September 14th, 2015 – The National Art Gallery in Sofia opens its spaces to Italian fashion. It does so by hosting an exhibition on “Italian fashion: dreamy creations.” The history of Italian designers and their success, from the Fontana Sisters to Armani and Valentino in a display that will be inaugurated on Wednesday, September 16 at 5pm. Organized by the Italian Institute of Culture in Sofia in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, with the patronage of the Mayor of Sofia, Ms. Yordanka Fandakova, the exhibit gives the public the chance to admire a collection of designer pieces. The show highlights how a love for beauty combined with a strong practical sense transformed the patient and meticulous craftsmanship in an industrial process. The historical, social and economic development context of a country like Italy, destroyed by Second World War, was the fertile ground on which to engage the creative potential of an entire generation. (PO / red)
