Exactly twenty years after the exhibition in Trieste (Italy) that for the first time brought together and critically studied the artistic and human path by the designer Anita Pittoni, a new contribution to her knowledge is outlined by the fabric historians Rossella Cuffaro and Laura Vasselli. In the context of the social and taste changes caused by the First world war, when women were still required to work only for the family, the first women-artists who manage to get themselves talked about and finally dress the bodies free from constraints. An remarkable voyage in the women’s periodicals of the Twenties and Thirties introduces us to the beginnings of Italian fashion, indeed of “vestire italianamente”. The focus of the article presents the magazine “Lil. Lavori in lana” (Working with Wool), directed by the artisan artist Anita Pittoni in which shows to interested women how to perform her exclusive knitted-models of sweaters and dresses to be comfortable, and to be in step with the times, without useless frills. For Pittoni the avant-garde filter (particularly in futurism and constructivism) is the key to generating traditional feminine fashion and more. The essential words of his expressive language has a geometric nature and their abstract identity teaches us to perceive the need for a new style, for a new woman who wants to emancipate herself and become independent. The great culture of materials allows her to explore the full potential of the yarns; the instinctive and rapid execution of the sketches make her capable of poetically realizing her ideas and we perceive the pleasure of experimentation. The words, taken from some of her editorials and articles, also give us the ability of Pittoni to tell and tell about herself.
