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Stefano Festa Marzotto new IAF president

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) has announced a leadership transition, naming Stefano Festa Marzotto as its new president. The announcement was made at the 40th IAF World Fashion Convention in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which also celebrated four decades of the organisation’s global collaboration within the apparel industry. Stefano Festa...

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In Italy, a new protocol is introduced to combat exploitation in fashion production

On May 26, Luca Sburlati, the president of the Italian textile association Confindustria Moda, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at tackling illegality and exploitation in the local fashion production chain. With this, the Confindurstria Moda thus confirms its full willingness to collaborate with public institutions and other...

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‘Fashion Nights': Over 30 fashion institutes in Italy to open doors to the public

Confindustria Accessori Moda, Sistema Moda Italia (SMI) and Rete TAM, the national network of institutes in the textile, clothing and fashion sectors throughout Italy, have announced the launch of the sixth edition of the educational event ‘Fashion Nights’ (Notti della Moda). Starting in October, this initiative will open the doors of technical...

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Italy's textile and fashion sector saw 3 percent growth in 2023

Confindustria Moda, Italy’s fashion sector body representing 150,000 manufacturing and service companies that employs a total of 5,383,286 people, has released data indicating an uptick in turnover compared to 2022, reaching 111.7 billion euros. The growth, however is solely attributed to higher sales values, as there is a notable decline in...

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Schools

Confindustria Moda announces results of Fashion Talent Days

Confindustria Moda, the Italian Federation that brings together the seven associations representing the textile, fashion and accessory sectors, has announced the results of the first edition of Fashion Talent Days, an online job fair. More than 7,500 participants across Italy took part in the event, 1,300 applications were received and 60...

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Retail

Italian fashion brands ask for rent suspesions

Confindustria Moda, an organization representing the Italian fashion industry, has asked commercial premises landlords to put lease payments on hold for retailers. The appeal was due to the coronavirus crisis, which has left Italy as one of the hardest hit countries in the world by the global pandemic. Total number of cases in Italy are only...