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Anna Maria Piaggi
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| Born | 22 March 1931 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 7 August 2012 (aged 81) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | fashion writer |
| Language | Italian |
| Spouse | Alfa Castaldi |
Anna Maria Piaggi (born March 22, 1931 – died August 7, 2012) was a famous Italian fashion writer. She was known for her unique and colorful style. Anna often wore bright blue hair and mixed old (vintage) clothes with new (contemporary) fashion. She also used a lot of makeup.
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Anna Piaggi's Fashion Career
Anna Piaggi was born in Milan, Italy, on March 22, 1931. She started her career as a translator for an Italian publishing company called Mondadori. Later, she began writing for important fashion magazines.
Writing for Fashion Magazines
Anna wrote for the Italian version of Vogue, a very famous fashion magazine. In the 1980s, she also wrote for Vanity. This was an "avant-garde" magazine, meaning it showed new and experimental ideas in fashion.
Her Unique Style in Vogue
From 1988, Anna Piaggi created special two-page spreads in Italian Vogue. These pages were like art. She combined many images and texts to show her ideas. Luca Stoppini helped her with the layout. Anna used her deep knowledge of fashion and art history to create these unique pages. They helped people understand where fashion designers got their ideas.
Her Personal Style
Anna Piaggi was known for her very unique way of dressing. She wore clothes that were bright, exciting, and mixed different styles. She also used a bright red Olivetti "Valentina" typewriter. This special typewriter was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1969.
Appearing in a Documentary
Anna Piaggi was featured in a documentary film called Bill Cunningham New York. This movie was about Bill Cunningham, a fashion photographer for The New York Times.
Anna Piaggi's Personal Life
Anna Piaggi married a photographer named Alfa Castaldi in 1962. They got married in New York. Alfa Castaldi passed away in 1995. Anna Piaggi herself died in Milan, Italy, on August 7, 2012.
Books by Anna Piaggi
Anna Piaggi also wrote several books, often working with other famous people in fashion.
- Karl Lagerfeld: A Fashion Journal (with Karl Lagerfeld), 1986.
- Anna Piaggi's Fashion Algebra, 1998.
- Doppie pagine di Anna Piaggi in Vogue, 1998.
- Manolo Blahnik Drawings (with Anna Wintour and others), 2003.
