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Carlo Capasa
Carlo Capasa is an Italian fashion executive who has been the president of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana since June 2015. His leadership has been marked by controversy over his perceived lack of action against racism in the industry and protests from designers of color against his leadership. Prior to taking over the leadership of Camera della Moda, he cofounded CoSTUME NATIONAL where he supported his brother Ennio Capasa, the creative director. Personal life Capasa was born in Lecce in Italy's Puglia region. He is the older brother of Ennio Capasa and is married to Stefania Rocca. CoSTUME NATIONAL Capasa cofounded CoSTUME NATIONAL with his brother in 1986 presenting their first collection at Milan Fashion Week becoming its CEO. The brand received favorable reviews globally. He and his brother exited the brand in 2016. Camera della Moda In 2015, Capasa was selected as president of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (often ...
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Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province of second-highest population in the region of Apulia, as well as one of that region's most important cities. It is the main city of the Salentine Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel of the Italian Peninsula, and is over 2,000 years old. Because of the rich Baroque architectural monuments found in the city, Lecce is commonly nicknamed "The Florence of the South". In terms of industry, the "Lecce stone"—a particular kind of limestone—is one of the city's main exports, because it is very soft and workable, thus suitable for sculptures. Lecce is also an important agricultural centre, chiefly for its olive oil and wine production, as well as an industrial centre specializing in ceramic production. Lecce is home to the University of S ...
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Puglia
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ...
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Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana
Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (often translated to ''National Chamber for Italian Fashion'' or ''Italian Fashion Council'' in English language, English) is a non-profit organization, whose purpose is the promotion, coordination of the Italian fashion industry and the training of young Italian designers. It is most well known for being the organizer of Milan Fashion Week, one of the Fashion week, big five global fashion weeks alongside New York Fashion Week, New York, Paris Fashion Week, Paris, London Fashion Week, London, and Tokyo Fashion Week, Tokyo. History Camera della Moda can trace its roots to the founding of Sindacato Italiano Alta Moda in 1953 by Sorelle Fontana, Simonetta Colonna di Cesarò, Vincenzo Ferdinandi, Jole Veneziani, Alberto Fabiani, Giovannelli-Sciarra, Mingolini-Gugenheim, Eleonora Garnett, among others. It is based in Milan, Via Gerolamo Morone n. 6. It currently represents more than 200 companies operating in various sectors: clothing, fashion ac ...
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CoSTUME NATIONAL
Costume National is an Italian fashion house founded in 1986 by Ennio Capasa, creative director, and his brother Carlo, CEO. It has its head office in Milan. The company produces clothing under the brands ''Costume National'', ''Costume National Homme'' (for men) and ''C’N’C'' (an avant-garde “street-couture” line)‘Sequedge and Costume National Join Hands’
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as well as scents including ''The Trilogy'', ''Scent Gloss'', ''Scent Cool Gloss'', ''Intense'', ''21'', and ''Homme''.


History

The company was founded in 1986 in Milan by Ennio Capasa, who worked in



Costume National
Costume National is an Italian fashion house founded in 1986 by Ennio Capasa, creative director, and his brother Carlo, CEO. It has its head office in Milan. The company produces clothing under the brands ''Costume National'', ''Costume National Homme'' (for men) and ''C’N’C'' (an avant-garde “street-couture” line)‘Sequedge and Costume National Join Hands’
, imagesfashion.com, 24 April 2010.
as well as scents including ''The Trilogy'', ''Scent Gloss'', ''Scent Cool Gloss'', ''Intense'', ''21'', and ''Homme''.


History

The company was founded in 1986 in Milan by Ennio Capasa, who worked in

Ennio Capasa
Ennio Capasa (born 12 March 1960 in Lecce, Italy) is an Italian fashion designer. He is the creator of CoSTUME NATIONAL, the Italian fashion house he founded in 1986 and now an internationally renowned designer label famous for its subtle shapes, dark tones and sartorial detail. Biography After completing his studies at Milan’s Accademia di Brera, Capasa moved to Tokyo to work with Yohji Yamamoto for two years. Back in Italy, in 1986, he presented his first women’s collection in Milan with CoSTUME NATIONAL. Since 1989 he has paraded his creations in Paris at the fashion week every year. ''The New York Times'' said that "Capasa inspired and revolutionized 90s fashion as much as Giorgio Armani did in the 80s. The ''Financial Times'' described his style as "a sobre yet refined style whose charm resides in the detail, the quality and overall aesthetic consistency" 'Financial Times'', July 2004/ref> ...in which lines and looks are interpreted with precise cuts and few colours; bl ...
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Apulia
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Stefania Rocca
Stefania Rocca (born 24 April 1971) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Nirvana'' (1997), ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999) and ''Dracula'' (2002). Rocca also was the lead in Dario Argento's ''The Card Player''. Among her most recent appearances, she was in Alessandro D'Alatri's comedy film ''Commediasexi'' where she played the main character, Pia Roncaldi. She starred as Hannah in the 1997 film ''Solomon''. Background and personal life Rocca was born in Turin, the daughter of a Fiat chief of security and a stylist. Beginning in her adolescence Rocca studied piano, singing, and dancing at the Teatro Stabile di Torino. In the late 1980s she moved to Milan where she started working as a model; in Milan she enrolled a series of acting courses. In 1993, thanks to a scholarship, she joined the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. She also studied at the Actors Studio in New York City. Rocca is married to her long-time partner Carlo Capasa ...
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Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week ( it, Settimana della moda) is a clothing trade show held semi-annually in Milan, Italy. The autumn/winter event is held in February/March of each year, and the spring/summer event is held in September/October of each year. It is one of the most important worldwide. History and operations Milan Fashion Week, which was established in 1958, is part of the global "Big Four fashion weeks", the others being Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week. The schedule begins with New York, followed by London, and then Milan, and ending with Paris. Since the year 1958, Milan Fashion Week has been taking place semi-annually with a women's and a men’s fashion week. Milan Fashion Week is partially organized by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion (), a non-profit association which disciplines, co-ordinates and promotes the development of Italian fashion and is responsible for hosting the fashion events and shows of Milan. The , was set up on 11 J ...
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The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ...
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Mario Boselli
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the '' Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of '' Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed to Mario after Mario Segale. Mario's clothing and characteristics were themed afte ...
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