CKD Master and Modateca Deanna's special fashion show 
Event
Edition 95
25.06.2024
Place of the event
SALA DELLA RONDA, FORTEZZA DA BASSO
Date of the event
25.06.2024 18:00
AT PITTI FILATI 95, THE FASHION SHOW OF THE STUDENTS FROM THE MASTER IN CREATIVE KNITWEAR DESIGN OF ACCADEMIA COSTUME & MODA AND MODATECA DEANNA THE FINAL CAPSULE COLLECTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH ANTONIO MARRAS, BLUMARINE, AND MAX MARA FASHION GROUP
At Pitti Immagine Filati 95, the First-Level Master in Creative Knitwear Design of Accademia Costume & Moda (ACM), in collaboration with Modateca Deanna, continues its valued partnership with Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery through a special fashion show on June 25, 2024, at 6:00 PM at the Sala della Ronda, Fortezza da Basso, in Florence. This educational project, launched for the first time in 2016, aims to showcase young designers' talents and the industry's excellence. It is a celebratory moment dedicated to the best companies at the fair, buyers, style office representatives from prestigious fashion houses, the press, and international creative talents.

The 12 students from the Master in Creative Knitwear Design will present their Final Capsule Collections in knitwear, developed in partnership with mills, spinners, and workshops representing Made in Italy's excellence. This event, year after year, showcases ACM and Modateca Deanna's commitment to promoting young talent and our unique Italian craftsmanship, combining technology, know-how, innovation, and creativity.
For our students, the opportunity to present their collections during Pitti Filati represents an unmatched occasion in the global context of Fashion Education. This extraordinary achievement is made possible by the collaboration and generosity of Pitti Immagine Discovery. A celebration of each talent's unique features and capabilities that come to light in the Modateca Deanna workshops. A project steeped in history, passion, and creativity, continuing to grow year after year through valuable collaborations with renowned fashion houses and manufacturers in the knitwear sector

— Andrea Lupo Lanzara, President of Accademia Costume & Moda

It is truly a great opportunity to showcase at Pitti Filati the remarkable research and experimentation carried out during the academic year by our students, expertly guided by our tutors, alongside the most prestigious companies in our industry. The result of the collaboration between the partners, the Accademia, and the students of the CKD Master materializes every year at Pitti Filati. It's always an endless thrill, a celebration of creativity and Made in Italy excellence, in the name of knitwear.

— Sonia Veroni, CEO of Modateca Deanna and Director of the Master in Creative Knitwear Design

The fashion show of the Master in Creative Knitwear Design presented at Pitti Filati has become a must-attend event edition after edition,primarily for the high quality expressed by the students in their garments and creations, and for the opportunity to work in synergy with the partner companies to produce the final works and for the Industry Projects, involving key brands and groups of the Italian fashion scene. Pitti Filati then provides an ideal setting for this showcase, a distinguished audience to support the young designers of the future.

— Antonella Mansi, President of the Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery

Also on the runway are the winners of this year's Industry Projects, which have seen valuable collaboration from the brands Antonio Marras, Blumarine, and Max Mara Fashion Group: special projects where selected students developed unique Knitwear Capsule Collections, in line with the briefs received from the Maisons.

The students presenting their capsule collections are: Miriam Bork, Costanza Brunelli, Domitilla Damiani, Manuel Fidalgo Salgado, Cecilia Franchitti, Amanda Franzoni, Mia Skjaeret Hanssen, Marina Mendes, Linda Muffatti, Sakshi Oruganti, Rahul Pujar, Francesca Sargenti.

The partner companies involved in the creation of the final works and Industry Project of the students are: Art Design, Cariaggi Lanificio, Corazzari Maglierie, Divina Mode, Filati Be.Mi.Va., Filpucci, Gruppo Florence divisione Maglificio Leonello Spagnol, Gruppo Florence divisione Mely’s, Gruppo Florence divisione Metaphor, Iafil, Ilaria Manifattura Lane, Imax, Lanificio Dell’Olivo, LFG Linking Fashion Group, Lineapiù Italia, M3 Knitwear, Maglificio Loredana, Maglificio Marilina, Manifattura Sesia, Mas, Millefili, Netflex, NRGY, Pecci Filati, Pinori Filati, Servizi e Seta, Sinflex, Shima Seiki Italia, SMT-Societá Manifattura Tessile-Pattern Group, SMT- Divisione Wholegarment Zanni – Pattern Group, STOLL, Südwolle Group, Tintoria Rosta Nuova, Tollegno 1900, Tous Les Garcons, Vimar1991, Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia.