I have fond memories of the Stibbert decades ago....walking past cabinets crammed with costumes during our tour. It was a hidden gem. The Pitti was closed for renovation when I was there. I wish I could sneak into her suitcase.
Thanks! On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 6:42 PM, A. Thurman <athur...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM, <h-costume-requ...@indra.com> wrote: > > > Send h-costume mailing list submissions to > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:47:02 -0400 > > From: Katy Bishop <katybisho...@gmail.com> > > To: h-costume <h-costume@mail.indra.com> > > Subject: [h-cost] friend going to Italy > > Message-ID: > > < > > cafa41oep2jkc6hj6pwgeuf5tydmqo5hur1gzylxdyfxc3-g...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > I have a friend who is travelling to Italy next month, to Florence, > > Balzano, Rome and Genoa, with a very brief visit to Venice and Naples > too. > > > > Doas anyone have any suggestions of museums or shopping for > > costume/textile/lace related things not to miss? > > > > I'm working on my wish list of what she should look for for me--living > > vicariously through my friend's travel... > > > > Katy > > > > > In addition to what others have said, in Florence check out the Pitti > Palace - they have the Medici burial garments, and others: > > http://www.sbas.fi.it/english/musei/costume/default.asp > > http://archiviomedici.costume-textiles.com > > Not a museum, but Alice's Masks do beautiful, beautiful work: > > http://www.alicemasks.com/home.htm > > The Stibbert Museum also has a selection of costumes, including some of > Napoleon's coronation garments: http://museostibbert.it/en/page/costumes > > Have fun, and I envy you the opportunity to go to Venice as well! Museo > Fortuny all the way! > > Allison T. > > > > Also, for shopping (which includes a lot of art, fabric, and jewelry > stores, in part catering to the conservation efforts of local museums), get > this book: > > http://www.amazon.com/Civilized-Shoppers-Guide-Florence/dp/1892145472 > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
