Two creations by Alaïa and Balenciaga from the book Icon Vintage Dress by Beatrice Brandini.
Balenciaga sketch from 1958. Balenciaga Archives Paris
From today, October 25, until May 3, 2026, the Museo del Tessuto in Prato presents a very important exhibition: Azzedine ALAÏA, Cristóbal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form, featuring two extraordinary artists who celebrate elegance and femininity, enhancing women like few others have ever done.
A frame from Milano Unica’s inspirational video for SS 2027
Mood by Beatrice Brandini
Milano Unica COSMETICS: for this edition, it proposes the unprecedented combination of two very important fields of research, much closer than one might think: textiles and cosmetics, developing the collections for Spring – Summer 2027.
Poster in the Belle Époque facade of Palazzo Blu
Claudine by Beatrice Brandini
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to preview the exhibition BELLE ÉPOQUE at Palazzo Blu, open from today until April 7, 2026. It’s a truly wonderful exhibition that I recommend to everyone, not just art lovers, but to anyone who loves and seeks beauty.
Beato Angelico, Altarpiece of the Company of Saint Francis in Santa Croce (Franciscan Triptych). Florence, San Marco Museum.
Mea Nova Domina by Beatrice Brandini
The Palazzo Strozzi Foundation and the San Marco Museum in Florence present Beato Angelico, an extraordinary and perhaps unrepeatable exhibition dedicated to the artist who symbolized fifteenth-century art, one of the greatest masters in the history of art of all time.
Michelangelo’s rainbow by Beatrice Brandini
Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Vatican, photographs by Takaschi Okamura. Vatican City, Vatican Museums
Michelangelo’s masterpiece takes center stage in the latest exhibition at Casa Buonarroti (Florence). Engravings, photographs, and contemporary art in an unmissable exhibition from today until January 7, 2026. Read more
Hands by Beatrice Brandini
Monumental legs in the MACRO exhibition curated by Cosimo Bonciani.
The Artigianato e Palazzo event at the Corsini Garden in Florence has just concluded. It was an exciting edition, where the main protagonists are art, decoration, and restoration, but also ceramists, goldsmiths, cabinetmakers, pastry chefs, and more—in short, talented creative artisans selected from Italy and Europe.
Entrance to the FRAGRANZE fair at the Stazione Leopolda
Women’s perfume by Beatrice Brandini
Back at Leopolda for Pitti Fragranze, with many new arrivals, but above all, brands that stand out for one thing: quality!
Antoniette by Beatrice Brandini
Kate Moss photographed by Tim Walker for Vogue USA, 2012
The Marie Antoinette Style exhibition at the V&A Museum in London opens on September 20, highlighting how this queen, so in love with fashion, continues to fascinate the public.
Lowe by Beatrice Brandini
An image of a Virgil Abloh creation for Louis Vuitton
Virgil Abloh: The Codes will be the first major European retrospective dedicated to the revolutionary and brilliant designer who passed away too soon. Conceived and produced by Nike in collaboration with the Virgil Abloh archive, and curated by his closest collaborators, Chloe and Mahfuz Sultan.
An extraordinary glimpse of the Museum of Fashion and Costume with a Roberto Capucci dress.
Charm by Beatrice Brandini
The Museum of Fashion and Costume at Palazzo Pitti presents a new exhibition. Forty dream dresses, some of which have never been exhibited before.
