1951: The First Italian High Fashion Show. Conference Report and Interview to Neri Fadigati

Authors

• Ylenia Caputo University of Bologna

  She is PhD student in Cinema, Photography and Television at the University of Bologna,
  Department for Life Quality Studies. Her research is focused on relationship between italian
  television, celebrity culture and teen culture. In 2019 she obtained a Master Degree in Media and Gender Studies (University of Bologna, with a final dissertation titled Beyond stereotypes (?) Gender representations in the contemporary american situation comedy.

  She is Journal Manager for ZoneModa Journal.

• Flavia Piancazzo University of Bologna

  She is a PhD student at the Department for Life Quality Studies at the University of Bologna, Rimini Campus. Her research topic is about the relationship between fashion and society, with a focus on cultural appropriation and racism in the fashion industry. In particular, the aim of her research is to investigate the thin line among the concepts of cultural appropriation and inspiration, racism and provocation in fashion.