Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (often translated to ''National Chamber for Italian Fashion'' or ''Italian Fashion Council'' in

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) is a

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, whose purpose is the promotion, coordination of the

Italian fashion Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design, alongside France, the United States and the United Kingdom. Fashion has always been an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and Italians are well known for their atte ...

industry and the training of young Italian

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. It is most well known for being the organizer of

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 ...

, one of the big five global fashion weeks alongside

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, and

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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 Simonetta Colonna di Cesarò was an Italian countess who became known as one of the most celebrated Italian fashion designers of her time and was described as the first lady of Italian fashion. She was a member of the Colonna family. Early life ...

Vincenzo Ferdinandi Vincenzo Ferdinandi (29 November 1920 - 22 April 1990) was an Italian designer among the founders of Italian haute couture. Biography Born in the United States, he moved to Italy in the early 1950s to open an atelier in Rome in the fashionable ...

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 ...

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, Giovannelli-Sciarra, Mingolini-Gugenheim,

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, among others. It is based in

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, Via Gerolamo Morone n. 6. It currently represents more than 200

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operating in various sectors:

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, footwear,

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. Noted Italian fashion designer

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served as president of the group from 1985 to 1991. Giuseppe "Beppe" Modenese served as honorary president until his death on November 21, 2020.

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, a former president, is now honorary president with

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 prot ...

serving as president.

Structure

The governing bodies of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion are the Board of Directors and the

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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

, which was established in 1958. It is one of the world's big five fashion weeks alongside

, and

References

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History

Structure

Activities

See also

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