Alfonsi

Maria Vittoria. Journalist and writer, she began her career working for the magazines Mamme e Bimbi, Marie Claire and Bellezza. She wrote a woman’s column for several newspapers such as La Gazzetta di Mantova, la Gazzetta del Sud and Giornale di Sicilia. She worked closely with the television networks, starting with the programe Personalità (RAI) directed by Mila Contini and, from 1973 to 1983, directing and hosting Parliamo di Moda e Speciale Donna (TVR-Rete 4). As a correspondent, she has followed the world of fashion since 1959, with brilliant reporting and a vast knowledge of the field. She was the fashion editor for L’Arena di Verona and Il Giornale di Vicenza, newspapers for which she still works as a correspondent, reporting on the fashion shows and contributing to the culture pages. Her books include I grandi personaggi della moda (Cappelli Editore, 1974), Donne al vertice (Cappelli, 1983), Questo è il made in Italy, ovvero la moda dietro la vetrina (1986), A tavola con… Stile, and Figli d’arte? No, grazie. In 2001 she donated her personal Collection of clothes, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs and videos documenting the fashion of the 20^th century to the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna di Roma (National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome) to be displayed in the rooms of the Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi.