Ruffinelli

Carla (1922-1998). Painter, illustrator, and fashion journalist. She was born in Turin. She studied at the Accademia Albertina, where she was a pupil of Felice Casorati. During the war, she worked on the creation of the first Italian animated cartoon feature, Il ladro di Baghdad (The Thief of Baghdad). She illustrated, for the San Paolo publishing house, many books for children and young people, including fairy tales by Andersen, Perrault, and the brothers Grimm. For nearly thirty years, in the magazine family Cristiana, she drew a page of fashion tips entitled, Mi vesto così (‘This Is How I Dress’).