Italian Designers 2025

Discover the brilliance of handpicked Italian fashion designers who will grace our event with their cutting-edge creations. Each designer brings a unique perspective, blending traditional influences with contemporary trends, making this showcase a melting pot of diverse and groundbreaking fashion statements.

Clothing

Aendor Studio

AENDÖR is a genderless fashion brand founded by Antonella Mirco and Savio – a creative duo from Southern Italy. After years in Berlin, they returned to Italy and opened their first atelier in 2023.

Each piece is hand-designed, cut, and sewn in-house, reflecting a commitment to craftsmanship and identity. Their all-black collections blend Japanese avant-garde influences with the precision of Italian tailoring, evolving through fluid silhouettes and transparent fabrics.

AENDÖR rejects binary labels and celebrates individuality, freedom of expression, and the power of fashion as a cultural force.

Bombo Studio

Bombo Studio is a new slow fashion brand proudly Made in Italy, blending clean aesthetics with a playful, forward-thinking approach.

Specializing in 100% cotton shirts, entirely crafted in Italy, the brand merges tailoring precision with creative lightness. Inspired by classic menswear, Bombo reinterprets traditional forms through a contemporary, genderless lens, promoting conscious and liberating fits.

Driven by sustainability, Bombo Studio reduces waste while prioritizing creativity, quality, and continuous research. A constantly evolving project that honors the past while looking ahead to the future.

Bootei

Every day brings new challenges, choices, and facets of who we are. Bootei was born for those who embrace change while staying true to themselves.

The brand creates versatile, essential, and distinctive sabot shoes – elegant yet practical, authentic yet continuously evolving.

Bootei’s designs accompany you through every moment of the day, because true elegance is knowing how to change without ever losing your identity.

Chooselife

CHSLF, short for Chooselife, is an Italian brand founded in 2023 by Andrea Catoni, a young designer without formal fashion training. The brand transforms everyday clothing into wearable art by combining tailoring with technical and industrial design, challenging social norms.

Known for its signature petrol green, transparency, and industrial-style straps, CHSLF experiments with unconventional materials and bold shapes. It appeals to a young, urban generation that rejects labels and embraces freedom of identity through fashion.

Francesca Cottone

Francesca Cottone is a contemporary fashion brand born from the fusion of Italian tailoring and cosmopolitan influences. At the core of its creative vision, the outerwear becomes a symbol of strength and identity, reinterpreted through a minimal and bold aesthetic. Rooted in the tradition of Made in Italy, the collections are infused with streetwear codes and urban references, giving life to a conscious, free-spirited, and ever-evolving personality, beyond gender boundaries.

 

Denisa Rad

Denisa Rad is an emerging Milan-based womenswear Ready-To-Wear brand distinguished by its ethical and conscious commitment to sustainability. At its core, the brand champions craftsmanship, environmental awareness, and social responsibility, educating consumers to value these principles.

Denisa Rad offers versatile pieces conceived to suit different moments of everyday life, positioning itself within the “affordable luxury” segment and appealing to a conscious and cosmopolitan audience. Each piece is crafted with meticulous attention to detail and finishing, aiming to deliver a contemporary elegance that does not compromise on functionality.

Gambari

Gambari Milano is a forward-thinking accessories brand blending architectural precision with fashion innovation. Founded by architect Rinaldo Gambari, the label draws from Milan’s design tradition and his international background, including studies at Politecnico di Milano and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki.

Rooted in a family legacy dating back to 1895, Gambari Milano stands for lightness, material excellence, and a strong design identity. All pieces are handmade in Milan by skilled local artisans and have been praised by design critics. 

Idama

IDAMA is an Italian brand where technical performance meets luxury fashion. Founded by Alessandro Amadi, the label creates versatile, high-function garments designed for life’s unpredictability – seamlessly moving from city streets to the outdoors.

Crafted in Italy with advanced, sustainable materials, each piece reflects a commitment to innovation, durability, and refined design. Inspired by the Japanese word Hidama (“Fire Sphere”), IDAMA embodies passion, resilience, and purpose – offering conscious fashion for a new era of utility and elegance.

Lemme

Lèmme is a Tuscan knitwear brand rooted in the philosophy of The Art of Slowness. Inspired by the quiet beauty of la dolce vita, Lèmme creates timeless garments crafted to last, honouring tradition, simplicity, and mindful living.

Each piece is meticulously made in Italy using the finest natural yarns from renowned mills like Loro Piana, Todd & Duncan, and Zegna Baruffa. Blending artisanal techniques with modern technology, Lèmme delivers heirloom-quality knitwear that celebrates craftsmanship, comfort, and enduring elegance.

Marea

MAREA is a luxury fashion label where antiquity meets innovation through the art of upcycling. Founded on a commitment to sustainability, the brand transforms vintage garments and deadstock luxury fabrics into one-of-a-kind couture pieces.

Each creation is crafted in Italy with exceptional attention to detail, blending timeless elegance with modern individuality. MAREA’s designs are wearable works of art—garments that tell a story and celebrate craftsmanship, heritage, and conscious fashion.

Maurizio Taiuti

Maurizio Taiuti is a heritage Italian brand founded in Tuscany in 1958, born from the creativity of its namesake founder, who transformed traditional basket weaving into timeless women’s accessories. Today, the brand is led by his daughters, Elisabetta and Alessandra, carrying on a legacy of craftsmanship and innovation.

With over 50 years of experience, Maurizio Taiuti combines refined materials, clean lines, and functional elegance to create bags that reflect the needs of modern women. Each piece is proudly Made in Italy, using locally sourced materials and meticulous attention to detail. The brand offers both its own collections and product development services.

Maison Nencioni

NENCIONI is an Italian womenswear brand that blends refined tailoring with symbolic, contemporary design. Each piece is a “narrative armor,” crafted to express identity through contrasts – strength and grace, light and shadow.

With a focus on sustainability, Nencioni uses deadstock fabrics and artisanal production entirely made in Italy. The brand has been featured at Milan Fashion Week, supported by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, and is present in showrooms in Paris and Seoul.

Nencioni creates meaningful fashion for women who value depth, quality, and individuality.

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