Chinanews.com, Shanghai, November 11 (Reporter Wang Ji) "ART SHANGHAI European National Collection Exhibition" officially opened on the 14th at No. 13 Bund Yuan in Shanghai, starting with the Italian fashion exhibition "Dream Dress: The Birth, Transformation and Narrative of Fashion", presenting the century-old Italian fashion history from the 1900s to the present.
Italian fashion exhibition "Dream Dressing: The Birth, Transformation and Telling of Fashion". Photo by Chinanews reporter Wang Ji
The exhibition brings together more than 20 national treasures, including fashion, manuscripts, documents, videos, etc., spanning more than a century, through the "Age of Innocence", "Golden Dawn", "Aria Goddess", "Dream" and other chapters to unfold a poetic narrative, presenting the "time when the stars shine" in the century-old Italian fashion history. More than <> of the world's most acclaimed fashion designers will be on display, and visitors will be able to discover the treasures of Italy from the three cultural fields of fashion, opera and film.
Roberto Capucci commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first "Italian Haute Couture Show" with his dress and original manuscript. Photo by Chinanews reporter Wang Ji
Walking into One Bundyuan, which has a history of more than 170 years, a solemn and gorgeous "sculpture dress" is the first to come into view, using 15 different colors of Indian silk and blue velvet. In 2001, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first "Italian Haute Couture Show", Roberto Capucci, one of the brightest "geniuses" in the history of Italian design and known as the "fashion architect", created this gown as a tribute to Giovanni Battista Giorgini, who discovered him and introduced Italian fashion to the world.
Metallic printed velvet jacket by Maria Monaki Garunga (detail). Photo by Chinanews reporter Wang Ji
The metallic printed velvet jacket designed by Maria Monaki Galunga, the godmother of Italian modern fashion, is eye-catching. Interpreting clothing as a wearable "decorative art", the griffon's griffon on this coat is symmetrical, facing away or facing each other, while revealing the Italian art of Lucca silk, the source of inspiration for his motifs. Inspired by oriental and tartare silks, she used similar techniques and styles to weave the coat.
Colleen Atwood's costume for the movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (the black dress pictured here) is "hidden" in the exhibition hall. Photo by Chinanews reporter Wang Ji
Inspired by a series of Giorgio Armani evening dresses from the collection of the Italian Farani costume workshop, Colleen Atwood's silky crepe evening dress for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, inspired by a series of Giorgio Armani evening dresses from the collection of the Italian Farani costume workshop, this luxurious evening dress for young women from the ancient family of the "wizarding world" is created, outlining the image of noble and alienated and hidden characters.
Italian fashion exhibition "Dream Dressing: The Birth, Transformation and Telling of Fashion". Photo by Chinanews reporter Wang Ji
"They have gone through the years, and they are full of the creativity and enthusiasm that the creators poured into them at the beginning of their birth, and they are deeply moving." Yu Weiqi, Chairman of the "ART SHANGHAI European National Collection", said that "ART SHANGHAI" takes 20 years as the planning cycle and <> years as the time span, presents the classics of humanities and art in the form of exhibitions, hoping to become an advocate of culture, art and life aesthetics, and inspire the public to continue to explore, think and create life aesthetics belonging to this era after visiting the exhibition.
It is reported that the exhibition "Dream Dressing: The Birth, Transmutation and Narrative of Fashion" will be open to the public from November 2023, 11 to February 17, 2024. In the future, large-scale exhibitions focusing on the themes of French centennial decorative art and Spanish centennial naturalist art will also be staged at No. 2 Bundyuan. (ENDS)