Black and White Mourning in the Renaissance, and the Making of a Goth- heraldic design
Discover the historically inspired iconography and the feminist message behind this design, available on Spoonflower as wallpaper, fabric, and other objects.
A few of my less favourite things: the overbearing criticism on the Thistles dress
How to design a dress you both love and hate. How to fall in love with the idea, struggle with it and then fall in love again like in the best romance novels, just to end up with a real object and a real life relationship with a piece that is necessarily not perfect.
Use of my images as artistic reference
Use of My Images as Artistic Reference One Artist to Another Throughout my professional activity, I have been frequently contacted by painters, illustrators, and students wishing to use my photographs as visual reference. This text is intended to provide a clear, stable point of reference, so that such requests may be addressed transparently and in…
How to Join Il Volta: Tips for Cosplayers and Photographers
My tips on how to fill the best application for the cosplay photography event.
All you need to know about shipping
Shipping is the final step in delivering my bespoke creations to you. For me, it’s both exciting and nerve-wracking: giving a dress that took hundreds of hours to create into someone else’s hands is always a leap of faith. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot from shipping accidents, and I want to share this…
Order Your Unique Grimilde Malatesta Dress: A Guide
If you have been searching for a custom historical dress, a bespoke fantasy gown or a one of a kind piece made by Grimilde Malatesta, this guide explains exactly how my commissions work. Here you will discover how to purchase ready to ship designs, how the bespoke process works in my case, what mock ups…
Rentals and collaborations
You have seen my work on social media, and perhaps it inspired you. Maybe you imagined what it would feel like to wear one of my gowns, or thought about collaborating with me on an artistic and/or professional level. I understand that reaction very well, I have been in your position many many times! However……
Payment Plans
Payment Plans Sometimes the costumes you see in the shop take me months of work, handling the finest stilks and sewing them by hand. Sometimes they require to dye, to spend days searching for the right material or drafting and asjusting patterns and mock-ups. And being this my full time job, this means a single…
Photography fees
Fees & Booking Information All portrait sessions are tailored with care and artistic attention, combining technical expertise, costume styling, and detailed post-production. My studio is based in Maserà di Padova and serves as the starting point for both in-studio and on-location sessions. Studio Portrait Session – Base Package (€70) Includes: Up to 1,3 hours of…
Venetian Renaissance Fashion
A few info on venetian historical fashion Since I made my first venetian-inspired pink dress, people has been coming to me to ask questions about venetian fashion history. I am not an expert, but do have a quite rare book about the matter: Abiti Antichi e moderni dei Veneziani, by the much missed Doretta Davanzo…