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Elio Fiorucci

  • Pop graphics
  • Youth fashion
  • Clubwear

Elio Fiorucci founded his Milan store in 1967, inspired by London’s Carnaby Street. The label grew internationally during the 1970s through graphic T-shirts, vinyl trousers and playful clothes for going out.

Official house website
Portrait of Elio Fiorucci
Unknown photographer; publicity portrait · Non-free biographical identification photograph; see source

Five looks to know

Bikini — Elio Fiorucci, 1980s

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Bikini

1980s

The synthetic-fiber bikini combines a dotted pattern with the Fiorucci label.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dress — Elio Fiorucci, 1973–77

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Dress

1973–77 · The Met collection

Nylon.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ensemble — Elio Fiorucci, ca. 1977

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Ensemble

ca. 1977 · The Met collection

Cotton, synthetic fiber, metallic thread.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ensemble — Elio Fiorucci, 1978

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Ensemble

1978 · V&A collection

©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Fiorucci
Beach dress — Elio Fiorucci, ca.1977

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Beach dress

ca.1977 · V&A collection

viscose, machine sewn

©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Fiorucci

Archive pieces, grouped by date

1 piece

1980s

1 piece · Season not recorded

About Elio Fiorucci

Its shops also became meeting places for artists and musicians, making retail, imagery and social life part of the fashion proposition.

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Vogue: Fiorucci and its 1970s historyThe Metropolitan Museum of Art: Bikini
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