Three Emerging Female-Led Fashion Brands in Rome

Rome is witnessing a wave of female-led fashion brands that combine sustainability, experimental techniques, and artisanal heritage. Amotea, founded by Diletta Amodei, creates seasonless events-wear with green fibers and romantic aesthetics. Its spring-summer 2024 collection 'L'Isola' draws inspiration from the Mediterranean, featuring multicolor flounces, floral prints, and collaborations with illustrator Carlotta Varrenti. Federica Kappe Bonifaci, also born in 1979, focuses on the cape as a versatile garment, using materials like double wool and cashmere for genderless, high-end designs. Her fall-winter 2022-2023 collection includes capes in black, white, orange, brown, lime, and fuchsia. Invaerso, founded by architect Maria Clelia Scuteri in 2016, produces jewelry through a mix of ancient handcraft, 3D printing, and upcycling. Her debut collection 'Past Present Future Collection' won the Worth Partnership Project in 2020, supporting creative European industries. The collection includes three capsules: Solidity + Density, Surface + Linearity, and Lightness + Structure, using gold, silver, brass, and filigree techniques.