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"When Wool is in Fashion", an extraordinary exhibition



Posted On : 2012-09-28 21:56:01( TIMEZONE : IST )

"When Wool is in Fashion", an extraordinary exhibition

The exhibition "When Wool is in Fashion",created by Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, in collaboration with The Woolmark Company, opened at 10 Corso Como, with an artistic and glamorous happening.

The exclusive photographic exhibition, entitled "When Wool is in Fashion", showcased artistic photographs from Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue archives, by the best fashion photographers in the world, featuring wool collections of the greatest fashion designers, with the artistic direction of Franca Sozzani.

Some of the most important names of the fashion and textile industry attended the event, welcome by Franca Sozzani, editor in chief of Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, and Rob Langtry, Chief of Strategy and Marketing of The Woolmark Company.

Among the guests Donatella Versace, Franca Sozzani, Paolo Zegna, Pier Luigi LoroPiana, Carla Sozzani, Teresa Missoni, Micheal Roberts, RaffaelloNapoleoneand some of the most important names of the International fashion industry.

The event was conceived within a wider collaboration between L'UomoVogue and The Woolmark Company, that also includes the launch of an artistic book, entitled "The Art of Merino. An extraordinary matter" and celebrating the infinite qualities and fashion potential of Merino wool.

The book features an incredible fashion shooting, by Pier Paolo Ferrari, showcasing the wool collections of 10 fashion designers: Thom Browne, Dolce&Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Lanvin, Missoni, Diane von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang.

The 10 great international designers have joined the project to celebrate the excellence and fashion-inspiration of Merino wool, unveiling their own visions and styles through iconic wool pieces, both men and women, and a series of personal, amazing quotes about the fiber.

From the images of the book, a special International advertising campaign has been developed, on air from September 2012 in some of the most important Vogue and GQ editions, in China, UK, Italy, USA and Australia.

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