When we were away on our little break over Easter, I bought a book called “Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion”. First impression: WOW! This is a book filled with images of incredible fashion creations. The colour and form of the dresses was simply amazing.
My second realisation about the book was that it an exhibition catalogue for an exhibition of the same name at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. If only I was anywhere near there, I would certainly visit!
I poured over the book, drinking in the images of his fantastic creations. He makes such amazing use of colour, predominantly using silk taffeta in a rainbow of colours. The shapes that he created with fabric, using such techniques as pleating, fabric sculpture, beading and embroidery, left me quite gobsmacked.
Being a person who believes that just because something is beautiful doesn’t mean I have to own it, I put the book back on the shelf, prepared to just enjoy the memory of it. But as the next few minutes passed while my family was continuing to look at other books, I realised that if I did not purchase the book, I would really regret it later. Sometimes, when you see a book that is really unusual and love it, you have to get it on the spot, because it can be too hard to find again later if you don’t get it at the time. (Can you tell I have learnt that from experience?!)
If you do an image search on Google for Roberto Capucci, you’ll see a wonderful array of some of his creations. I highly recommend taking some time to browse through them.
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
I just came back from Philly and my daughter and I went to see the Capucci exhibit on mothers day; It was gorgeous and inspiring and as a seamstress and costume designer I wanted to touch those pieces of art and see how they were made. the work force Capucci employed were master craftsmen/women. I hope the exhibit travels to a city where you might see it