Raincoat
Walter Albini · 1975
Walter Albini
- Italian ready-to-wear
- Complete-look styling
- Fashion illustration
Walter Albini helped define the Italian professional role of the stilista: a designer who connected clothing, production, presentation and a complete idea of style. Originally trained as a fashion illustrator, he designed for several brands.
Official archive
Five looks to know
Collection selection
Raincoat
1975
A belted cotton raincoat demonstrates Albini’s attention to the complete everyday wardrobe.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection selection
Waistcoat
mid-1970s · V&A collection
acrylic, machine sewn
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Collection selection
Shirt and top set
1970s · V&A collection
cotton, machine sewn
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Archival photograph · upper garment
Mister Fox evening ensemble
Spring/Summer 1971 · Mister Fox
A photographed look from Albini’s formative work for Mister Fox.
Alfa Castaldi / Europeana Fashion
Archival photograph
Montedoro tailored looks
1971 · Montedoro
Albini’s designs for Montedoro helped establish the coordinated Italian ready-to-wear wardrobe.
Alfa Castaldi / Istituto MarangoniArchive pieces, grouped by date
1 piece1975
1 piece · Season not recorded
About Walter Albini
His work in the 1970s helped shift attention toward industrially produced fashion and new ways of presenting it.