Anna Piaggi
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Anna Maria Piaggi | |
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| Born | 22 March 1931 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 7 August 2012 (aged 81) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | fashion writer |
| Language | Italian |
| Spouse | Alfa Castaldi |
Anna Maria Piaggi (22 March 1931 – 7 August 2012) was an Italian fashion writer. She was known for her bright blue hair, liberal use of make-up, and her sense of style that mixed vintage and contemporary fashion.[1]
Piaggi was born in Milan on 22 March 1931.[2] She worked as a translator for an Italian publishing company Mondadori, then wrote for fashion magazines such as the Italian edition of Vogue and, in the 1980s, the avant-garde magazine Vanity. From 1988 she designed double page spreads in the Italian Vogue, where her artistic flair was given free expression in a montage of images and text, with layout by Luca Stoppini.[3] These networks of images and ideas built upon Piaggi's awareness of fashion and art history to provide an open-ended attempt at understanding fashion designers' influences.[1]
She used a bright red Olivetti "Valentina" manual typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1969.[4] She was recognized at runway shows by her distinct style of dress, and after her death the Victoria and Albert Museum in London held an exhibition of her wardrobe.[5]
Piaggi appeared in the documentary Bill Cunningham New York about The New York Times fashion and social photographer Bill Cunningham.[6]
Personal life
Piaggi married the photographer Alfa Castaldi in 1962 in New York. Castaldi died in 1995.[7] Piaggi died in Milan on 7 August 2012.[5][8]
