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Item Ships From: Italy
Vintage Gattinoni panel display dress
By Raniero Gattinoni
Located in Milano, IT
At the heart of an art exhibition, an extraordinary resin display panel stands proudly, a silent tribute to Raniero Gatinoni's iconic moments of Italian fashion in the 1990s. Precise...
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1990s Italian Italy - Sculptures
Jacket exhibition panel by Massimo Osti for Stone Island 1990s
Located in Milano, IT
Stone Island's exhibition panel, a design masterpiece of visionary Massimo Osti from the 1990s, invites you to approach and immerse yourself in a world of...
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Resin case sculpture with vintage Italian dress
Located in Milano, IT
In the heart of an art exhibition, there stands a mesmerizing resin display panel, an exquisite shrine to a bygone era of Italian fashion. With four delicate holes at its ends, it de...
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1990s Italian Italy - Sculptures
Display case Massimo Osti Cargo, CP Company jacket with internal straps 1990s
Located in Milano, IT
Behold, a wild and untamed piece of CP history, an enigmatic treasure chest of Massimo Osti's stylistic prowess, encapsulated in a jacket that defies conv...
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1990s Italian Italy - Sculptures
SUSANNA HARDAGE Mannequin with Textile Assemblage, Coins and Costume Jewellery
Located in Milano, IT
Susanna Hardage was one of the most active women in the search for a perfect emulsion between art and history. She tried in several works to place elements that aroused feeling in th...
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