{"id":47294,"date":"2025-10-25T06:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/?p=47294"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:05:13","slug":"azzedine-alaia-cristobal-balenciaga-sculptors-of-form-prato-textile-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/en\/azzedine-alaia-cristobal-balenciaga-sculptors-of-form-prato-textile-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Azzedine ALA\u00cfA, Crist\u00f3bal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form @Prato Textile Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Alaia_Balenciaga.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Alaia_Balenciaga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1517\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Alaia_Balenciaga.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Alaia_Balenciaga-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Alaia_Balenciaga-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Alaia_Balenciaga-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1517px) 100vw, 1517px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Two creations by Ala\u00efa and Balenciaga from the book <i>Icon Vintage Dress <\/i>by Beatrice Brandini.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47234 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-768x1186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-1327x2048.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-.-Inverno-1958-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Balenciaga sketch from 1958. Balenciaga Archives Paris<\/b><\/p>\n<p>From today, October 25, until May 3, 2026, the <b>Museo del Tessuto in Prato <\/b>presents a very important exhibition: <b>Azzedine ALA\u00cfA, Crist\u00f3bal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form,<\/b> featuring two extraordinary artists who celebrate elegance and femininity, enhancing women like few others have ever done.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1.jpg 654w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-2-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-2.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga FW 1960 Haute Couture. Azzedine Ala\u00efa FW 2003 Couture<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-3-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Glimpse from the exhibition Azzedine ALA\u00cfA, Crist\u00f3bal BALENCIAGA, Sculptors of Form<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, the <b>Prato Textile Museum Foundation, <\/b>in collaboration with the <b>Azzedine Ala\u00efa Foundation in Paris<\/b>, presents a special exhibition dedicated to two absolute icons of French fashion, for the first time in Italy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Balenciaga Haute Couture Coat S\/S 1968 Ala\u00efa Coat F\/W 2012 Collection<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The two coats in a glimpse from the exhibition Azzedine ALA\u00cfA, Crist\u00f3bal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, curated by <b>Olivier Saillard,<\/b> compares the creativity of two great couturiers with 50 garments from the <b>Azzedine Ala\u00efa Foundation <\/b>(of which Carla Sozzani is president) and original documents and videos from the Balenciaga Archives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-bis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-bis-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-bis-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-bis.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Two models by Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-bis.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-bis-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-bis-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-bis-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-bis-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-bis.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Glimpse of the exhibition Azzedine ALA\u00cfA, Crist\u00f3bal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition opens with two stunning evening dresses: a long, sleeveless, fitted black jersey gown designed by Azzedine Ala\u00efa for the Fall\/Winter 1988 Haute Couture collection, and another equally extraordinary gown with a black cloqu\u00e9 silk train and draped bust, designed by Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga for the Fall\/Winter 1960 Haute Couture collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-2-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-2-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-2-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-2-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-2.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/13-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/13-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/13.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>View of the exhibition: Azzedine ALA\u00cfA, Crist\u00f3bal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form. Ala\u00efa Dress, Collection A-I, 1988<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition then unfolds into three distinct themes: <b>Atelier Tailleur, Atelier Flou, <\/b>and <b>Spain<\/b>. The first two refer to the division into departments within the great French tailors, where on one side more structured garments such as coats, jackets, and frock coats were created (<b>Tailleur<\/b>), and on the other daywear, cocktail dresses, and evening dresses, but created with flowing, soft fabrics (<b>Flou<\/b>).\u00a0Finally, with <b>Spain<\/b>, the aim is to highlight the folklore of this land, especially its flamenco, in which boleros, lace, and trimmings are the main performers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-Inverno-1959-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-Inverno-1959-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-Inverno-1959-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-Inverno-1959-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-1161x1536.jpg 1161w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-1548x2048.jpg 1548w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/15-Inverno-1957-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-scaled.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-Inverno-1958-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-Inverno-1958-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-Inverno-1958-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-Inverno-1958-disegno-collezione@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg 617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga sketches from 1959, 1957 and 1958 Balenciaga. Archives Paris<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17-Inverno-1961-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17-Inverno-1961-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17-Inverno-1961-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/17-Inverno-1961-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-Inverno-1957-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-Inverno-1957-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-Inverno-1957-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-Inverno-1957-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-656x1024.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-Inverno-1957-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-768x1200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-Inverno-1957-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-983x1536.jpg 983w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-Inverno-1957-bozzetto-atelier@Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sketches by Crist\u00f3bal balenciaga from 1961 and 1957. Balenciaga Archives Paris<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition was born, as Carla Sozzani herself explained at the press conference, from a desire of Hubert de Givenchy, a passionate admirer of Balenciaga and Ala\u00efa, who wanted to bring these two great talents together in an exhibition. Unfortunately, he was unable to realize that dream; Givenchy passed away a few weeks after that famous meeting at the Ala\u00efa Foundation. But the idea and their affection for Mr. Hubert inspired Carla Sozzani and Olivier Saillard to make it a reality a few years later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-1-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-1-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/18-1.