Sofia Gnoli is Associate
Professor at IULM University in Milan, where she teaches History and culture of fashion,
Sociology of Events and Creative Industries Archives and where she is also member of the Ph.D in Visual and
Media Studies Committee. She writes for Repubblica, La Stampa, Il
Venerdì and Vogue Italia. She is a consultant and author for
the Giovanni Treccani Italian Encyclopaedia.
Expert in heritage, she has curated
the historical archives of Luisa Spagnoli and Federico Forquet.
In 2024, she was the fashion
consultant for the four-part Sky Original documentary entitled Moda: una
Rivoluzione Italiana.
For the Colosseum Archaeological
Park, she curated the series of meetings Ephimera. Dialoghi sulla moda
(collected in a volume published by Electa, 2020) and the exhibition Rara
Avis. Moda in volo alle Uccelliere
Farnesiane (Rara Avis. Fashion in
Flight at the Farnese Aviary, 2024, Marsilio Arte catalogue).
She is a member of the jury for the
Italian Capital of Contemporary Art appointed by the Ministry of Culture for
2026 and 2027.
She is the author of the following
books: Archeologia della moda. Heritage,
archivi, comunicazione (Carocci, 2025), Moda.
Dalla nascita della haute couture a oggi (Carocci, 2020), L’alfabeto
della moda (Carocci, 2020), Eleganza Fascista (Carocci, 2017). Luisa Spagnoli 90 Years
of Style
(Rizzoli, 2018), The Origins of Italian Fashion. 1900-1945 (V&A
Publishing, 2014), Moda e teatro (Meltemi, 2008), Un secolo di moda
italiana (Meltemi, 2005), Moda & Cinema. La magia dell’abito sul
grande schermo (Edimond, 2002).
He is on the Advisory Board of Zone
Moda Journal (ZMJ).
MAIN AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC
INTEREST
Fashion Studies, Fashion
History, Fashion and Communication, Sociology of Fashion, Heritage, Fashion
Journalism.
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