Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (often translated to ''National Chamber for Italian Fashion'' or ''Italian Fashion Council'' in
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
big five global fashion weeks alongside
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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,
Paris,
London, and
Tokyo.
History
Camera della Moda can trace its roots to the founding of
Sindacato Italiano Alta Moda in 1953 by
Sorelle Fontana
Sorelle Fontana (literally "Fontana Sisters", also known as "Sorelle Fontana, Alta Moda SRL") is an Italian fashion house, specializing in production of high-fashion couture.
It was founded in Rome in 1943 by three sisters and Italian designers: ...
,
Simonetta Colonna di Cesarò,
Vincenzo Ferdinandi,
Jole Veneziani
Jolanda Anna Maria Veneziani (11 July 1901 – 10 January 1989) was an Italian fashion designer.
Biography
Born in Taranto in 1901, Jole Veneziani moved to Milan with her family when she was still a child. She grew up in an artistic household ...
,
Alberto Fabiani
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,
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,
accessories,
leather goods,
footwear
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,
distribution Distribution may refer to:
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.
Noted Italian fashion designer
Loris Abate
Loris Abate (1928 – 1 December 2020) was an Italian jewelry designer and businessman. He founded the "Mila Schön" label with Mila Nutrizio Schön in 1960, which found critical and financial success.
In 1978, he and Fino Mornasco founded Scho ...
served as president of the group from 1985 to 1991.
Giuseppe "Beppe" Modenese served as honorary president until his death on November 21, 2020.
Mario Boselli, a former president, is now honorary president with
Carlo Capasa serving as president.
Structure
The governing bodies of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion are the
Board of Directors
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and the
Management Committee. The Board is composed of a number of members ranging from eleven to eighteen. It has the power to the ordinary and extraordinary management of the association. The Presidential Committee consists of the President and four Vice-Presidents of the Executive Council. It deals with the ordinary and in the urgent cases it could substitute the Executive Council.
Activities
One of the key activities that is organized by the chamber is the fashion event to promote the Italian fashion. Chief among its activities is the
Milan Fashion Week, which was established in 1958. It is one of the world's big five fashion weeks alongside
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
Paris,
London, and
Tokyo.
See also
*
British Fashion Council
*
Council of Fashion Designers of America
*
Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
References
Italian fashion
Fashion organizations
Non-profit organisations based in Italy
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