Skip to content
2LUXURY2.COM
LIFESTYLE • POWER • ESCAPE • SINCE 2009
  • DRIVE
    • Automotive
    • Aviation
    • Yachts
  • LUST
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Watches & Jewelry
  • SHELTER
    • Art
    • Business
    • Cigars & Spirits
    • Green
    • Gifts
    • Hi Tech
    • Gourmet
    • Interviews
    • Sport & Health
    • Design
    • Pets
  • ESCAPE
    • Gourmet
    • Holiday
    • Real Estate
  • THE CURATED CALENDAR
    • Q1: The Winter Circuit (Polo, Davos, Fashion Weeks)
    • Q2: The Spring Season (Cannes, Grand Prix, Art Basel)
    • Q3: The Summer Escape (Yachting, St. Tropez, Music)
    • Q4: The Winter Gala (Art, Holidays, Skiing)

Italian ready-to-wear industry

From bomb sites to Bulgari: V&A falls under the spell of Italian glamour

December 25, 2019April 4, 2014 by Editorial Team

A new exhibition charts how postwar Italy transformed the world’s perceptions of it, using its greatest export: style

Categories Art, Fashion Tags #fashion, 1950s silk cocktail dress, Armani man's suit from 1994, Art and design, Article, Audrey Hepburn, Benetton adverts, bombed street in Florence in 1946, Bulgari, classic Italian artefacts, Culture, dip-dyed dress, Donatella Versace, Elizabeth Taylor, Europe, exhibitions, Fendi Baguette, Fendi Baguette handbag, Giovanni Battista Giorgini, Italian fashion history, Italian glamour, Italian ready-to-wear industry, Italian styles, Italy, Jess Cartner-Morley, Life and style, Main section, Mila Schon, Museums, paparazzo, Prada, Prada dip-dyed dress 2004, Princess Lee Radziwill, Pucci, Roberto Capucci, Roberto Cavalli, Roman Holiday, Sonnet Stanfill, the fortune of Italy, The Glamour of Italian Fashion, The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014, the golden era of Hollywood-on-the-Tiber, The Guardian, the image of Italy, Truman Capote Black and White Ball, UK news, V&A, V&A curator, V&A exhibition, Via Condotti, World news

LATEST

  • Sorry Dalí, Roseberry Did It Better: The Surrealist Schiaparelli Show Lands in Knightsbridge April 10, 2026
  • Lancôme x Devil Wears Prada 2 – The Skincare Sequel We Didn’t Know We Needed April 9, 2026
  • Faena Residences Miami River: Where Rafael Viñoly’s Final Masterpiece Meets the New Miami April 9, 2026
  • Why the Ultra-Wealthy Are Wearing Brunello Cucinelli and What It Says About Them April 8, 2026
  • Versace Meets Onitsuka Tiger: The Runway‑Ready Sneaker That’s Wearing the Gold April 8, 2026
  • The Beauty Avengers L’Oréal and Institut Pasteur Form a Scientific Super Team April 7, 2026
  • Etsy Joins the Ethical Elite with Landmark Fur Ban April 7, 2026
  • Why Chanel’s New Magnetic Cap is a Masterclass in Eco-Luxury April 6, 2026
  • Maison Margiela Enters the High Luxury Fragrance Arena April 6, 2026
  • Lotus IN PROGRESS at Milan Design Week 2026: April 3, 2026
© 2026 2LUXURY2.COM • Built with GeneratePress
2LUXURY2.COM
LIFESTYLE • POWER • ESCAPE • SINCE 2009

IDENTITY

  • Our philosophy
  • Advertising
  • Contact

PILLARS OF INDULGENCE

  • DRIVE
  • LUST
  • SHELTER
  • ESCAPE

THE CURATED CALENDAR

  • Q1: The Winter Circuit
  • Q2: The Spring Season
  • Q3: The Summer Escape
  • Q4: The Winter Gala

SOCIAL

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • X (Twitter)

Legal

  • Terms
  • Cookie
© 2026 2LUXURY2.COM — CURATING EXCELLENCE SINCE 2009