MILAN — Fashion archive enthusiasts, rejoice. A new project launched by 10 Corso Como here will give fans and curious visitors alike access to a selection of fashion catalogues, look books and clothes from 1992 to 2002. 

Titled “Inventario,” or “Inventory” in English, the showcase opening at the famed retailer on Thursday and running until the end of April includes a collection of more than 500 documents and ephemera, alongside a selection of rare and vintage garments.

The site-specific exhibit is curated by the Morphine.Online cultural and retail platform, in collaboration with Alessio de’Navasques, who has been behind different initiatives staged by the concept store. Morphine.Online is again collaborating with 10 Corso Como a year after staging “Archive Circle,” featuring archival garments and accessories from the ‘90s that were both on display and for sale.

The goal with this new installment is to provide a survey of images and designs, revealing the dynamic and transitional spirit of fashion and highlighting a decade that revolutionized the industry’s visual and communications methods. The curators’ aim was to offer an open lab, inviting viewers to explore the items displayed not as relics of the past but as elements able to spark ongoing conversations.

The installation housed at the retailer’s gallery space features works by designers including Miuccia Prada, Jil Sander, Yohji Yamamoto, Martin Margiela and Helmut Lang, as well as photographers Steven Meisel, Paolo Roversi, Juergen Teller, Fabien Baron, Mark Borthwick and Marc Ascoli, among others.

The 10 Corso Como mezzanine area also will host a temporary shop offering vintage garments and accessories from the same period, featuring pieces by Comme des Garçons, Ann Demeulemeester, Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière and Raf Simons, in addition to the likes of Helmut Lang, Maison Martin Margiela and Yohji Yamamoto, to name a few.

The project marks the acquisition and upcoming digitalization of more than 1,000 fashion-related items across documents, catalogues, look books and ephemera spanning several decades, including the integration of Pietro Bosetti’s private collection built over more than 15 years of research and cataloguing. From next month the collection will be available for consultation by appointment at Opificio Morphine, a physical space dedicated to research that Morphine.Online opened in 2023 in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

The platform — which is committed to preserving and celebrating fashion culture through a highly curated selection of vintage garments and printed publications — was established in 2018 by editor and art director Macs Iotti, his sister Martina and fashion designer Tommaso Vaiani. Since 2021 it has also been supported by designer Marcelo Burlon.

As for 10 Corso Como, since taking over the legendary concept store in 2020 from founder Carla Sozzani, Tiziana Fausti has continued to perpetuate the cultural mission of the retailer by staging events and exhibitions, in addition to enhancing the store’s product offering, scouting new labels and renovating and revamping its spaces.

A pioneer retailer in combining fashion, design and art, 10 Corso Como most recently displayed its multidisciplinary approach during Salone del Mobile last week. On the art and design front, it staged four exhibitions, including ones spotlighting Belgium-based Arno Declercq, Italy’s collective Imperfettolab and London-based studio Layer, helmed by Benjamin Hubert. 

On the retail front, besides the ongoing Maison Margiela x Gentle Monster’s pop-up, it welcomed Yohji Yamamoto for a residency, with the brand taking over the store’s street-facing pop-up space through April 22 to unveil a selection of its women’s, men’s and Discord spring 2025 collections. 

A trifecta of jewelry brands were also showcased, from niche Italian label Aliita’s conceptual exhibition “From Dream to Reality” to Amsterdam-based Bibi Van Der Velden’s installation and Japanese brand Shihara’s pop-up and collaboration with designer Michael Anastassiades.

Last month, the retailer highlighted emerging fashion designers via “The Wave,“ a showcase of pieces by All-In, Hodakova, Duran Lantink, Vaquera and Zomer.