CNMI Fashion Trust Grant, who are the finalists of the fifth edition

Fashion Trust fashion chamber announced the finalists of the fifth edition of the CNMI Fashion Trust Grantthe initiative dedicated to the independent brands of Made in Italy which, thanks to this program, can access financial support, as well as a path of Business mentoring And one-to-one tutoring offered by the prestigious network of the trust.

Among the approximately 80 applications received after the launch of the Brando, which took place in January, the Technical Committee selected 10 finalists: Giuseppe Buccinnà, guinea pig, Federico China, family lexicon, Victor Hart, Institution, Saman Loira, Francesco Murano, Domenico Orefice, Moja Rowa.

Only three of them, on May 29, at Villa Necchi Campiglio, after showing their collections and exhibited their own project for the potential use of the funds, will be able to win the prize. For this edition, the international committee that will select the beneficiaries of the CNMI Fashion Trust Grant 2025 will be made up of experts in the sector: Jordan Anderson (Writer, Creative Director, & Founder of SqmBBQ), Imran Amed (Founder & CEO of The Business of Fashion), Cristina Baruzzi (Partner Sterling International), Roberta Benaglia (CEO & Founding Partner Style Capital SGR), Marco Bizzarri (Chairman and Founder Forel Fund), Edward Buchanan (Design Consultant & Milan Fashion Director of The Perfect Magazine), Carlo Capasa (CNMI Chairman & Camera fashion Fashion Trust Trustee), Walter of April (CEO & Co-Founder of NSS Magazine), Matteo Del Cherico (MDC Showroom CEO & Co-Founder), Edoardo Di Luzio (CEO & Co-Founder of Underscore District), Emanuele Farneti (Editor-in-chief of D Repubblica), Nicoletta Ferrari (Fashion Editor at Large of How to SPEND IT), Alexander Fury (Fashion Features Director of Another Magazine & Menswear Critic for Financial Times), Umberta Gnutti Beretta (Fashion Trust Co-Founder & Co-Chair fashion chamber), Beka Gvishiani (STYLE NOT COM FOUNDER), Maria Joudina-Rollson (Editor-in-Chief, Creative Director & Founder of Pusspuss Magazine), OLYA KURYSHCHUK (Founder & Editor-in-Chief of 1st Granary), Margherita Maccapani Missoni (Founder & Creative Director of Maccapani), Suzy Menkes (Podcaster & Leading Fashion Authority), Michelle Francine Ngonmo (Talent Scout & Visiting Prof, Cultural Entrepreneur & CEO in Afro Fashion Association), Giacomo Piazza (Founder & CEO of 247 Global Co-Founder & Director 247), Lorenzo Posocco (Styling & Creative Direction), Laudomy Pucci (President of Emilio Pucci Heritage-Palazzo N6), Francesca guys (Head of Editorial Content Vogue Italia), Stefano Roncato (Editor in chief mffashion), Sara Sozzani Maino (Creative Director SOZZANI & CALLE MODA FASHION TRUST Advisory Board Member), Warly Tomei (Fashion Trust Co-Founder & Co-Chair fashion chamber), Dounia Wone (Chef Sustainability & Inclusion Officier to dress Collective).

Starting from June 2025a brands selected from the finalists will be dedicated to a Support path aimed at developing your brand. The designers will have the opportunity, in fact, to access a series of strategic consultancy provided by experts from the world of Italian fashion, as well as financial support. Creativity, strategic planning and attention to sustainability are some of the main criteria that will be applied in the selection phase. In this edition they will be assigned Three Grant worth € 50,000.00 each.

The realization of the fifth edition of the CNMI Fashion Trust Grant was made possible thanks to the support of the patron Style Capital Sgrcompany to manage private equity funds that invests in the fashion and luxury sector and with the contribution of Sozzani Foundation, engaged in promoting new generations of creatives and in the dissemination of cultural initiatives oriented to a greater social and environmental awareness.

«The future cannot ignore the new generation of creatives, for this reason CNMI works alongside the Fashion Trust fashion chamber to support them in the creation of collections that look to the future and sustainability, and to help designer independent in the development phases of your brand »declares Carlo Capasa.