Alessandro Lai


Alessandro Lai is an Italian costume designer.

Life and career

Born in Cagliari, Lai graduated in letters from the University of Cagliari with a thesis about the relationship between Piero Tosi and Luchino Visconti; later he moved to Rome, where he became a pupil of Tosi at Sartoria Tirelli. He made his professional debut as assistant of Maurizio Millenotti in Giuseppe Tornatore's The [Legend of 1900]. He debuted as custume designer in 2000, in Giorgio Treves' Rosa and Cornelia.
Starting with Saturn in Opposition, Lai began a long professional association with director Ferzan Özpetek, and among the directors with whom he has collaborated are Franco Zeffirelli, Tinto Brass, Liliana Cavani, Francesca Archibugi. He also worked on television, mostly in Lux Vide productions such as Medici and Barabbas, and on stage, where he collaborated with Chiara and Riccardo Muti.
During his career he was awarded two Nastro d'Argento Awards, in 2002 for Senso '45, and in 2012 for Ozpetek's Magnificent Presence. In 2018, he won a Ciak D'Oro for Naples in Veils.

Selected filmography

Cinema

Television