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Roberto Capucci
Fashion designer

Roberto Capucci

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Sculptural couture built around colour and volume.

Box Line · Venice Biennale

Born
2 December 1930
Birthplace
Rome

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Roberto Capucci

Italian designer whose pleated and structured clothes crossed into museum exhibitions. Moved away from fixed fashion calendars to present collections on his own schedule.

Early life

Art school

Born in Rome and studied at its Accademia di Belle Arti with artists including Marino Mazzacurati.

Career

  1. 1950s

    Roman atelier

    Opened a studio and presented designs in Florence.

  2. 1962

    Paris

    Established an atelier on Rue Cambon.

  3. 1968

    Return to Rome

    Resumed work in Italy and designed costumes for Teorema.

  4. 2005

    Archive foundation

    Established a foundation to preserve his dresses and drawings.

Selected work

Box Line

Introduced a geometric silhouette recognised by the Boston Fashion Award.

Venice Biennale

Exhibited creations including Allanite and Cinabro.

Beyond work

Family

His younger brother Fabrizio and niece Sabrina pursued acting careers.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: More explained here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roberto_Capucci.jpg. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.