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Fashion, Italian style offers a comprehensive look at the emergence of Italian fashion after 1945, charting its development into a global powerhouse. It examines the evolution of the Italian Look from the late 1970s onward and profiles the many influential designers who have shaped Italy’s sartorial legacy. The volume doubles as the catalogue for an exhibition sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission, hosted at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City in early 2003.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Valerie Steele
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