Fernanda Gattinoni Exhibition | MovieMov

The exhibition Fernanda Gattinoni. Fashion and Stars at the time of Hollywood on the Tiber, curated by Sofia Gnoli, will be inaugurated on 8 June at the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) at Emporium Department Store, being the opening event of the Moviemov New Italian Cinema.

The exhibition, with the material taken form the historical archives of Maison Gattinoni was visited on a regular basis by the international jet set staying in Rome. In addition to First Ladies and the wives of ambassadors – form Evita Peron to Claire Boothe Luce – her client portfolio included a number of film stars of the calibre of Anouk Aimée, Ingrid Bergman, Lucia Bosé, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rossella Falk, Audrey Hepburn, Gina Lollobrigida, Anna Magnani, Kim Novak, Lana Turner and Monica Vitti.

This exhibition is dedicated to those actresses who chose Fernanda Gattinoni their favourite couturier. The exhibit will open with garments taken from Ingrid Bergman’s private wardrobe as well as the costumes which Gattinoni created for her star roles in Europa 51 (1952) and The Cactus Flower (1969). The next sector is dedicated to  Lana Turner who, as early as 1953, became one of Fernanda Gattinoni’s regular customers while staying in Rome to shoot Flame and Flesh (1954), a low-cost souvenir  film produced at the studios of Cinecittà, The exhibition then moves on to display several examples of the Casanova (1958) collection which belonged to Kim Novak, ending with a small collection of the little black dresses, taken from the personal wardrobe of  Anna Magnani.

Finally, a special section is also dedicated to Audrey Hepburn and the costumes that  Fernanda Gattinoni created for her when she played Natasha in War and  Peace (1956). After that time, though always continuing to patronize Givenchy, she also became one of Madame Gattinoni’s  regular customers.

In addition to 30 pieces, including costumes designed for various films and garments taken from private wardrobes, photographs documenting the relationship between this rising star of Italian fashion and numerous International film stars will also be on display.

The exhibition will also host a number of historical documentaries about the Maison together with clips taken from films such as Europa 51 (1952), War and Peace (1956), Of Life and Love (1956) and Cactus Flower  (1969).