Men’s wear boutique in Palermo. It was opened in 1900 on via Maqueda, near Palazzo Mazarino, by Mario Dell’Oglio, the son of Santi, who in 1890 had founded the Grandi Magazzini del Telegrafo, the most elegant emporium in town. Mario…

Lucio (1933). Italian artist. In 1961, he collaborated with Bruna Bini and created a dress inspired by his artwork of that year. Close to Pop Poetry and Nouveau Realisme, this artist from Naples attached various objects and fragments in wood,…

Brett (1964). English photographer. He studied fine arts at Sheffield Polytechnic from 1986 to 1990 and then devoted himself to photography, film making, and exhibitions. He has participated in collective shows and published pictures describing fashion and the lifestyles of…

Manufacturer of synthetic fibers. It is one of the most important in the world. It was established in 1802 by Eleuthère DuPont de Nemours, in Wilmington, Delaware, to produce gunpowder. The second generation at Du Pont diversified production to include…

Christie (1960). Scottish photographer. She studied fine arts at the Polytechnic in Newcastle. Her sensitivity to fashion convinced Levi’s, Nike, Diesel, and Converse to entrust her with their advertising campaigns. She lives and works in London.

Joe. Moroccan designer. He moved to Los Angeles when still a young boy. During the 1980s he designed his first collections, inspired by the New York characters in the film American Psycho plus a mix of African atmospheres. Then, the…

Alessandro (1970). Designer, born in Genoa. He attended the Marangoni Institute of Milan, and then began to work for Italian and foreign designers. This was his apprenticeship. In 1990, he collaborated with Saverio Patella on his knitwear Collections. In 1992,…

Eleonora (1858-1924). Actress. Born in Vigevano, she came from a family of artists. She is still a mythic figure in the collective imagination. She was unconventional, ever since her début, an anti-diva in her acting style, which aimed at “giving…

Alberto (1902-1963). Italian shoemaker, born in Traversetolo (Parma). He learned the trade when still a young boy. Immediately after World War II, supported by his sister Amabile, the mother of the Fontana sisters, he moved to Rome. He opened a…

Gabriele (1863-1938). Poet, writer, and dramatist. He was one of the most elegant men of Italy, a sort of national Beau Brummel. This was discovered in 1988, when suits, coats, ties, waistcoats, pajamas, nightgowns, spats, underwear, riding outfits, raincoats, hats,…