Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Gala Dinner Opens Dalí and Fashion Exhibition at Palazzo Reale
Less than a day following Vogue World 2026: Milano, the Palazzo Reale hosted the annual gala dinner of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, signaling the commencement of Milan Fashion Week. This event, organized by CNMI with assistance from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Trade Agency, highlighted the launch of the Dalí and Fashion exhibition, curated by Judith Clark. Among the attendees were Mayor Giuseppe Sala, Anna Wintour, Francesca Ragazzi, designers Brunello Cucinelli, Gianvito Rossi, Alessandro Sartori, JJ Martin, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The dinner, managed by Da Vittorio, included a variety of dishes and a sneak peek at Salvador Dalí’s fashion-related works, featuring collaborations with Chanel, Dior, and Schiaparelli.
Key facts
- The CNMI gala dinner took place at Palazzo Reale in Milan, less than 24 hours after Vogue World 2026: Milano.
- The event celebrated the opening of the Dalí and Fashion exhibition, curated in its fashion component by Judith Clark.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended, the first sitting president to do so at Milan Fashion Week in a decade.
- Carlo Capasa stated that fashion accounts for around 5% of Italy’s GDP and employs around one million people.
- Dinner was overseen by three-Michelin-starred restaurant Da Vittorio and started less than 15 minutes after 8:30 p.m.
- The Dalí and Fashion exhibition opens to the public on Thursday.
- Salvador Dalí collaborated with Elsa Schiaparelli on the Drawer-Suit and Lobster Dress, photographed by Cecil Beaton in 1936 and 1937.
- Dalí’s first Vogue cover appeared in 1939, with subsequent covers in 1944 and 1946.
Entities
Artists
- Salvador Dalí
- Judith Clark
- Anna Wintour
- Francesca Ragazzi
- Brunello Cucinelli
- Gianvito Rossi
- Alessandro Sartori
- JJ Martin
- Giorgia Meloni
- Carlo Capasa
- Gabrielle Chanel
- Christian Dior
- Paco Rabanne
- Elsa Schiaparelli
- Cecil Beaton
- Wallis Simpson
- Giuseppe Sala
- Bianca Balti
- Alberta Ferretti
- Leonie Hanne
- Chiara Bazoli
- Elisabetta Franchi
- Luisa Beccaria
- Marco Rambaldi
- Chiara Ferragni
- Angela Missoni
- Veronica Etro
- Alessandro Frigerio
- Dragana Kunjadic Capasa
- Ennio Capasa
- Lelio Gavazza
- Anna Dello Russo
- Leonardo Della Valle
- Andrea Della Valle
- Tommaso Sacchi
- Coco Brandolini D'Adda
- Alfonso Dolce
- Alessandro Dell'Acqua
- Lavinia Biagiotti
- Frederic Arnault
- Carla Sozzani
- Doina Ciobanu
- Sara Maino
- Bartolomeo Rongone
- Arianna Casadei
- Arianna Alessi
- Renzo Rosso
- Luca De Meo
- Sara Battaglia
- Francesca Bellettini
- Federica Fontana
- Remo Ruffini
- Carlo Alberto Beretta
- Kulsum Shadab Wahab
- Maria Luisa Frisa
- Stefania Rocca
- Maria Porro
- Claudio Sgaraglia
- Marco Bizzarri
- Roberta Benaglia
- Luca Perano
- Diego Della Valle
- Hydra
- Debora Massari
Institutions
- Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
- Vogue
- Vogue Italia
- Vogue World
- Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Italian Trade Agency
- Municipality of Milan
- Da Vittorio
- Palazzo Reale
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Piazza del Duomo