Library
Fiamma Lanzara

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

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• The first issue of Corriere della Sera and other rarely available and no longer active magazines (Club, Margherita, La Mode Illustrée)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

HISTORICAL ARCHIVES

Accademia Costume & Moda

• From 1950 to 2012;
• More than 50 years of documentation which, through letters, photographs and press reviews, tell the story of the Costume & Fashion Academy;

 Rosana Pistolese

• From 1962 to 2007;
• Teaching documents, sketches, works and letters that allow you to discover and study the life and experince of the founder of the Accademia;

Bruno Piattelli

• From 1963 to 2000;
• Documentation that recounts the stylistic and cultural patron activity of one of the top representatives of Made in Italy and men’s high fashion all over the world;