History

ANONYMOUS – IVORY DYPTICH KNOWN AS “THE BOETHIUS”- DATING FROM 487 – BRESCIA MUSEUM The Toga Picta, consular garment par excellence, is handed down from the late antiquity to the beginnings of the medieval period. The rich gold embroidery and heavy decorations with precious stones to replace the drapery or …

  The changes were applied and the second fitting of a more finished dress was fixed. The last changes and then the final creation was going to be finished, adhesives, shoulder pads, horsehairs, buttons, buttonholes (which were absolutely hand-made and that were the test bench for the buttonhole makers). This …

Shelves with fabrics were waiting for you together with models to be chosen, according to his very precious advice, listing the characteristics of all the fabrics, indicating the good and bad aspects of the model chosen for each member of the family; each of them was dedicated all the necessary …

  A family story. Story of the Vulpinari family. It was in the 30’s and, as this photo shows, the whole family is at work. The founder of the family can be recognized, Mr. Giuseppe Vulpinari, called Fin, while he is working on a jacket, supported by the sisters Anna, …

THE CONSUL MAGNUS – IVORY DYPTICH TABLET – DATING FROM THE YEAR 518, MILAN MUSEUM OF ART. Roman costumes, along with many of the empires’ institutions were kept under the gothic rule, as shown in this image of the consul Magnus wearing a Toga picta and holding a sudarium to …