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Abbreviation | CNMI |
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Nickname | Camera della Moda |
Formation | 1953 |
Purpose | Promotion, coordination of the Italian fashion industry and the training of young Italian designers. |
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Website | cameramoda.it |
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, Paris, London, and Tokyo.
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. [3] [4]
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, distribution.
Noted Italian fashion designer Loris Abate served as president of the group from 1985 to 1991. [5] Giuseppe "Beppe" Modenese served as honorary president until his death on November 21, 2020. [6] Mario Boselli, a former president, is now honorary president with Carlo Capasa serving as president.
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