Thursday, November 20, 2014

Venice: Venice Fashion Day and Night Events





Venice: Venice Fashion Day  - Hotel Monaco and Grand Canal – Made in Veneto and Made in Italy  - Round Table.  Organized by Venezia da Vivere, in the foyer of the old theatre of the Hotel Monaco and Grand Canal, the round table discussion on the subject: Made in Veneto – Made in Italy: perspectives for the fashion system. The discussion brought together a panel of fashion experts of the region: institutions, universities, companies, fashion designers, press and bloggers. The goal was to “photograph” a reality to be read as a single story covering; entrepreneurial stories, innovative publishing projects, European laws that protect creative work and, last but not least, the culture of fashion from independent designers to large enterprises. It was a moment to bring out the common denominator of quality manufacturing and the concurrent use of tradition, to bear witness on how strong these companies are with their link to the region.   The Made in Veneto and Made in Italy: perspectives for the fashion system, was the first in a series, and opened Venice Fashion Night.

 
Organizer of the event, editor in chief of Venezia da Vivere Laura Scarpa  - argued that in the present scenario it is time for companies to embrace new ways of communication. Editor in chief of How to Spend it, Gruppo Sole 24 Ore Nicoletta Polla-Mattiot - emphasized the need to revitalize the fashion industry: while it is true that the Italian fashion, Veneto and Venice are strong in their tradition and glamor that they evoke, this is no longer enough. We need to find new strategies, new languages ​​that are not self-referential but international.


Marzia Narduzzi CEO of Pier Spa  - tells us that sometimes it feels a bit lonely as an entrepreneur during these difficult times.  Maria Luisa Frisa director of BA in Fashion Design and Multimedial Arts at IUAV - Stressed the need to create a system that brings together communication in one common project and the extraordinary fact related to the fashion and the textile culture of the Veneto. Venezia da Vivere’s editorial director Lorenzo Cinotto - presented a study, on how to use Instagram for Fashion Communication.

 
Coffee at the bar 

          
 
Sandro Zara, founder of the Tabarrificio Veneto - Tell us about working with love and passion, a passion that takes over obstacles. Giovanni Zara of Barena Venezia - tells the story of how the city is crucial for its products inspired by the traditional clothing of the fishermen in the lagoon, updated for contemporary use.

 
EIC Veneto/Unioncamere Francesco Pareti – Tells about the work of Unioncamere in Brussels with Italian MEPs. Finally today, Creativity is considered an industry and no more an Art form for the European Union.  And that, Photography and Design are finally funded industries in the Creative Europe program.

 
Photographer and video maker Amina Marazzi Gandolfi and journalist Pia Gandolfi 



Main sponsor Lorenzo Canella  who produces Bellini cocktails – tells that the tradition and quality of Made in Veneto is a story that needs to be communicated in a new way.  And, of how the Bellini cocktail has become a topic of storytelling on Instagram.

 
Tommaso Canella prepares a Bellini cocktail, which is made with “farm to bottle” white peaches, raspberry juice and prosecco


The Bellini is served 

 
Angelo Maria Barducci, faculty coordinator Creative Academy of the Richemont Group (the holding company headquartered in Geneva, brings together luxury brands such as Cartier, Montblanc, Chloe, Alaia), he describes the mission of the school desired by the group:  to select each year 20 young international talents that then work as creative artists in the group's brands.  The academy is based in Milan and chose Italy for its manufacturing excellence, and its artisans who make it possible to transform a design into a high quality product.
 
 
Omar Pavanello designer of OPVS bags and Marcia Pendini of Gioielleria Salvadori – tells how her jewelry designs are inspired by the architecture of Venice, that borrow the forms of the Ca 'd'Oro, Palazzo Ducale and the iron bow of the gondola.

 

Ottica Urbani’s Fosca Urbani - Speaks of design as ironic and personal and about her of passion, fun and optimism in her work.

 
Marisa Convento makes contemporary Murano glass bead jewelry using nineteenth century long needles. 

   
Architect Mario Lupano and Maria Luisa Frisa

Photograph courtesy Raptus and Roses

Venice Fashion Night. Organized by Venezia da Vivere, Venice Fashion Night took you along a journey with Instagramers, photographers and bloggers to discover new collections of jewelry, accessories, perfumes and designer items. Fashion shows, cocktails, and the late opening of Palazzo Fortuny concluded the event.
Above. Raptus and Roses’s collection outside the Basilica of San Marco.




Venice Fashion Night – Hotel Londra Palace - Raptus and Rose. A performance through the calle of Venice of Raptus and Roses’s Eugenia Dress designed by Silvia Bisconti. The BCBG Eugenia Dress contains within itself three different souls. The skirt is the essence of femininity:large and colorful. The bodice of black jersey is its dynamic component. The belt is a staple in every sense, with a tie made in the '70s.
Above. Silvia Bisconti toast the models as they start on their way through the calle of Venice.



Venice Fashion Night – Hotel Savoia – Dadhai.  Designing in the footsteps of her grandmother, Roberta di Camerino the Grande Dame of Venetian fashion, Tessa Zanga Camerino designs big exquisite handmade leather handbags under the label Dadhai.

 
Venice Fashion Night – Altrove Party. Designers Miriam Nonino and Alessandra Milan in their flagship store, Altrove – I am somewhere else. Their clothes are structured round geometric shapes.  For the event they presented, together with their latest collection, the work of artist Lucio Serpani called De-Cor – A Practical Face Cover for Any Occasion.

 
Artist Lucio Serpani and his masks – De-Cor - A Practical face Cover for Any Occasion


DJ-set Gigi Funcis dalle Carbonare wearing on of Lucio Serpani’s masks


Venice Fashion Night – Hotel Metropole – Atelier – Gloria Beggiato.  The glamorous owner of the Hotel Metropole, Gloria Beggiato is also a collector of vintage fashion. For Venice Fashion Night, she presented her private collection with a special installation, in the Oriental Bar of the hotel, of her most beloved pieces; clothes, accessories and a curious collection of buttons, evoking emotions and memories of the past.
Above.  Gloria Beggiato with Lorenzo Cinotti.

 
Gloria Beggiato – Atelier – a teapot is hidden inside a padded silk flowered handbag.
 



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