Italy's 2025 Calendar of Emerging Fashion Designer Events
Italy's 2025 calendar for emerging fashion designers is packed with events from north to south, including FORMA in Rome (March 21-22), Rome Fashion Path (May 13-18), Catania's Accademia Alta Moda show (May), VBRA Venezia (late May), MED Italy in Naples (June 7-9), Maredamare in Florence (July 19-21), ApritiModa nationwide (autumn), and Fashion Graduate Italia in Milan (autumn). These events aim to connect young creativity with production, training, and storytelling, emphasizing sustainability, inclusion, and innovation. The article by Lara Gastaldi on Artribune highlights the necessity of such spaces to prevent new talents from remaining invisible in a system dominated by established brands.
Key facts
- FORMA – Prospettive di Moda, Arte e Creatività held in Rome at Roma Convention Center La Nuvola on March 21-22, 2025.
- Rome Fashion Path took place May 13-18, 2025, as a diffuse event across Rome.
- Fashion Show dell’Accademia Alta Moda held in Catania in May 2025.
- VBRA Venezia second edition held in late May 2025, featuring nine young designers from Polimoda, IED, and Aalto University.
- MED Italy held at the Naples fairground from June 7-9, 2025.
- Maredamare in Florence from July 19-21, 2025, includes a section for emerging brands.
- ApritiModa opens ateliers and workshops across Italy in autumn 2025.
- Fashion Graduate Italia in Milan in autumn 2025, a fashion week for students.
Entities
Artists
- Lara Gastaldi
Institutions
- Artribune
- Roma Convention Center La Nuvola
- Accademia Alta Moda
- Polimoda
- IED
- Aalto University
- MED Italy
- Maredamare
- ApritiModa
- Fashion Graduate Italia
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Catania
- Venice
- Naples
- Florence
- Milan