Palazzo Vecchio: Elenora di Toledo
*Nov. 9 2008 visit I promised photos of our audience with an enactment actor playing the Duchess Elenora di Toledo back in December so here are a few from that event:
Category: 2008 Italy – Costume Colloquium
Palazzo Vecchio: costume reproductions
Nov. 9- After wandering around and snapping tons of photos of the map room we were escorted into territory not open to the other visitors into a hallway of costume reproductions laid our for...
Costume Colloquium: day five – extant garments upstairs
Some images from upstairs from the Renaissance dresses. Spent some time up there while it was a mob scene down at the Countess’s gown.
Pisa, Italy: Cerratelli Foundation – people pics
We were given permission to play with some of the props:
Pisa, Italy: Cerratelli Foundation – costuming
The pamphlet given to us explains “Cerratelli Foundation opened in 2005 at San Giuliano Terme (Pisa), a product of the will of the Director Floridia Benedettini and preserved a heratige of over 25,000 stage...
Pisa, Italy: Renaissance dress & textile sample
The third dress we were able to observe showing the center front seam: The gowns were handled by the curator to show some specifics of what they found. Do not worry that wasn’t a...
Pisa, Italy: A gown of a duchess – court dress of a Madonna
Some of use went on an optional trip to the Laboratorio Centro Restauro Tessili in the Cittadella of Pisa for a private viewing of the Renaissance dresses from the Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Reale....
Costume Colloquium: reception at Pitti palace courtyard café
Nov. 8 One more batch of “social” pictures. I promise I’ll come back to all the days and events in due time. In the Pitti palace camera’s were not allowed so I got to...
Firenze, Italy: Stibbert museum cont…
A few more photos of the museum to give a feeling for walking around along with some people shots. Laying on the floor to get the right shot was not an infrequent event.
Firenze, Itay: the Stibbert museum
I photographed not only the costumes displayed at this museum but some of the armoury, portraits, etc… The Stibbert museum “is especially note-worthy because of its famous armoury, which includes European, Middle Eastert and...
Costume Colloquium: day one – reception vendors
I’m skipping back to upload some of the vendor information I’ve compiled from the flyers and photographs I picked up at the opening reception. The “coffee room” remained full of textiles, books, and costumes...
Costume Colloquium: day three – Stibbert reception
After each visit there was a lovely reception. I spend much of those times photographing. It was amazing to watch and enjoy others enjoying themselves:
Costume Colloquium: day three – Stibbert Museum
Nov. 7 We were able to take non-flash photographs at the Sibbert which I very much enjoyed. I’m going to put up a preview of a couple garments from the museum. I took up...
Costume Colloquium: day five – textile conservation
Skipping ahead as I have a moment before we take the cab to the airport… Nov 9 A look at some of the gowns we were able to examine and photograph: I was just...
Costume Colloquium: day two
The internet was down in my hotel and until today it was difficult to get online with my laptop (which meant NO access to my photographs to share). Nov. 5 We were allowed to...
