Da giovane Damina del 700 作為 18 世紀の年輕女士

Da giovane Damina del 700 (As a young lady of the 18th century)....

In 18th-century Italy, fashion reflected the Rococo and Baroque periods, characterized by elaborate and ornate designs. Women's dresses featured tight corsets, voluminous skirts supported by hoops or panniers, and luxurious fabrics like silk and velvet, often adorned with embroidery or lace. Men's fashion included three-piece suits, waistcoats, breeches, and powdered wigs. Accessories like lace collars, gloves, and fans were popular among both sexes. Lace, ribbons, and artificial flowers were used for decoration, and lace played a significant role in enriching wardrobes. Pastel colors and delicate embroidery, often with floral motifs, became popular, particularly during the Rococo period. 

The Rococo style began in France in the 1730s as a reaction against the more formal and geometric Louis XIV style. It was known as the "style Rocaille", or "Rocaille style". It soon spread to other parts of Europe, particularly northern Italy, Austria, southern Germany, Central Europe and Russia. It also came to influence other arts, particularly sculpture, furniture, silverware, glassware, painting, music, theatre, fashion and literature. Although originally a secular style primarily used for interiors of private residences, the Rococo had a spiritual aspect to it which led to its widespread use in church interiors, particularly in Central Europe, Portugal, and South America.

My Italian friends enjoy dressing up during Carnevale. Most of them like to make their own costumes and they can't wait to show me their new outfits every year.

This year, my new found Italian friend Agnese has made new Rococo styled dresses for her daughter and herself.

The model is just a local teenager celebrating the Venice Carnevale with her family. She looks like a real doll, a fashion model...she looks like she's just walked out of a movie scene...

The Venice Carnevale is not solely about masks. Local Italians and an increasing number of foreign costumers now prefer historical costumes or painted faces. During Carnevale, the whole Venice becomes a real life theatrical stage, and many of these historical costumes carry deep perspectives...

This one is just a family dressed in their Carnevale best, and just some really simple streetside portraits...

As usual, the portraits are just done on the busy streets of Venice and using natural lighting only...It is not an indoor photo studio, there is no artificial lighting, flash or reflectors...With my costumed friends, we try to take our street portraiture to an all new level....