Countdown to the 73rd Italian Song Festival. As the motors on the Ariston stage heat up for the five musical evenings aired on Rai1, Forte Santa Tecla in San Remo is ready to welcome until Sunday, February 12 “A far la moda tu begins”, an exhibition dedicated to the most iconic images of Raffaella Carra.. One and a half years after the disappearance of the TV presenter, the Public Service and some private collectors are reopening the closets and drawers of the great dancer and presenter to reveal some of the outfits that have made Italian fashion history and beyond. From her first nude, bare-bellied look, first shown on the small screen in the fall of 1969/70 with Corrado in Canzonissima, to her sequined jumpsuits that lit up the stage more than the strobe lights of the 80s, Raffaella opened the Italian eyes to fresh and uninhibited, elegant and conscious beauty, a sign of emancipation that requires space and voice straight from the wardrobe.
As a tribute to this revolution in style, Sartorie Rai presents to the public 35 Raffaella dresses, meticulously restored and returned to their original splendor on a journey that starts with black and white TV and evolves into her favorite colors: white, gold. , red, cornflower blue, black, between jackets, evening suits and overalls, they went from optical to super chic. Many of the costume designers who have worked with her in over 50 years of work in television, from Enrico Rufini to Corrado Colabucci, from Luca Sabatelli to Gabriele Meyer and Gabriella Pera.. The exhibition is dedicated to these partnerships, which reproduce the successful idea of 2018, when the exhibition, organized by Fabiana Giacomotti and created as part of the Altaroma fashion shows, was dedicated to the golden helmet of television.
The story will be accompanied by images from Teke Rai, from Carra as a child in her first appearance in 1952, in Mario Bonnard’s “Torment of the Past”, from the iconic images of “Buonacer Rafaella”, in 1985, live. from New York to Raffaella’s programs in European capitals with the “Millemilioni” travel program and to iconic programs such as “Canzonissima”, “Milleluci” and “Carramba che fortuna”.
The choice of Sanremo is not accidental: Raffaella Carra’s connection with the city of flowers has always been strong.since he arrived at Ariston in 1983 as a super guest. In 1997, she stepped down from the leadership, leaving room for Mike Bongiorno, but four years later she became the face of the 51st edition, surrounded by Piero Chiambretti, Enrico Papi, Megan Gale and Massimo Ceccherini. His last appearance in Sanremo dates back to 2014, when he was at Ariston with a medley from his repertoire: from Tuka Tuka To Congratulations before How beautiful it is to make love from Trieste down. Tracing Raffaella’s career through her most beautiful dresses: a better gift could not be imagined for her eightieth birthday.
Swarovskias a partner of Rai Pubblicità in the creation of the exhibition, is present in the program of the exhibition in a specially designated central area, where four boxes of Maison del Cristallo creations, created for Raffaella Carra, are exhibited, as precious as precious stones: three crystallized stage clothes courtesy of the “Private Archives of Giovanni Gioia and Vincenzo Mola”, and an unpublished stone-studded helmet made especially for one of his performances. Modernity and freedom, characteristics that Raffaella has always expressed in her incredible ability to anticipate time and style, constantly reinventing herself in an unconventional aesthetic. The exhibition will be open for free visits from 10:00 to 18:00.
Source: Elle