Cultured Couture: Tuscany Edition S P R I N G 2 0 1 6

The Uffizi museum is one of the most famous museums in the world holding timeless masterpieces of art from the renaissance period. Some of the famous artists include Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raffaello! Just to name a few paintings that are there include; The Birth of Venus and The Baptism of Jesus Christ. Even if you are unfamiliar with art history chances are you have seen some of these paintings in a history class or a documentary. In addition to paintings, there is also amazing sculptures, artifacts, and rooms such as the Tribuna. The Tribuna is an extremely ornate room on the second floor of the museum. The room is shaped like an octagon and currently houses antiques previously owned by the Medici family. Visitors are not allowed inside the room but viewing the room is not a problem!

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Galleria deglí Uffizi

My inspiration for my design this week came from a mixture of architecture and paintings form various places inside the gallery. The dome of the Tribuna is covered in white orbs, never forget to look up in Florence. These orbs resembled pearls to me, so I felt like I had to use them in the neckline, close to the face. The twisted golden bars come from the gothic architectural frames located very early in the museum pathway. As the model walks I want to give the fabric the opportunity to twist and roam around the actual dress. To achieve this, very light and sheer fabric is tied to the waistline. That allows them the freedom to move about, exposing the dress underneath that contrasts in a light yellow color. The paintings inspired the colors and under layer of the dress. The angel wearing a beautiful blue as the sun reflected yellow sheen inspired the contrasting blues and yellow colored theme. The woman’s dress was just to beautiful to not include in the dress, I loved how the layer underneath the dress gives a softer and more delicate feeling to the hard structure of the dress. The Uffizi was a way more inspirational then I initially thought. The time periods of some of the things in there are incredibly diverse, I completely plan to keep more of the photos I took and draw some more inspiration!

Hylen Hernandez