In line to support the talent of emerging designers on the Italian fashion scene, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana announced that the annual fashion show Milano Moda Graduate will this year too be held in September at the opening of the Milano Fashion Week Women’s Collection.

Originally launched in 2015, the project is a recurring event thanks to ongoing support from Main Partner YKK Italia and is open to all Italian fashion schools. The project addresses two categories, Fashion Design and YKK, in which 6 and 10 students, respectively, will present their creations during the show. In the Fashion Design category, each student will present a capsule collection, while for the YKK section, each student will present an outfit focused on fastening accessories. Fruit of a tutorship course provided by CNMI, the show will be held before a prestige audience and an international jury who will assign an award in each category.

The finalists in this year’s Milano Moda Graduate were selected by CNMI with the assistance of a prestigious jury that includes Beppe Angiolini, honorary president Camera Italiana Buyer Moda, founder Sugar; Gianluca Cantaro, fashion journalist, critic, and creative; Sabrina Scarpellini, co-founder and fashion director at Massimo Bonini; Sara Sozzaini Maino, creative director Fondazione Sozzani, international brand ambassador CNMI; Veronica Trezzi, marketing and communication YKK Italia; Paola Arosio, head of sustainability and new brands CNMI.

THE FINALISTS IN THE TWO SECTIONS ARE:

Fashion Design
Antonio Contartese (Accademia Costume & Moda)
Jacopo Cocci (Accademia Costume & Moda)
Giulia Lin (Istituto Marangoni – Firenze)
Nicola Chiomento (Iuav Universita’ Di Venezia)
Annachiara Rabito (Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti – Milano)
Maria Palomba (Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti – Milano)

YKK
Martino Losco (NABA - Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti – Milano)
Samuele Ruta (NABA - Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti – Milano)
Valentina Allegri (Istituto Modartech)
Jacopo Fe’ (Istituto Modartech)
Melina Shibli (Istituto Marangoni – Firenze)
Xintong Li (Istituto Marangoni – Firenze)
Francesca Paola Di Fazio (Accademia Costume & Moda)
Giacomo Sica (IED – Istituto Europeo Di Design)
Maddalena Maisto (Accademia Di Belle Arti – Brera)
Claudia Romeo (Istituto Secoli)