FIORI D'INVERNO

                                                                                                          photo: Zeno Giusti

90's floral print silk dress, rose-gold metal pump by Sergio Rossi

FLORAL PRINT - FALL/WINTER 2019-20 Collection 

TOP: Junya Watanabe - Blumarine - Luisa Beccaria
DOWN: Ryan Lo - Rodarte - Richard Quinn

TOP: Giambattista Valli - Anna Sui - Antonio Marras
DOWN: Yproject - Erdem - Vivetta

TOP: Prada - Red Valentino - Simone Rocha
DOWN: Michael Kors Collection - Paco Rabanne - Christian Wijnants

TOP: Isabe Marant - Dolce & Gabbana - Louis Vuitton
DOWN: Fashion East - Delpozo - Brognano

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AUTUMN FLOWERS

CLOSET CASTLE di Annapaola Brancia d'Apricena
                   Renewed findings from the coffer of a castle

"The falling leaves drift by the window. The autumn leaves of red and gold"- sang Nat King Kole. Tomorrow will be autumn, I don't see falling leaves, but flowers appear. Autumn flowers, with the colors of autumn leaves, sunflowers, zinnias, chrysanthemums, Chinese Lantern Lily, Alstroemeria, hydrangeas. And also the clothes patterns are dyed with ocher, orange, red and yellow flowers. Warm colors that prepare us for the cold winter months ahead.

 "The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold"- cantava Nat King Kole. Domani sarà autunno, non vedo foglie cadere, ma fiori spuntare. Fiori autunnali, dei colori delle foglie d'autunno, girasoli, zinnie, crisantemi, Alchechengi, Alstroemeria, ortensie. E così anche le fantasie degli abiti si tingono di fiori ocra, gialli, rossi e arancio. Colori caldi che ci preparano al freddo che nei prossimi mesi inevitabilmente arriverà.

70's jersey dress
Abito jersey anni '70

Norman Parkinson 1960

Lancetti 1974

Harper's Bazaar 1974

Diana Ross 1972

Vogue 1970

photo Arthur  Elgort 1994

Versace 1997

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40's FLOWERS

Most of the women's fashions during the 1940s were designed with the same squared shoulders, small waist, and skirt above the knee. Despite the hardships of WWII clothes in the 1940s fabrics with floral prints were very popular. Brown and green dyes were heavily rationed for use in military uniforms. In response, deep maroon, gray, or undyed white or beige fabrics were available for popular use. Less fabric became the way to go. Less buttons, pleats and zippers were used. Women's hemlines were lifted to save on fabric, and their garments kept to a slim cut with little embellishment. By 1947, after WWII was over, the "New Look" began to replace the wartime utility fashions. This new style embraced femininity, with rounded shoulders, shapely bust lines, closely-defined waistlines, slightly padded skirts, and full, billowing skirts that hung just below the calves.




CLOSET CASTLE di Annapaola Brancia d'Apricena

Renewed findings from the coffer of a castle

40's flowery chiffon dress by Le Gallinelle-Roma

Lillian Gish-The Wind 1928

1940

1940

1940

40's inspired by Ellen von Unwerth 2001

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IBISCUS

Summer blooms with all the flowers in a bouquet of roses, irises, lilies and hibiscus that flutter on fabrics, trees and gardens.
 L'estate sboccia con tutti i fiori in un bouquet di rose, iris, mughetti e ibiscus che svolazzano su tessuti, alberi e giardini.

                                                                                                                         photo:Paolo Prevedini

Late 60's Polyester dress, Chanel vintage sunglasses
Abito in poliestere a fiori fine anni '60, occhiali Chanel vintage

FLOWERS ON CATWALKS

Valentino Resort

Moschino Resort

Erdem

Blugirl

Elie Saab

Massimo Rebecchi

Hermès

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LATE 60's FLOWERS

During the 60's polyester  became one of the most widely artificial  used fibers because it is a material that does not crease, keeps its shape and dries quickly. The fabrics were often printed with stylized flowers, geometric and optical patterns recovered from Op Art, where a series of abstract patterns create optical effects, giving the illusion of movement. Black and white alternated with bright  and vibrant colors or  brown and mustard color  prints.
 Il poliestere divenne negli anni '60 una delle fibre artificiali maggiormente usate perché è un materiale che non sgualcisce, mantiene la forma e asciuga velocemente. I tessuti erano spesso stampati con fiori stilizzati, motivi  geometrici e optical ripresi dall'Op art, dove una serie di motivi astratti creano effetti ottici dando l'illusione del movimento. Al bianco e nero si alternavano colori accesi e vivaci o stampe dal senape al marrone.





CLOSET CASTLE di Annapaola Brancia d'Apricena

Renewed findings from the coffer of a castle
Dal baule di un castello ritrovamenti e riadattamenti

Late 60's polyester dress
Abito in poliestere fine anni '60

FLOWER POWER

Penelope Tree-Ken Scott dress

Twiggy

Twiggy

Twiggy 1972

Vogue 1967

Verushka

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FLORAL

An evergreen trend, that we are never tired of and that comes every time in a different way.
For centuries until today dresses was adorned with flowers.





CLOSET CASTLE di Annapaola Brancia d'Apricena

Renewed findings from the coffer of a castle
Dal baule di un castello ritrovamenti e riadattamenti

Early 80's chiffon dress
Abito chiffon primi anni '80

Krinsten Dunst in Marie Antoniette

Liberty dress

Wallis Simpson

Elsa Schiapparelli dress

Ken Scott 1968

Valentino 1974

photo Walter Chin 1994