Museum of Costume and Fashion

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"The setting for the Museum of Costume and Moda is the perfect example of Florentine elegance: 14 beautifully decorated rooms (damask-paneled walls, frescoed ceilings) in the Meridiana wing of the gorgeous 15th-century Pitti Palace complex. The Pitti Palace is unmistakable—everyone knows it—but for some reason this museum still feels like a secret known only to fashion insiders. The  focus of the collection is Italian, so expect to learn all about Baroque formal wear while catching up on 1980s Armani and Versace, and contemporary Valentino.You can easily cruise through the 14 rooms and get a lot of out the museum in an hour." - Erica Firpo