This 16-hour private course 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. 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 student 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. Lesson 1. From the 15th century to the Baroque Lesson 2. Visit to the Palatina Gallery Lesson 3. From the French revolution to the Napoleon empire style Lesson 4. Visit to the Stibbert Museum Lesson 5. Visit to the Costume Gallery Lesson 6. The Italian fashion from the belle epoque to the sixties Lesson 7. Visit to the Ferragamo Museum Lesson 8. Visit to the Textile Museum in Prato Price details SIM, History of Italian Fashion, 16 hours €940 Museum, transport tickets and as well as all the material. Any week throughout the year. Morning and/or afternoon, Monday through Friday according to your requests. From the 15th century to the sixties
One-on-one lessons at school will be combined with private visits to the several Florentine museums displaying the development phases of this “Art”.
The program
The man and woman fashion from the late medieval gentry courts to the period of the great royal courts of the 16th century.
The Renaissance and the Baroque.
Clothing and accessories in the paintings of the great 15th and 16th century masters.
The importance of the “Sala Bianca” (white room) in the Italian costume.
The magnificence of the French costumes: the Louis XVI style.
The fashion during the French revolution§ Napoleon and the neoclassical empire style
The civilian and military man fashion in the world through the centuries.
Costumes and armours.
The second half of the 19th century.
The first decade of the 20th century.
The first fashion designers: Elsa Schiaparelli, the Fontana Sisters and Salvatore Ferragamo.
Price
Enrolment fee €45Course price includes
A certificate at the end of the course.Dates
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