In line with one of its missions – that of fostering the talent of emerging designers in the world of Italian fashion – Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana announced that the Milano Moda Graduate project’s annual fashion show is being held on 28 September, at 12.00 pm, at no. 6, Via Arcivescovo Calabiana, Milan.
The evening will be hosted by influencer and presenter Nilufar Addati.
Launched in 2015 and now in its 11th edition thanks to ongoing support from its Main Partner YKK Italia, the initiative addresses students at Italian fashion schools. 16 students will be showing their collections to an international panel of fashion experts who will assess progress made and goals attained by these young designers. The shortlisted students – competing in two categories: Fashion Design and YKK Italia – come from eight different Italian fashion schools.
In the YKK Italia category – YKK Italia is Milano Moda Graduate’s Main Partner – 10 designers will be chosen from Italian fashion schools to create an outfit entirely dedicated to fastening accessories. The finalists in this category are: Martino Losco (NABA, Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti), Samuele Ruta (NABA, Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti), Valentina Allegri (Istituto Modartech), Jacopo Fe’ (Istituto Modartech), Melina Shibli (Istituto Marangoni), Xintong Li (Istituto Marangoni), Francesca Paola Di Fazio (Accademia Costume & Moda), Giacomo Sica (IED, Istituto Europeo di Design), Maddalena Maisto (Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera), and Claudia Romeo (Istituto Secoli).
Milano Moda Graduate is a unique project embracing all professions in the fashion system. At the heart of the project is the mentoring course. For the 8th time in fact, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana is offering students an educational course consisting of workshops and consulting on various themes ranging from sustainability and production techniques to international trends and markets, merchandising and digital communication. Appointments include workshops with YKK ITALIA, which has organized a visit to its Vercelli production Factory to explore its fastening accessories, and Shima Seiki Italia on the theme of knitwear and innovation. The mentoring phase will be followed by meetings with editorial teams at Vogue Italia and MF Fashion (CNMI media partners), whom we must thank for receiving the students at their Milan headquarters and talking to them about fashion communication.
