Turquoise evening dress
Germana Marucelli · Late 1950s
Italy
Germana Marucelli
- Art collaborations
- Italian couture
Germana Marucelli helped establish an independent language for Italian couture after the Second World War. Trained in a family dressmaking workshop, she opened a Genoa salon in 1932 before developing her practice in Milan.
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Turquoise evening dress
Late 1950s
Postwar eveningwear showing Marucelli’s refined silhouette.
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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Alluminio evening dress and helmet
Alluminio, haute couture Spring–Summer 1969
Metallic discs and a sculptural helmet turn the bodice into wearable geometry above a long dark skirt.
Associazione Germana Marucelli, Milan
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Gentile evening dress
Gentile, haute couture Autumn–Winter 1948–49
A floral strapless evening dress shows the softly shaped postwar silhouette of the Gentile line.
Archivio Massimo Cantini Parrini; exhibition photograph published by Associazione Germana Marucelli
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Optical cocktail dress, at left
Optical, haute couture Spring–Summer 1965
The orange dress at left places a flared, pleated silhouette in dialogue with optical art; the display also includes a later Optical day ensemble and work by Getulio Alviani.
Associazione Germana Marucelli, Milan; exhibition photograph
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Crisalide evening dress
Crisalide, haute couture Autumn–Winter 1956–57
The long pale gown gathers into sculptural folds at the bust, illustrating the cocoon-like volume of the Crisalide line.
Archivio Germana Marucelli, Milan; exhibition photographCollections & archive pieces
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About Germana Marucelli
Her atelier also hosted a cultural salon, and collaborations with artists became part of her work from 1948. She participated in Florence's pioneering Italian fashion presentations in 1951 and 1952.
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