CULTURE

Photos: La Dolce Moda

A new exhibition spotlights the golden age of Italian high fashion.

by Alix Browne

Ivy Nicholson

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Two models in Valentino on the steps of the Central State, Rome, 1958. Photograph by Federico Garolla.

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A Ugo Mulas fashion shoot in Venice, 1958. Courtesy of the Ugo Mulas Archive.

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Model Ivy Nicholson in a Fernanda Gattinoni dress. Photograph by Federico Garolla.

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Roberto Capucci coat, 1969. Courtesy of Claudia Primangeli/Historical Archive Fondazione Roberto Capucci.

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Another Mulas image, Venice, 1966. Photograph by Pasquale De Antonis.

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A Bulgari Snake bracelet, 1965. Courtesy of Bulgari.

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A dress by Sorelle Botti. Photograph by Pasquale De Antonis.