In the Pitti Palace you can find
many things: Art Galleries, Sculptures the beautiful Boboli garden and
mesmerizing rooms. When you get a bit overwhelmed by the great art pieces of
Titan, Rubens and Raphael it is a good idea to head to the Costume Gallery
here. It is housed in a little section of the Museo degli Argenti. This
beautiful exhibition displays 300 years of marvelous Italian creations, from
18th century principessa gowns to outrageously chic 1950s dresses.
Every room has different dresses
from different centuries. It was very interesting to see how the costumes were
changing during time and how some styles were repeating and that a lot of them
even influence fashion today like: volumes, shapes and other little details.
Besides the wonderful costumes and accessories by Gianfranco, Pucci, Givenchy the
funeral garments of Elenora di Toledo, of her son Don Garzia and the Grand Duke
Cosimo de´ Medici were the most interesting to me. When I saw the
remaining garments from the 16th century I was impressed how well
preserved they are until today. Apparently the body fluids of the diseased
family let some of the parts of the garments remain. Of course not only this impressed
me but also to see the rich and extraordinary garments the Medici family was
wearing for their own funerals.
Everyone who is interested in
fashion, art, history or just likes to see beautiful things should for sure
visit this exhibition.
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