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IN CONVERSATION WITH MARISA D’ANDREA Interviews by Laura Ceccarelli and Laura Pompei   Dear Marisa, will you tell us a little about your origins?  I was born in Rome and as a child I lived in the Porta Pia area on Via Ancona. At the time you knew everyone in the neighbourhood almost as if

Cinema Patto col Diavolo, directed by Luigi Chiarini, 1950 (assistant costume designer to Maria De Matteis) Romanzo d’Amore, directed by Duilio Coletti, 1950 (assistant costume designer to Maria De Matteis) Tormento, directed by Raffaello Matarazzo, 1950 Il Bandolero Stanco, directed by Fernando Cerchio, 1952 Torna!, directed by Raffaello Matarazzo, 1953 L’Amore in Città, directed by

You can view a selection of pictures of original sketches by the costume designer Marisa D’Andrea. Any reproduction, either partial or total, on any device, of the afore-mentioned pictures is forbidden.

An Italian costume designer (Rome, 1923-2015) who worked in film, theatre and television. With a painterly touch, Marisa d’Andrea’s sketches bring characters to life with creative originality and an ability to interpret the innovative ideas of directors with philological rigour by means of a careful study of the scripts and iconographical sources together with careful

The fund consists of a large collection of loose files of Italian and foreign fashion magazines, published between the 1950s and 1970s and belonging to the private collector Paolo Fama. Among the most famous magazines we mention «Burda», «Glamour», «Harper’s bazaar», «Le jardin des modes», «Robes Couture», «Robes et manteaux», «La sposa». Of great interest

Collection of costumes from Egypt, Greece, Rome and other countries, a rare and precious book containing the engravings made in the late 18th century by Giovan Battista Romero. The engravings reflect the antiquarian taste of the time and were purchased by foreign travelers in Italy, one of the favorite destinations of the Grand Tour. Romero,

The drawings of Cesare Vecellio from the book “Costumes anciens et moderns”, in the Didot edition of 1859. The original edition, entitled “De gli habiti antichi, et moderni di diverse parti del mondo” is dating back to 1590 and it is the most famous of what can be called “appereance atlas”, books illustrated with images

Magazine published in Milan in post-resurgence Italy by the publishing house of the Treves Brothers, that it’s remembered among other things for having competed with the Sonzogno in the field of economic magazines, also publishing “Margherita”, “L’eleganza”, “La moda illustrata”, “L’Eco della Moda”, “Lavori femminili” and “Corriere delle signore”. The publishing house aimed to play

Published in Paris in 1843, illustrated with magnificent color boards curated by the artist Jules David who developed the composition of the images through the use of interesting backgrounds. The scenes reproduced thus acquired a more avowedly scenic aspect, as if to simulate real conversation pieces : the models were in fact portrayed in different

The magazine, published in Paris since 1901 and accompanied by beautiful colour and black and white photographs, aimed to enhance the French fashion, which was still prevailing throughout Europe. Images of long chiffon dresses are reproduced, elegant and precious fabric used mainly for evening dresses, as well as those of important accessories such as gloves,