“Bridgerton” is my guilty pleasure. After I’ve watched the two seasons on Netflix, something started to move in my mind. To be honest, I never appreciated this specific costume period, the Regency. However, after several researches and an accurate study of the lines and patterns, I’ve been fascinated. During the entire process, I was listening …
Portia
In my “To-do list” is still missing to have attended a “festa” during the Carnevale di Venezia. Every year I promise my self that I’m going to make a proper costume and pack in my luggage. Of course it didn’t happened, yet. In the meantime, I’m making different style of Italian Renaissance ensemble, for when …
Contessina De’ Bardi – Master of Florence
When I bought this purple brocade from Craft Road, my trusted fabric supplier, I still didn’t have a clear idea in my mind. At the beginning, I thought something for Maleficent. However, as soon as I watched “I Medici” tv series, I fell in love with the character of Contessina de Bardi. It was love …
Karsten og Petra – Gullringen fra Atlantis
Karsten and Petra are on vacation in Malta when they find a mysterious golden ring. Together, they try to find the owner, but what if the ring is from Atlantis?
Caravaggio – The Rise and Fall of a Tormented Genius
In the 1590’s chiaroscuro artist Michelangelo Merisi from the town of Caravaggio makes his way to Rome with dreams of establishing himself as one of the leading artists of the time. His raw talent is undeniable and success swiftly comes his way. However, his passion and volatile temper earn him as many enemies as he …
Capitol Cinema
This November, transport yourself into Valletta of the past with Capitol Cinema. This edition takes you back to 1929 to an event organised by the Director of the Malta Public Library (as it was known at the time). Director Hannibal Publius Scicluna, informed of an imminent visit by Mrs Thomson, wife of Capt. Thomson of …
Jacquette – The Lady of the River
Everytime I’m designing a new project I think about the kind of costume I want to make, the era and the character. I found very interesting the historical character of Jacquette de Luxembourg, mother of Elizabeth of York, grandmother of Elizabeth Woodville, great-grandmother of Henry VIII, great-great-grandmother of Elizabeth I. According to Philippa Gregory’s saga, …
Flora – Italian Renaissance Ensemble
Some projects are already in my mind, ready to be realized.Some others simply pop up in moment of madness.Florentia is one of those.Maybe was the self-isolation during the lockdown for the Covid (we are gonna talk about these events for a long time, I guess), the fact is that one day, I went to a …
Blood on the Crown
In the final days of the First World War, during Malta’s revolution for independence, two British officers are tasked with quelling the riots and covering up the bloody encounter, while innocent protesters are jailed and killed.
Anne Boleyn – Greensleeves
This project was in my mind for years. I’ve been a “Tudor addicted” since I’ve read “The other Boleyn Girl” by P. Gregory. Despite her novel it’s a bit unfair to Anne Boleyn, it was the main reason why I decided to study her life, searching and reading as much as I could find.Anne is …