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Arts & Living History, Art & Fashion of Italian Footwear Scores of Guests Attend Opening Ceremony on Nov. 23
The exhibition – in its three sections: History, Italian Handicraft and Haute Couture - offers an overall unprecedented and interesting journey into the history of costume and tells of the development of footwear as objects of design and fashion as well as showing how inventions and projects have modified the way of considering them more and more as necessary accessories. They also presented film and advertisement posters that by showing the customs and lifestyles of an era have become part of our cultural heritage. Our ancestors started wearing some sort of "shoes" to protect their naked feet when moving from place to place. However it is impossible to determine precisely when man started to produce them. Italian footwear is the result of high level handicraft as to manufacturing technique, creativity and research of new materials, which shows that artists have always been in tune with the atmosphere of the times. The Italian style is based on the awareness that our ancient civilization relies on art, culture, region, handicraft and manufacturing ability. Italian man and woman's haute couture footwear charmingly represents the Italian style at its best, highly appreciated everywhere for its refined details, choice of materials and ability to adapt an ever-changing technological research to handicraft manufactures . The exhibition avails itself of the contribution of the Italian firms : ROSSIMODA SpA and ARDITI.
From a small workshop on the shores of the river Brenta to the temple of French luxury. Luigino Rossi, owner of ROSSIMODA, has built up history around his shoes creating innovative as well as practical models. ROSSIMODA currently creates, produces and distributes luxurious footwear worldwide for: Christian Lacroix, Givenchy, Emilio Pucci, Loewe, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Kenzo, Donna Karan Collection, Celine. ARDITI Since 1950 Ulderico Arditi has supplied with his shoes the major Italian theatres that use models created by the greatest Italian and foreign costume artists and has manufactured footwear of all kind for costumes in films and dramas. His shoes stand out in the show-business as "works of art" thus showing the Italian genius, inspiration and intuition at their best. For further information, articles on the exhibition or interviews, please contact: Seoul Olympic Museum Tel: 02-410-1051~5 Italian Cultural Institute Tel : 02-796-0634 ![]() Italian Embassy, History & Culture Salon ... Italian Embassy in Seoul Hosts 1st Bilateral ... Special Events Take Place as Part of "4th ... ¡°Italian Cuisine: Sharing Health and Taste ... New Italian Ambassador Marco della Seta to ... Korea-Italy Symposium on Infinite Dimensional ... 1st Korea-Italy Symposium on Genetic, ... "Festa della Repubblica" Celebrated in Seoul "Birth of Italy" Day Celebrated in Seoul Luciano Pavarotti's Memorial Concert in Seoul Hon. Gianni Vernetti Visits Both Koreas Amb. Leggeri Marks Italian National Day in ... 3rd Italy-Korea S&T Forum in Seoul Geopolitics of Energy Seminar Due On Nov. 21 Presents "Festa Italiana" at Millennium Hilton "History, Art, and Fashion of Italian Footwear" Amb. Rausi Hosts Seoul Plaza Fashion Event
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