WWD Photographer Giovanni Giannoni Phases Winter-Themed Exhibit

PEAK FASHION: Giovanni Giannoni, the longtime WWD photographer who has lined runway reveals at worldwide trend weeks for greater than 30 years, is staging an exhibition in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

Inside the areas of Studio Exhibita within the tony winter resort vacation spot, Giannoni will mount “Fashion Snow,” a show of 32 photos he has captured throughout trend weeks in Milan, Paris, New York and London.

The exhibition runs Dec. 6 to Jan. 6, opening in tandem with the Cortina Fashion Weekend, a four-day run of trend activations organized by the native affiliation “Cortina for Us” and forward of the Winter Olympics, which might be held on the ski resort and in Milan.

The pictures chosen for the exhibition embrace a number of footage Giannoni took at runway reveals with mountain-inspired units, such because the Tommy Hilfiger fall 2014, Thom Browne fall 2020 and Dsquared2 fall 2011 shows. Other photos lean on mountain-appropriate gear, such because the fuzzy outfits on male fashions captured on the Chanel fall 2010 present or the show-stopping fur paraded on the Dior couture fall 1999 catwalk.

Other manufacturers featured within the exhibit embrace Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Emporio Armani, Moncler and Dolce & Gabbana, amongst others.

A second room within the exhibition house spotlights behind-the-scenes photos shot by Giannoni at reveals from Calvin Klein and Celine to Emilio Pucci and Givenchy, flanked by memorabilia equivalent to proofs, present invites, classic cameras and diapositives.

Born in Empoli, Italy, Giannoni has chronicled the evolution of trend globally over three a long time, working for WWD since 1990, in addition to for different publications and plenty of trend manufacturers as their in-house photographer.