#SuzyPitti: Technological Culture – Italy’s Minister Creates A New Fusion

“I especially liked the colour,” said CEO Micaela le Divelec Lemmi whose subtle revolution at Ferragamo includes an artistic study of sustainability in the house’s museum. There were none of Marilyn Monroe’s shoes – but striking examples of sustainable thinking.https://www.instagram.com/p/BykFvkhnkdC/?utm_source=ig_embedGucci, which presented its latest show in May at the Palazzo Nouveau museum in Rome, offered in Florence a two-pronged movement. As well as the focus on the renewed water supply, there was, in the Gucci Garden area, a new exhibition underlining the strong codes of the house over half a century.

The subjects covered included ‘Alchemy in Nature,’ ‘Cosmic Colours,’ decorative plumes of feathers – and the different takes on accessories from Tom Ford to current designer Alessandro Michele.

With worldwide challenges, especially from China and its new Silk Road, Italy seems to be embracing the future, rather than fighting it. The enormous trade fair offered space to young and energetic Chinese designers, who were given a generous showcase – even if it is in an underground area which served as a war bunker.https://www.instagram.com/p/BykESHdnxxf/?utm_source=ig_embedSo much of Italian fashion has been built on family businesses, although passing on from one generation to the next seems increasingly difficult in a highly competitive world. So it was good to see, after the fading and failing of the Roberto Cavalli brand, that his son is building a business of his own.https://www.instagram.com/p/BymX-esnb5M/?utm_source=ig_embed

Working under the label RRR, Robert Cavalli used British Punk from his fashion training years in London, his love of nature and wild animals, and a worldwide audience to create what can only be described as a modernist version of his father’s vision.

That proves that for all the seismic changes in Italy, as it embraces high-tech alongside high-art, family can still play a useful part in fashion.