René Gruau tempera on paper, private collection “Silvie” Beatrice Brandini One of the greatest illustrators of the last century, perhaps of all time, René Gruau, with his brushwork, his bold strokes but always poetic, has illustrated the fashion and luxury of the twentieth century.
Charles M. Schulz “Sempre tu..” Bur, 1978 Rizzoli “Monica” di Beatrice Brandini I read that in the world the people who have red hair are disappearing, I’m sorry because I think that this color, especially in women, is a special, something beautiful that makes them “special”.
Collage catwalk A / W 2014-15 Mood by Beatrice Brandini In a few weeks we will be back at full speed, work, home, school, change of cabinets season, courses for children … jumping as athletes from side to side, hoping not to neglect anything, with the knowledge to do it always. But there is […]
Franco Mauro Franchi “Great Aurora” “Anita” by Beatrice Brandini In Livorno at the Villa Trossi-Uberti, until August 31, there is a beautiful exhibition of Franco Mauro Franchi: “Excursions to the Great Mother.” Sculptures, drawings and paintings.
Tom Wesselmann “Smoker no.1”, 1967 MoMa New York “Claire” by Beatrice Brandini For me art has to “shake”, which is a thought, a doubt, it’s all good, as long as it is not indifference…
Sketch Anna Anni, private collection “The Duchess” by Beatrice Brandini In high school I had the good fortune to have a great teacher, rigorous, capable, creative, authoritative, reserved, and above all generous, the generosity of those who excel in their field or profession and not did they make a boast but rather share it and […]
Banner of the event Mood Beatrice Brandini Beach S/S 2015 The seventh edition of Mare d’Amare, exhibition dedicated to the Beach, held in Florence from today to Sunday, July 28.
John Currin, “The go see” 1999 “Sun and Orchid” by Beatrice Brandini I love John Currin always, I find that his imperfect figures (almost exclusively female), often an emblem of “empty” American wealth (empty because sterile and bored, extremely consumerist, without passions, love, drives …), are at the end irresistible and, in an unusual way, […]
Mario Testino photographed by Scott Schuman “Casting” by Beatrice Brandini Mario Testino is one of the most important fashion photographers in the world, author of campaigns and commercials memorable, capable of transforming celebrities, and not, in beautiful characters, stars rich of glamor. This is for me the most important feature of Testino, ie to […]
Vintage Yarn (Tolt yarn and wool) Made in Steppes, mood board of Beatrice Brandini Pitti Immagine Filati is not only an exhibition of raw materials, excellent yarn, colors, fabrics, jacquard, denim (in this issue!) and items made by talented designers, Pitti Filati is where creative people going to make your own work, hence they develop […]
