The fashion designer Maurizio Galante highlights some of the greatest roles of film, music and theater Italian, with the costumes of performers such as Maria Callas, Gina Lollobrigida, Sofia Loren, Valentina Cortese and Anna Magnani …
Diva is trying to release the fragrance of these performers in their clothing as referring to the witness and the imprint of a temperament, a character, a moment or a role. Paternity of the costume and adornment that reveals the intimacy of a curve and stresses the singularity of a silhouette – the turning of the hem detail a refait the unexpected or a corset too tight. A tribute to the divas mentioned by the garment, a timeless image that comes to extend the memory of these women by turns passionate and tragic.
Diva is trying to release the fragrance of these performers in their clothing as referring to the witness and the imprint of a temperament, a character, a moment or a role. Paternity of the costume and adornment that reveals the intimacy of a curve and stresses the singularity of a silhouette – the turning of the hem detail a refait the unexpected or a corset too tight. A tribute to the divas mentioned by the garment, a timeless image that comes to extend the memory of these women by turns passionate and tragic.
Born in 1963 in Latina, in the Italian region of Lazio, Maurizio Galante was known to the general public in 2008, arriving to join the very closed circle of haute couture.
Adolescent attracted by various forms of artistic expression, he studied design at the Academy of fashion and costume of Rome, then architecture at the university. He graduated in 1984, he was soon to launch its first collection of ready-to-wear, "Maurizio Galante circolare X", presented in 1987 at the Salon of Contemporary Milan. The following year, Maurizio Galante was appointed designer of the best years by a "Occhiolino d’Oro in Milan and a" silver thread "in Monte Carlo. From year 1990, the creator itself as a young master of haute couture with his first collection presented in Milan. The success allows him to build the brand Maurizio Galante in 1997.
In parallel with its activities related to its brand, Maurizio Galante has participated in numerous exhibitions, including "Black in Fashion ‘at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (1999)," Aristocratic Craftsmen "at the Ace Gallery in New York (2000 ), or "Modamorphoses" store Le Printemps in Paris (2003). In 2008, he also gave dresses actresses Italian cult films, including some of his own creations in an exhibition entitled "Diva".
Very attached to its roots, Maurizio Galante continues through its many artistic tribute to the spirit of the Italian Dolce Vita.
Adolescent attracted by various forms of artistic expression, he studied design at the Academy of fashion and costume of Rome, then architecture at the university. He graduated in 1984, he was soon to launch its first collection of ready-to-wear, "Maurizio Galante circolare X", presented in 1987 at the Salon of Contemporary Milan. The following year, Maurizio Galante was appointed designer of the best years by a "Occhiolino d’Oro in Milan and a" silver thread "in Monte Carlo. From year 1990, the creator itself as a young master of haute couture with his first collection presented in Milan. The success allows him to build the brand Maurizio Galante in 1997.
In parallel with its activities related to its brand, Maurizio Galante has participated in numerous exhibitions, including "Black in Fashion ‘at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (1999)," Aristocratic Craftsmen "at the Ace Gallery in New York (2000 ), or "Modamorphoses" store Le Printemps in Paris (2003). In 2008, he also gave dresses actresses Italian cult films, including some of his own creations in an exhibition entitled "Diva".
Very attached to its roots, Maurizio Galante continues through its many artistic tribute to the spirit of the Italian Dolce Vita.