History of Italian Fashion

This new course of Accademia del Giglio aims at illustrating and interpreting the models and styles, which have determined and outlined the costumes from the 15th century to the sixties, throughout the changes in the society as well as in the European culture.
Lessons at school will be combined with visits to the several Florentine museums displaying the development phases of this “Art”. At the Palatina Gallery students will observe clothes and accessories in the Renaissance paintings, while at the Costume Gallery and at the Stibbert Museum they will examine the original costumes of the past, and at the Textile Museum the main materials used for making clothes. Finally the course will introduce the students to the first and most significant Italian fashion designers of the last century. A visit to the Ferragamo Museum will be a relevant contribution in order to appreciate and understand the main role of Italy and of Florence in the Fashion industry from the 19th century to nowadays.