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‘Taxi Driver’ and the cinema at the beginning of the Disco
This is the cinematic scenario of the Disco Music of the 70s. In the early 1970s the US gradually abandoned the recent political battles, masterfully embodied by phenomenologies typical of the time (flower children, pacifists, student, gay and racial battles). The NY...
Sandokan: the adventures of the tiger of Malaysia
When it comes to rhythm, I Love disco is always present ... "More cruel is war and man knows what war is, warm and tender is love and man knows what love is ..." do these words remind you of anything? But how Discolovers?!? It is the beginning of the Sandokan theme...
Vintage: an exhibition not to be missed
Do you have an unstoppable passion for 'Vintage'? Then, you can't miss the exhibition entitled 'Vintage: the irresistible charm of the past' at the Textile Museum in Prato. A journey into Fashion Vintage, into the history and evolution of fashion between past and...
I Love Disco loves Arnold
Raise your hand that of you Discolovers has never seen an episode of 'Arnold' !!! I imagined it ... you all followed the story of the young black boy catapulted to Manhattan! 'My Friend Arnold' (the original title was: Different Strokes) was a Situation Comedy...
Disco Music: a social revolution?
Perhaps many do not know that in the 70s disco music contributed to a social revolution of enormous proportions. It was an extremely difficult period for the United States: the Watergate scandal, which forced President Nixon to resign in August 1974, the heavy...
‘Happy Days’ also arrive in the era of disco
Do you remember 'Happy days' ? It was January 1974 when the Cunningham family and Arthur Fonzarelli made their first appearance on the American channel ABC. But why tell the story of an American family from Milwaukee and set it in the 1950s in 1974 , when many young...
70s icons: objects that revolutionized the kitchen
Some objects used in the kitchen, which have now become icons of the 70s , were created by famous designers such as Marco Zanuso and Richard Supper. An example is the Terraillon kitchen scale. Who didn't have it at home? Practical and colorful, it was designed by the...
The end of the advertising show: the Carosello
Until all the 70s , we expected the moment of advertising ... now as soon as it arrives we change the channel. I kind of regret those moments when we were told “and after Carosello , everybody in bed”! In fact, as children, dear Discolovers, the moment that marked the...
The ’70s consecrate Italian design to the world
The 1970s were a time of transition and speed, in which many movements overlapped. In the period of protest, disco dance, hallucinogenic drugs, the Italian family evolves, in 1974 they went to the polls for the referendum on divorce and the houses changed accordingly....
A vintage lesson .. for a class to sell
All crazy for the big I Love Disco party at the Textile Museum in Prato, Friday 31st May… But what are you going to wear? Which accessories will you choose to amaze and attract attention? We need a VINTAGE lesson now! The term "vintage" is now very popular: it is...