G) custom-made and formal wear and contemporary silver, steel and gemstone jewelry Fashion and culture itinerary in Florence

For three generations (the first sales point was opened in 1945), Morbar has been proposing wedding gowns and clothing for formal occasions, in both handmade and made-to-measure versions, and pret à porter collections complete with accessories. In the Via Maggio atelier, the creative panache and fine taste of the three Moradei sisters (hence the name, Morbar) give shape to prestigious high-fashion wedding gowns in precious fabrics, with delicate, elegant nuances, in a classic style that nevertheless always welcomes new suggestions from contemporary fashion.
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All that remains of the original, eleventh century Vallombrosian church, is the Romanesque façade (visible on the inside of the building) and the crypt. The XVI century façade by Buontalenti leads to the cross-vaulted Gothic interior with its lateral chapels. One of these chapels, Bartolini-Salimbeni, was decorated by Lorenzo Monaco during the first half of the fifteenth century. Two other masterpieces created for this church, but now in museums, the Adoration of the Magi by Gentile da Fabriano (Uffizi) and the Deposition by Beato Angelico (Museo di San Marco) date from the same period. In the right transept is the beautiful Sassetti Chapel, decorated by Ghirlandaio around 1480 with lively frescoes depicting scenes from the Life of St. Francis set in Renaissance Florence. The frescoes are filled with portraits of the era’s rich and famous; and the Annunciation on the altarpiece which abounds with classical references. In the left transept is the tomb of the bishop, B. Federighi, by Luca della Robbia.
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In their shop/workshop in Borgo SS.Apostoli, Carla and Walter Romani, a couple and a close-working team of stylistically very distinct designers, create truly special, unusual hand-made jewelry. To every piece, they bring imaginative creativity, combinations of precious and/or unusual materials, and scrupolous attention to the tiniest details. Exclusive jewels with a refined stylistic flair in which silver, gold, Plexiglas and stones - precious or not - come toghether wonderfully in ways that are always original and shot with a vein of amusing irony.
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