Calling all handbag aficionados: What does your handbag say to you?

What the Bag Tells

Cultural Photo and documentary exhibition commissioned by the house of Francesco Biasia, handbag designers, in celebration of their 30th year in business and the thirtieth anniversary year of their limited edition Diva Dreams handbag collection. Cultures, habits and societies in the images of an international reportage

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WHEN: Thursday, July 17, 2008
6:00-8:00 pm

WHERE: The Italian Cultural Institute of New York
686 Park Avenue between 68th and 69th Streets.
212-879-4242 Ext. 337
online at www.iicnewyork.esteri.it/IIC_Newyork

WHAT: NYC will be a stop on a three year tour featuring the work of 5 top international photographers who made an anthropological study of the role, utilization and significance of the handbag in various cultures around the world. Represented in the exhibit are Italy, Colombia, Tehran, Namibia and Tokyo. The presentation includes 50 photographs, documentary video and an exhibition of handbags from the new Diva Dreams collection created for the company’s 30th anniversary.

• Handbags from the DIVA collection

WHO: Dr. Renato Miracco, Director, Italian Cultural Institute NY

Photographers: Francesco Cocco, Fabio Cuttica, Daniele Dainelli, Stefano De Luigi, Riccardo Venturi

Spokespeople: Massimo Cavalli and Martina Rini, experts in cultural communications for private and public institutions.Their corporate goal is to link culture and business dolp_dove

WATCH: http://www.dolp.info/areaftp/
download the 15 min. video –it’s amazing

R.S.V.P. This is an invitation-only event for press that cover cultural, photography, history and arts as well as accessories editors and celebrity stylists.

Contacts: Gail Parenteau, Parenteau Guidance
Gail@parenteauguidance.com

Think Public Relations, erosario@thinkpublicrelations.com