUM IS WEARING ONE OF HER PRINTED FLORAL COTTON DRESSES, SHE REMINDS ME THAT IT DIDN'T TAKE HER LONG TO CUT AND SEW THIS KIND OF DRESSES. THE YOUNG LADY ON THE LEFT, (ONE OF THE PARODI SISTERS), WEARS JEANS WITH A SHIRT WORN "A LA 1950S WAY", WITH MATCHING BALLERINA SHOES, JUST LIKE IN THE AMERICAN MOVIES!

GIULIA WITH THE PARODI FAMILY

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MUM IS WEARING GREAT SHOES!

AT THE LAKE MAGGIORE

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GIULIA AND RITA BY THE GIARDINETTA

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THE RED DRESS

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IT MAY BE THE DRESS, OR THE POSE, I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHY, BUT IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH MUM REMINDS ME OF KIM NOVACK BEFORE SHE BECAME A BLOND

WRAPPING COATS, LEATHER AND SUEDE BAGS

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FRIENDSHIP

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SUNDAY AT THE VILLA PALLAVICINI-GENOA

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SANTA MARGHERITA

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SANTA MARGHERITA

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GIULIA IN SANTA MARGHERITA

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EARLY 1960S. A SUNDAY OUTING TO SANTA MARGHERITA, BEAUTIFUL AND FASHIONABLE RESORT ON THE RIVIERA, WEST OF GENOA.

SUNDAY OUTING

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STRIPED PRINTED COTTON DRESS

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...AND A GREAT BAG: MORE OF A BASKET WITH SOME LEATHER DETAILS, WE THEN USED IT AS A PEGS BAG.

THIS PHOTO DATES FROM THE EARLY 1960S

BEAUTIES ON THE ROCKS

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GIULIA ON A GUZZI

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DARING GIULIA LIKES ALSO GUZZI MOTORBIKES;VESPAS ARE DEFINATELY MORE STYLISH AND A PERFECT MATCH FOR THE 1950S FASHION

AT THE CARNIVAL IN SAVONA

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MUM IS THE MASKED LADY COVERING HER MOUTH, AND CONFETTIS ARE CASCADING ON HER!

GIULIA AT A SUMMER PICNIC

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RITA'S 25TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

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GIULIA ALONG WITH THE PARODI FAMILY IN HER HOME IN GENOA GET TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE RITA'S 25TH BIRTHDAY.
AT THAT TIME RITA WAS ALREADY MARRIED AND LIVED CLOSED TO MILAN, SHE WILL THEN RELOCATE BACK TO GENOA WITH HER HUSBAND.
I LOVE THE 1950'S HOME INTERIORS!

WEDDING DAY

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GIULIA AND OTHER WELL WISHERS AFTER THE WEDDING RECEPTION, THE DAY RITA MARRIED

LISANZA-LAKE MAGGIORE

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GIULIA ROWING ON THE LAKE MAGGIORE WITH HER FRIEND IDA

SASSELLO

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AN OUTING TO SASSELLO, A COUNTRYSIDE VILLAGE WEST OF GENOA. HERE GIULIA IS TWO OF RITA'S PARENTS, CARLA AND GIUSEPPE PARODI, RITA'S SISTERS, ROSALBA, (THE GIRL EMBRACING HER PARENTS), AND LUCIANA, AND RITA'S BROTHER LUIGI. RITA IS NOT IN THE PICTURE, BEING BEHIND THE CAMERA.

SUMMERTIME

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RED SWIM SUIT

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GIULIA AND FRIENDS IN ARENZANO

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WEDDING PARTY

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GIULIA, FRIENDS AND FAMILY AT RITA'S WEDDING PARTY.

GIULIA WITH FRIENDS IN TIGLIETO

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GIULIA ON THE ITALIAN RIVIERA

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GIULIA IN PEGLI

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GIULIA AND COUSINS

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GIULIA WITH HER COUSINS IN TIGLIETO

GIULIA AND RITA AT THE SEASIDE

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SUMMER TIME IN TIGLIETO

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I SEE THIS PHOTOGRAPH AND THE SMELLS OF THE DAYS I SPENT IN TIGLIETO AS A CHILD COME RUSHING BACK TO ME

TAMED HAIR...

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...PERHAPS BEFORE IT WENT WILD AND BEAUTIFULLY CURLY! MUM HERE IS STILL A TEENAGER.

GIULIA WITH COUSINS IN TIGLIETO

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TIGLIETO IS A LOVELY LITTLE COUNTRYSIDE VILLAGE, NORTH OF GENOA. MUM'S MOTHER WAS BORN THERE AND MUM HAS SPENT MANY SUMMER'S HOLIDAYS, STAYING AT MARININ'S HOME, MY GRANDMA'S SISTER.

HERE SHE IS WITH TWO OF HER COUSINS.

GIULIA AT THE SEASIDE

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WONDERFUL SWIM SUIT, TYPICAL 1950S STYLE, I WONDER WHETHER ESTHER WILLIAM WORE A SIMILAR SWIM SUIT WHEN TAKING THE PLUNGE AND SWIMMING WITH GRACE. MUM TELLS ME THAT SHE WENT TO SEE WILLIAM'S MOVIES, THE BEST WAY TO GET AWAY TO THE DAILY ROUTINE.

