Alessandro De Benedetti

Alessandro De Benedetti is an Italian fashion designer, born in Genoa on December 12, 1973.
Activity
During the Nineties Alessandro De Benedetti studied graphics and comic art in Milan, inspired by authors such as Guido Crepax and Frank Miller, and fashion at Marangoni Institute.
After collaborating with designer Saverio Palatella, in 1992 De Benedetti moved to Australia to create the George Cross Sportswear line.
In 1994 he moved to Paris to work for French designer Thierry Mugler, and participated in the organization of the maison's twentieth anniversary.
In 1998 he moved back to Italy to start his own clothing line, with creations which combine his artistic sensitivity to his attention to cut and details.
In 2005 he won the Fashion Award Oscar 'La Kore' as best New Generation designer.
Artistic collaborations
De Benedetti often collaborates with young multimedia artists Lux Aeterna (Samantha Stella and Sergio Frazzingaro) within the project LUX AETERNA, a hybrid of contemporary arts, music and style:
*LUX AETERNA SPRING/SUMMER 2008, Milan, September 2007;
*LUX AETERNA LIGHTBOX INSTALLATION, Milan, September-October 2007;
*CORPICRUDI VS ALESSANDRO DE BENEDETTI, Turin, October-November 2007;
*ALTA ROMA MODA, Rome, January 31, 2008 (with original music by Austrian contemporary composer Christian Rainer).
Trivia
*De Benedetti is also frontman of Italian electro-pop band Madame X. Their first video RUMORE was produced by Sephora/LVMH.
*Siouxsie from Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures has modeled for him in 2001.
* He "owns" the term COUTURE on marketing Web site www.thebigwordproject.com

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