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19-1.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-1-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-1-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-1.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Glimpse of the exhibition Azzedine ALA\u00cfA, Crist\u00f3bal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form. Dresses by Azzedine Ala\u00efa<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I was deeply struck by the anecdote told by Sozzani in which she explained that Ala\u00efa, having recently arrived in Paris, with many dreams and hopes, but little means, was introduced to the Balenciaga atelier that had just closed. The idea was to acquire fabrics, even through pre-made garments, and then discard them. But when the very young Ala\u00efa first saw the Spanish master&#8217;s creations, not only was he incapable of destroying anything, but he soon became a collector and perhaps one of his greatest admirers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/21-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/21-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/21.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/22.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Bolero Ala\u00efa Couture A-I 1989. Bolero by Balenciaga Haute Couture 1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition also features 12 original drawings by Balenciaga, dating between 1950 and 1968, from the Balenciaga Archives in Paris. These are pieces of history, never before exhibited in Italy, where we can admire, along with sketches, fabric snippets, and photos of the garments made and worn, a way to more deeply understand (and LOVE) the Spanish designer&#8217;s creative process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/23-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/23-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/23-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/23-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/23-1.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/24-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/24-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/24-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/24-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/24-1.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Balenciaga Haute Couture Cocktail Dress, 1968. Balenciaga Coat, F\/W 1948<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I already dedicated a post to Ala\u00efa and Balenciaga in 2015 (here are the links for those who want to find them:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/azzedine-alaia-the-sculptor-of-fashion-that-makes-women-sirens\/?lang=en\">https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/azzedine-alaia-the-sculptor-of-fashion-that-makes-women-sirens\/?lang=en \u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/balenciaga-the-fashion-designer-who-sought-real-elegance\/?lang=en\">https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/balenciaga-the-fashion-designer-who-sought-real-elegance\/?lang=en )<\/a> because you can&#8217;t love fashion and its history without thoroughly understanding the work of both.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-1-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-1-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-1.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Press conference, from left: Olivier Saillard and Carla Sozzani.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27-1-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Olivier Saillard, Carla Sozzani, Fabia Romagnoli, Filippo Guarini and Gaspard de Mass\u00e9. In the right pictures all partners and contributors of this exhibition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Balenciaga was an extraordinary couturier who revolutionized the form; a highly skilled cutter and expert in dress construction techniques, Balenciaga was also an absolute perfectionist, as only great professionals can be.\u00a0Ala\u00efa, closer to my story because he was more contemporary, was able to make women so beautiful and sensual, preserving their class and elegance, as I believe no one else has been able to do since. When I think of his creations, I think of beautiful women like Yasmeen Ghauri or Naomi Campbell, iconic models who rightfully entered the collective imagination of beauty and culture of the 1990s, I believe also thanks to Azzedine&#8217;s creations.<\/p>\n<p>Two talents who, more than any other, knew how to sculpt the female body, two &#8220;artisans&#8221; of fashion who gave life to marvelous creations, two men who never bowed to the rules of the market, remaining faithful and rigorous to the love of their life, fashion!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/29-Portrait-of-Cristobal-Balenciaga-by-Gyenes-1960s-\u00a9-Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/29-Portrait-of-Cristobal-Balenciaga-by-Gyenes-1960s-\u00a9-Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-237x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/29-Portrait-of-Cristobal-Balenciaga-by-Gyenes-1960s-\u00a9-Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-237x300.jpeg 237w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/29-Portrait-of-Cristobal-Balenciaga-by-Gyenes-1960s-\u00a9-Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-810x1024.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/29-Portrait-of-Cristobal-Balenciaga-by-Gyenes-1960s-\u00a9-Balenciaga-Archives-Paris-768x971.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/29-Portrait-of-Cristobal-Balenciaga-by-Gyenes-1960s-\u00a9-Balenciaga-Archives-Paris.jpeg 1012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Portrait of Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga. Balenciaga Archives Paris<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-ritratto-Azzedine-Alaia-Fondation-Azzedine-Alaia-Paris-.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-47292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-ritratto-Azzedine-Alaia-Fondation-Azzedine-Alaia-Paris--300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-ritratto-Azzedine-Alaia-Fondation-Azzedine-Alaia-Paris--300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-ritratto-Azzedine-Alaia-Fondation-Azzedine-Alaia-Paris--1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-ritratto-Azzedine-Alaia-Fondation-Azzedine-Alaia-Paris--768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-ritratto-Azzedine-Alaia-Fondation-Azzedine-Alaia-Paris--1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-ritratto-Azzedine-Alaia-Fondation-Azzedine-Alaia-Paris-.jpeg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Portrait of Azzedine Ala\u00efa. Azzedine Ala\u00efa Foundation Paris<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The venue is the<b> Textile Museum in Prato<\/b>, from October 25, 2025, to May 3, 2026, curated by Olivier Saillard.<\/p>\n<p>Visit it because it&#8217;s a truly extraordinary exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your life!<\/p>\n<p>Beatrice<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two creations by Ala\u00efa and Balenciaga from the book Icon Vintage Dress by Beatrice Brandini. Balenciaga sketch from 1958. 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