Emilio Pucci : the astonishing odyssey of a fashion icon / Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Terence, author.

Pucci, Idanna, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pucci, Emilio, 1914-1992.

Pucci, Emilio.

Fashion designers--Italy--Biography.

Fashion designers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 355 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Astonishing odyssey of a fashion icon

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2026.

Summary:

"When people think of fashion designer Emilio Pucci, it is of his bright, swirling colors and easy, freeing fabrics, and everyone from Sophia Loren to Jackie Kennedy donning the eye-catching dresses that personify La Dolce Vita. What few know about Pucci, however, is that before creating his world-famous fashions, he played a critical role in the war against the Nazis, risking his life to smuggle out to the Allies one of the most important documents of World War II. The authors bring to life Italy's darkest and brightest days, with the extraordinary Emilio Pucci at its center. Italy at the end of the war was broken, and Florence, which the Pucci family had called home for seven centuries, lay in ruins. Pucci returned home bruised in body and soul, having endured trials that would have broken many, but,like Italy itself, rose from the ashes, and went on to design some of the most exuberant fashion of all time. He helped usher in a new era of creativity in Italy, which again became a mecca of fashion, art, design, film, and more."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-353).

ISBN:

125028967X

9781250289674

OCLC:

1513891602

Publisher Number:

CIPO000332466