SUMMER TIME IN GENOA

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GIULIA IS WEARING A PRINTED COTTON DRESS, IN THE BACKGROUND IS VISIBLE PART OF THE OLD CITY WALLS

GIULIA ON THE ITALIAN RIVIERA

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STRIKE A POSE! THIS SHOT SEEMS TO BE OUT OF A 1950S FASHION SPREAD, GONNA PANTALONE

DIVA!

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GIULIA IS A NATURAL DIVA, AT EASE IN FRONT OF A CAMERA, THE SUNGLASSES DO ADD TO THE MYSTERIOUS LOOK! WHAT A GREAT SHOT. FAUSTO IS HER FRIEND, ANNA'S BROTHER AND THE VESPA OWNER. I USED THIS IMAGE ALONG WITH MANY OF THE SHOTS FEATURED ON THIS BLOG TO ILLUSTRATE MY MA DISSERTATION ON HAUTE COUTURE AND HOME DRESS MAKING IN 1950S GENOA.

GIULIA AND ANNA

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GIULIA LOVES VESPAS! HERE SHE SHOWS OFF HER POLKA DOT COTTON DRESS, PERCHED BEHIND IS HER FRIEND ANNA.

THE GIARDINETTA CAR

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MUM WITH HER STYLISH AND IMPECCABLE LOOK: SUEDE GLOVES, MATCHING BAG AND SHOES, AND A SILK HEADSCARF AROUND THE NECK. SHE CUT AND SEW THIS TWO PIECE OUTFIT, A CHIC PALE GREY. THE OUTFIT WAS COMMISSIONED BY A CLIENT OF THE ATELIER WHERE MUM WORKED, THEN THE CLIENT CHANGED HER MIND AND DECIDED NOT TO PURCHASE IT. MUM BOUGHT IT, AT A LOWER PRICE

GIULIA AND RITA AT THE SEASIDE

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"MID SEPTEMBER, ALMOST AN EMPTY BEACH, THE WEATHER WAS STILL NICE AND WARM,..." MUM IS TELLING ME WHILE FLICKING THROUGH THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

THE PEBBLE BEACH IS IN PEGLI, A SMALL BOROUGH WEST OF GENOA CITY CENTRE.

GIULIA AND THE LION

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GIULIA IS CARESSING THE HUGE AND BEAUTIFUL MARBLE LION ON THE STEPS OF THE SAN LORENZO CATHEDRAL IN GENOA.

UNDERNEATH THE LION, ON THE PEDESTAL, IS A POSTER THAT ADDRESSES THE CRAFTSMEN AND CRAFTSWOMEN OF GENOA, AND ASKS THEM TO FIGHT TO HAVE THEIR RIGHTS RECOGNISED AND FINALLY OBTAIN A FAIR HOURLY PAY AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.

THE DIVA LOOK

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WHENEVER MUM AND I LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH, I CAN'T HELP TEASING HER: I TELL HER THAT SHE DOES LOOK LIKE A DIVA, VERY "AVA GARDNER" STYLE, HIDING BEHIND THE SUN GLASSES, STRIKING A POSE WHILE IN NERVI, A LOVELY BOROUGH EAST OF GENOA CITY CENTRE, WITH A LONG PROMENADE BY THE SEA.

GIULIA AND RITA

2007-10-07T07:22:00.000-07:00

GIULIA AND HER BEST FRIEND RITA, DURING A SUNDAY OUTING, I LOVE THESE HUGE AND WRAPPING 1950s COATS! DURING THEIR PERIOD OF TRAINING AT THE FIRST ATELIER, THEY LEARNT TO CUT ALL STYLES AND KINDS OF GARMENTS, FROM EVENING DRESSES TO COATS, THE A-LINE, THE BIAS CUT, THE CHANEL STYLE,...

SUMMER IN GENOA

2007-10-07T07:09:00.000-07:00

HERE IS MUM IN PIAZZA DE FERRARI, ONE OF THE MAIN SQUARES IN GENOA.

SHE WEARS A PRINTED FLORAL DRESS THAT SHE MADE. PATTERNS WERE EXCHANGED AMONG SEAMSTRESSES AT THE ATELIERS WHERE SHE WORKED. THE PATTERNS WERE OFTEN "KNOCK-OFF" VERSIONS FROM THE LATEST FASHION CATWALKS FROM PARIS AND ROME.

FASHION MAGAZINES WERE SOURCES OF INSPIRATIONS, QUITE EXPENSIVE THOUGH.

IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE CARLO FELICE THEATRE, IT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE WWII BOMBARDMENTS.

THE SQUARE WAS THE SCENE OF FIERCE BATTLES THE DAY BEFORE GENOA WAS LIBERATED FROM GERMAN OCCUPATION.

PAPER COSTUME-1950S CARNIVAL

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MUM AND HER BEST FRIEND RITA DESIGNED AND MADE A PAPER COSTUME AND A MATCHING HAT FOR THE CARNIVAL DAYS.

IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO CREATE PAPER COSTUMES IN THE 1950s, AND IT WAS PARTLY DUE TO THE "MAKE-DO AND MEND" ATTITUDE INHERITED FROM THE WAR YEARS

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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

GIULIA DE GIOVANNI'S PHOTO ALBUM

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