Atelier Il Bagatto

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“Il Bagatto”, which opened in the city in 1970, makes evening wear and formal dress articles for men and women in addition to restoration of antique crochet, lace, curtains and antique clothing, embroidery by hand on canvas and silk, repairs and reconditioning of fur and leather articles. The founder and proprietor Helder Fontanesi keeps a full collection of dresses, accessories, lace and crochet which he has gathered over more than twenty years of research and which document the history of fashion from the seventeen hundreds to the nineteen seventies, a collection also useful for teaching purposes and documentary research. At his workshop courses are available to train workers in the fashion industry to the skills required to work in the various sectors of the tailoring and dressmaking profession.