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Vogue Talents and Italian Factor

FCL — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:01:57 +0000

On March 24th 2014 at Fashion Studies, University of Bologna, Rimini campus, the fourth and last phase of our Workshop Project will take place. This is the result of a collaboration between ZoneModa, Vogue Talents and Future Concept Lab.

The future of Italian fashion lies in the Made in Italy. The young talents that will take part to this meeting, Flavia La Rocca and Caterina Gatta, will report on how important recovering tradition is, without simply imitating the past, while giving a particular attention to style versatility and responsibility.

Chairmen: Paolo Ferrarini and Elisa Pervinca Bellini.

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Vogue Talents: Clothing and the Italian Factor

FCL — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:22:57 +0000

The 10th of March 2014 will take place the third phase of a workshop in Fashion Courses at University of Bologna, result of the collaboration of ZoneModa, Vogue Talents and Future Concept Lab.

The starting point will be “Italian Factor,” the latest book by Francesco Morace. All the investigation around the future Made in Italy will focus on a successful history of style and industry: Massimo Giorgetti.

Moderators: Paolo Ferrarini and Federico Chiara.

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Vogue Talents: Accessories and the Italian Factor

FCL — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 17:00:28 +0000

The second appointment of the project ZoneModa with Vogue Talents and Future Concept Lab will start with a preview of the “Italian Factor”, the latest book by Francesco Morace. The starting point for this investigation into the future of Made in Italy make further tangible through this meeting with two successful young realities, both coming from Vogue Talents: Paula Cademartori and L’F Shoes.
The moderators will be Elisa Pervinca Bellini of Vogue Italia and Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab.
The event is scheduled to take place at 11am of Monday, February 3rd, at the Università di Rimini, via Santa Chiara 4, aula 2.

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The past and the future of Vogue Italia

FCL — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:00:47 +0000

On November 25, 2013, from the collaboration between ZoneModa, Vogue Italia and Future Concept Lab, there will start the first stage of a workshop project with the graduate courses dedicated to the study of fashion from the Università di Bologna, Rimini campus. During the meetings, the students and the city of Rimini will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with professionals and experts in the fashion industry, academics and young designers. Four meetings to retrace the history of a major fashion icon, Vogue Italia, and to accompany the adventure of Vogue Talents with reflections and trend studies provided by industry-leading Future Concept Lab. During the workshops issues related to the history of Vogue Italia will be analysed, both for its future development. In particular, participants will have the opportunity to follow the ideation and the design of special “Vogue Talents” with a special section devoted to accessories and the Italian Factor.
These meetings will be guided by Federico Chiara, Elisa Pervinca Bellini, Laura Marino of Vogue Italia and Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab. Alongside them, young designers will talk about the prospects of fashion and new trends.

Paolo Ferrarini is a senior researcher at Future Concept lab, where his work is focused on emerging aesthetics and digital behaviours. He teaches regularly at the Università di Bologna and Istituto Marangoni.

Federico Chiara lives in Milan, and is culture and travel editor of Vogue Italia and coordinator of Vogue Talents. His journalistic collaborations include The New York Times, Herald Tribune, Dutch, Vanity Fair and L’Uomo Vogue.

Laura Marino is head of the graphics office of Vogue Italia where she is responsible for special projects such as catalogs, advertising campaigns, invitations, merchandising and for the graphic design of exhibitions and special events. In 2013, she was entrusted with the coordination and design of interactive graphics for Vogue Italia’s iPad version.

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