Vezzoli's exploration of visual history, spanning from the glamour of Italian cinema's golden age to the sacred motifs of religious iconography.
Francesco Vezzoli's work revels in the power of nostalgia, fame, and sorrow, threading cinema, embroidery, and art history into a singular, melancholic vision. His bejeweled tears-stitched onto the faces of film and fashion's great icons-transform heartbreak into ornament, elevating sorrow to spectacle.
This book traces Vezzoli's engagement with visual histo