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Library
Fiamma Lanzara

1964

Foundation of the Accademia Costume & Moda Library

by Rosana Pistolese, Founder of the School and historian of fashion and costume

1969

Personal Newspaper Archive donation of Irene Brin

private collection of the first Italian Fashion Editor, where you can find all the complete issues of the American editions of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue

1976

Donation of the collection of the magazine "Bellezza"

occurred by Elsa Robiola, Editor in Chief of the magazine

1990

Donation of the Bruno Piattelli Archival Fund

dean designer of Made in Italy and men’s high fashion in Italy

2001

Donation of the Bruno Piattelli Newspaper Archve

2012

Recognition by the "Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica per il Lazio"

for the important historical interest of the Accademia Costume & Moda, Rosana Pistolese and Bruno Piattelli archives

2015

Accession to "Polo SBN"

Accession of the Accademia Costume & Moda Library to the National Library Service, the network of Italian libraries promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism

2019

"Franca Sozzani" Donation

comprising 1200 volumes of the private library of the historical director of Vogue Italia

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2020

Library “Fiamma Lanzara”

Recognition of the exceptional cultural interest for the Library – Newspaper Archive and title to Fiamma Lanzara by the “Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica per il Lazio”

The Library  “Fiamma Lanzara” and the Historical Archive of the Accademia Costume & Moda represent the largest center of fashion cultural documentation in Lazio.

The “Fiamma Lanzara”, with its 4500 monographic volumes and 12000 magazine issues covering more than 150 years of fashion journalism, offers an excellent sector research service for all students and researchers of costume, fashion, art, arts stage, communication and marketing.

The Historical Archive, with its 3 restricted funds ( Accademia Costume & Moda, Rosana Pistolese and Bruno Piattelli), testifies to the prestigious work done in the 56 years of history by the founder Rosana Pistolese and the Accademia all for the formation of figures highly professional in the world of costume and fashion.

General Informations

The Library – Newspaper Archive “Fiamma Lanzara” is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00pm

Staff
Viviana Damiano, Library Manager
Claudia Pracanica, Library

E-mail biblioteca@accademiacostumeemoda.it

Phone  +39 06 88988370 e +39 06 89165841

The Historical Archive is open by appointment and upon request for consultation according to the form you find in the “archive” section to be presented to the Archival and Bibliographic Superintendency for Lazio

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Library - Newspaper Archive “Fiamma Lanzara”

  • 500 monographic volumes: including the editions of the largest international fashion houses donated to the Academy, autographed by their Creative Directors, insights into costume, theater, cinema and scenic arts, history volumes, communication and marketing manuals;
  • 12000 magazine issues: From the 1st issue of the American edition of Harper’s Bazaar followed by the Italian edition, passing through the complete collection of “Beauty: monthly of high fashion and Italian life”, up to the prestigious magazine collections fashion by Irene Brin, the first Italian Fashion Editor;
  • The first issue of Corriere della Sera and other rarely available and no longer active magazines (Club, Margherita, La Mode Illustrée)
  • Franca Sozzani Donation: 1200 monographic volumes, including volumes of costume, fashion, photography and art, belonging to the private collection of Franca Sozzani, historical director of Vogue Italia, and donated to the Academy by Francesco Carrozzini and Sara Maino Sozzani

 

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