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The Glamour of Italian Fashion

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

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