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Leombruno-Bodi is the name that identifies Joseph Leombruno and Jack Bodi (1918-1986), who were both American photographers active in Italy beginning in the mid 1950s. Partners in life as well as in work, Leombruno and Bodi began collaborating in the 1940s. In describing their partnership that lasted 43 years, the fashion journalist Bernadine Morris wrote in the NY Times that Leombruno and Bodi were among the first Americans to photograph Parisian haute couture at the end of WWII.
In 1956 they moved to Rome where they associated with American community that in those years were an integral part of the “dolce vita” lifestyle. They took part in Rome's culture, cultivating an interest in painting, interior design and embroidery. In Rome they photographed American actors, as well as the main players of Italian cinema.
Leombruno and Bodi photographed Italian fashion from Irene Galitzine to Valentino. During the 1950s their photo features from Italy were brilliant, emphasizing the details of the garments and interpreting for the American public a Mediterrean sun filled atmosphere. They even adapted their life style to fit this image; their Roman apartment published in Vogue 1957 was presented to Americans as an ideal ‘Roman Holiday’ dwelling. This same apartment was used as a set for quite a few fashion features.
Leombruno and Bodi also dedicated themselves to advertising and interior photography, publishing their work with such magazines as Vogue, House & Garden, Glamour, Modern Bride, Town & Country and the NY Yimes. Among the Italian magazines they collaborated with ‘Novita’ in 1962, the year in which the publication was aquired by Conde Nast. The two photographers continued to work for this American publisher even after Novita became Italian Vogue in 1966.
In the early 1960s they began designing fashion, conceiving the knitwear line ‘Micia’, which is ‘Little Cat’ as Bodi told an American journalist during in interview in 1964. Bodi was the designer where as Leombruno saw to promoting their creations for the foreign market. In January 1964 Micia was presented for the first time to the public Palazzo Pitti during the Florentine fashion shows. In the early 1970s they inaugurated their line of clothes called ‘Noi’ in collaboration with the fashion editor of the American editions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, Catherine di Montezemolo.
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In 1956 they moved to Rome where they associated with American community that in those years were an integral part of the “dolce vita” lifestyle. They took part in Rome's culture, cultivating an interest in painting, interior design and embroidery. In Rome they photographed American actors, as well as the main players of Italian cinema.
Leombruno and Bodi photographed Italian fashion from Irene Galitzine to Valentino. During the 1950s their photo features from Italy were brilliant, emphasizing the details of the garments and interpreting for the American public a Mediterrean sun filled atmosphere. They even adapted their life style to fit this image; their Roman apartment published in Vogue 1957 was presented to Americans as an ideal ‘Roman Holiday’ dwelling. This same apartment was used as a set for quite a few fashion features.
Leombruno and Bodi also dedicated themselves to advertising and interior photography, publishing their work with such magazines as Vogue, House & Garden, Glamour, Modern Bride, Town & Country and the NY Yimes. Among the Italian magazines they collaborated with ‘Novita’ in 1962, the year in which the publication was aquired by Conde Nast. The two photographers continued to work for this American publisher even after Novita became Italian Vogue in 1966.
In the early 1960s they began designing fashion, conceiving the knitwear line ‘Micia’, which is ‘Little Cat’ as Bodi told an American journalist during in interview in 1964. Bodi was the designer where as Leombruno saw to promoting their creations for the foreign market. In January 1964 Micia was presented for the first time to the public Palazzo Pitti during the Florentine fashion shows. In the early 1970s they inaugurated their line of clothes called ‘Noi’ in collaboration with the fashion editor of the American editions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, Catherine di Montezemolo.
flickr.com/photos/skorver1
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