Alessandro Lai
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Alessandro Lai | |
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| Born | 22 January 1970 (age 56) Cagliari, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Cagliari |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 1998-present |
Alessandro Lai (born 22 January 1970) is an Italian costume designer.
Born in Cagliari, Lai graduated in letters from the University of Cagliari with a thesis about the relationship between Piero Tosi and Luchino Visconti; later he moved to Rome, where he became a pupil of Tosi at Sartoria Tirelli.[1] He made his professional debut as assistant of Maurizio Millenotti in Giuseppe Tornatore's The Legend of 1900.[1] He debuted as custume designer in 2000, in Giorgio Treves' Rosa and Cornelia.[1]
Starting with Saturn in Opposition, Lai began a long professional association with director Ferzan Özpetek, and among the directors with whom he has collaborated are Franco Zeffirelli, Tinto Brass, Liliana Cavani, Francesca Archibugi.[1] He also worked on television, mostly in Lux Vide productions such as Medici and Barabbas, and on stage, where he collaborated with Chiara and Riccardo Muti.[1]
During his career he was awarded two Nastro d'Argento Awards, in 2002 for Senso '45,[2] and in 2012 for Ozpetek's Magnificent Presence.[3] In 2018, he won a Ciak D'Oro for Naples in Veils.[4]
