Mood EXOTICALL by Beatrice Brandini
There are many reasons to visit Pitti Filati, but among all of them the essential one is to see the area dedicated to the Research Area, a tribute to creativity and absolute quality.
When talent and civil commitment come together in Stefano Rovai’s posters
Stefano Rovai: POSTER 78/25 at IED ex Teatro dell’Oriuolo
Poster by Beatrice Brandini
At the former Teatro dell’Oriuolo, the retrospective dedicated to the work of Stefano Rovai, with 130 posters, from 1978 to 2025, which retrace decades of activity of this extraordinary art director and visual designer.
Pitti Bimbo nr.101
Stand Junona
Ricciolina by Beatrice Brandini
The 101st edition of Pitti Bimbo has just ended, featuring 165 brands, 65% of which coming from abroad, along with important Made in Italy brands.
From 24th to 21st September 2025 Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence presents: Wang Yancheng with “Light Energy Infinity”
Wang Yancheng, Untitled, 2024, Oil on canvas
Mei by Beatrice Brandini
On the occasion of the initiatives celebrating the 550th anniversary of Michelangelo’s birth (1475), Wang Yancheng, an internationally renowned Franco-Chinese artist, pays homage to the works of the Renaissance genius exhibited at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence with the exhibition “Light, Energy, Infinite”.
October 2025: Alaïa and Balenciaga Sculptors of Shape @ Museo del Tessuto di Prato Foundation
Sketches from the Balenciaga archive, Paris
Alaia rencontre Balenciaga by Beatrice Brandini
In October, on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, the Fondazione Museo del Tessuto, in collaboration with the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation in Paris, announces a spectacular exhibition Alaïa and Balenciaga Sculptors of Form, an exhibition project dedicated to two masters and absolute icons of French fashion, for the first time in Italy.
Pitti Uomo turns 108, masculine elegance in every detail and nuance
Pitti Uomo 108 setup, PITTI BIKES
STAY WEIRD by Beatrice Brandini
The theme of the Pitti Immagine summer shows is PITTI BIKES, and this is the greatest wish I make to the professionals in the sector, that is, to “pedal” well, as only Italian creativity and craftsmanship can do. Fashion and bikes, both performing and unifying, but also competitive and dynamic, progressive and conservative…, fashion that here at Pitti always looks forward, maintaining its strength in the history and awareness of its Made in Italy.
At Palazzo Blu (Pisa) Sara Colaone. History and stories of the 20th century in comics
“History and stories of the 20th century in comics”, banner
Anna by Beatrice Brandini
From today until November 9, 2025, at Palazzo Blu in Pisa it will be possible to visit the beautiful exhibition of Sara Colaone, illustrator, cartoonist and teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. Read more
Giulia Cenci the hollow men, apologia of human fragility
Cyborg by Beatrice Brandini
Giulia Cenci the hollow men, 2025, aluminum, iron and mechanical parts.
The hollow men is a project specifically conceived and created by the Italian artist Giulia Cenci for the Project Space at Palazzo Strozzi, curated by the General Director of the Foundation, Arturo Galansino. Read more
I am LEONOR FINI @ Palazzo Reale, the artist with the fabulous nature.
Self-portrait with scorpion, Leonor Fini, 1938, private collection.
Leonor by Beatrice Brandini
“Then comes Leonor. The windows become light, the cobwebs become precious curtains of clouds and stars, the dry branches become lit candles, and the evening is a great evening; because Leonor (as I have told her a thousand times and as I will never tire of telling her) unites in herself two graces: childhood and majesty.” In Elsa Morante’s Torre San Lorenzo.
The Lens of Time: The history of eyewear in Italy
Sunglasses by Beatrice Brandini
“The Lens of Time – The History of Eyewear in Italy”. Sunglasses of Peggy , Safilo Italia, 1990
At Palazzo Flangini, Venice, the exhibition “The Lens of Time – The history of eyewear in Italy” will be on display until July 30th