Essays about: "Piero Tosi"

Found 1 essay containing the words Piero Tosi.

  1. 1. Translating History of Fashion on Screen : A study of Piero Tosi’s costumes in Senso and their power of divulgation as historiophoty

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Flora Ferrara; [2020]
    Keywords : History of fashion; costume; film; adaptation; historiophoty; Piero Tosi; historical accuracy; 1860s; literature; intersemiotic translation;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that historical costumes can be a valid tool to crystallize and disseminate visual knowledge about fashion and dress history. In the specific, this thesis argues that the screen representation of dress and fashion of the 1860s in the adaptation Senso (1954) provides an evocative contextualization of their past use and meaning for modern viewers. READ MORE