«The value of this event is deeply linked to our desire for change. We are part of an industry, that of fashion, which by definition looks to the future, feeds on different stimuli and recognizes an inestimable value in diversity “.
Like this Carlo Capasa, President of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, spoke on the occasion of the second edition of Including Diversity talk, an internationally important event organized with the support of Municipality of Milan and Intesa Sanpaolo. The event, which was held at the Piccolo Teatro Grassi, was animated by a series of conversations linked to the themes of inclusiveness and diversity, giving interesting cultural and social ideas.
Moderated by the SkyTg24 journalist Mariangela Pira, the talk opened with the greetings of Capasa, followed by the intervention of Alessia Cappello, Councilor for Economic Development and Labor Policies, e Tommaso Sacchi, Councilor for Culture. At the center of the debate, the concrete commitment that in the last two years CNMI has addressed to the issues of Inclusion & Diversity, through a series of initiatives. As of the publication in 2019 of the Manifesto of Diversity and Inclusiveness, initiated both with its associates, through the work table on human resources composed of Bottega Veneta, Brioni, Dolce & Gabbana, Emilio Pucci, Zegna, Etro, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Loro Piana, Max Mara, Missoni, Moschino, OTB , Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Valextra and Versace, and coordinated with the design support of Michele Valerio, partner of Eupragma, and with global players, staging major projects.
Between these, We Are Made in Italy – Black Lives Matter in Italian Fashion, thanks to which several BIPOC designers participated in the Milan Fashion Week calendar; the new project Fashion Bridges – The Bridges of Fashion, developed in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Pretoria (South Africa) which allowed 4 South African and Italian designer couples to present their capsule collections during Milan Fashion Week in September 2021 at the CNMI Fashion Hub; the training project Inclusive Backstage for the hair stylists of the fashion shows with the aim of deepening their knowledge on the different hair textures and in particular the afro ones; the institutional partnership recently signed with Fashion Minority Alliance and its founder Barbara Kennedy-Brown for education topics on inclusion and program launch Fashion Deserves the World developed in collaboration with Mygrants which provides a free training course for 15 migrants and refugees.
Afterwards, a series of personalities took turns on the stage who shared their experience related to the topics in question. Among them, the writer and activist Esperance Hakuzwimana author of And then that’s it. Poster of an Italian black woman; Miss Fame gender non-conforming artist interviewed by Teneshia Carr, Editor-In-Chief of Blanc Magazine who has been supporting CNMI for some time in training activities for Associates; the psychoanalyst and university professor Massimo Recalcati, who offered a lecture on the cultural and sociological roots of hatred; the Paralympic athlete Monica Contrafatto who conversed with Claudio Arrigoni, expert journalist of Paralympic sports; as well as the model and activist Teddy Quinlivan, interviewed by Simone Marchetti, European Editorial Director of Vanity Fair & Editor-in-Chief of Vanity Fair Italia.
The event was also animated by a suggestive and exciting live performance by the actress Stefania Rocca We Shall Overcome dedicated to the theme of migrants and human freedom, and accompanied by musicians Antonio Fresa e Raffaele Casarano.
Two moments were also dedicated to the world of fashion and luxury, thanks to the presence of Antonella Centra, Executive Vice President General Counsel, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability of Gucci, who, together Filippo Chieli, Global Relationship Manager Retail and Luxury of Intesa Sanpaolo (IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division), illustrated the Bank’s Supply Chain Development Program dedicated to the implementation of sustainability and inclusion projects in the supply chain and Geraldine vallejo, Director of the Sustainability Program of the Kering group, who met with other entrepreneurs in the sector, including Marina Salamon, Founder of Altana, Mariele Uboldi, ZEISS World Sales Director Sunlens e Azzurra Morelli, Owner of Pellemoda, regarding the support of women in the luxury supply chain.
Furthermore the Fashion Minority Alliance (FMA) has announced a partnership with the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, as its official partner for diversity and inclusion. Marking a new chapter in the history of Italian fashion, the London-based non-profit and non-partisan organization intends to help accelerate the mission of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion to create opportunities for individuals who come from minorities, especially those who define themselves as such as blacks, indigenous people, people of color (BIPOC) and / or individuals with disabilities.
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