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re-Shaping fashion MADE IN ITALY

In this collection of interviews, leading voices in fashion reflect on how the industry can be reshaped through sustainability. From pioneering designers to forward-thinking entrepreneurs, each shares insights on innovative materials, circular production, and ethical practices. Together, their perspectives outline a future where creativity and responsibility move hand in hand, offering a vision of style that respects both people and the planet.

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Regarding producer responsibility, how to face barriers to fashion sustainability?
Gennaro Fabbrocini (Founder * Manifattura Tessile Boccia)
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How does Manifattura Tessile Boccia position itself in the fashion landscape?
Gennaro Fabbrocini (Founder * Manifattura Tessile Boccia)
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What concept of contemporary archive does you promote in Made in Italy fashion?
Franco Esposito (Founder * MILLESIME)
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How does Millesime position itself in the fashion landscape?
Franco Esposito (Founder * MILLESIME)
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How can craft and technology merge and convey their strategic value for firms?
Matteo Paloni (Graphic and Fashion Designer * NTMB)
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How can academia and research foster the circular transition in fashion?
Matteo Paloni (Graphic and Fashion Designer * NTMB)
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How can digitalization support your brand’s sustainability?
Matteo Paloni (Graphic and Fashion Designer * NTMB)
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How do you manage and turn textile waste into new resources?
Matteo Paloni (Graphic and Fashion Designer * NTMB)
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How does NTMB position itself in the fashion landscape?
Matteo Paloni (Graphic and Fashion Designer * NTMB)
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Can collaboration between firms, universities and research centers drive change?
Gustavo Ascione (Founder * Silk & Beyond)
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What technologies will deeply transform textile and fashion production?
Gustavo Ascione (Founder * Silk & Beyond)
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Can textile production waste flow into another industrial supply chain?
Gustavo Ascione (Founder * Silk & Beyond)
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How to overcome existing barriers to achieve truly circular fashion?
Gustavo Ascione (Founder * Silk & Beyond)
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What cutting-edge technologies and processes has your brand developed?
Alessandro Rizzo (Founder * DEMIURGO)
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How will blockchain, digital passports and certifications evolve, and your approach?
Alessandro Rizzo (Founder * DEMIURGO)
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Do you consider waste a potential strategic resource for the future?
Alessandro Rizzo (Founder * DEMIURGO)
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How can academia and research overcome cultural barriers and support Made in Italy?
Alessandro Rizzo (Founder * DEMIURGO)
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What main barriers hinder fashion circularity and what solutions exist?
Alessandro Rizzo (Founder * DEMIURGO)
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How does Demiurgo position itself in the fashion landscape?
Alessandro Rizzo (Founder * DEMIURGO)
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What role do technology and research play in guiding fashion’s sustainable transition?
Aldo Toscano (Founder * Sartoria Trama)
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How will the role of waste in fashion shift: from problem to resource?
Aldo Toscano (Founder * Sartoria Trama)
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What obstacles slow circular fashion and how can they be overcome?
Aldo Toscano (Founder * Sartoria Trama)
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How does Sartoria Trama position itself in the fashion landscape?
Aldo Toscano (Founder * Sartoria Trama)
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How can blockchain and digital passports be used strategically in fashion?
Emilio Russo (Managing Director * Blowhammer)

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FASHION HUMAN CAPITAL

In RHITA, the voices of companies, artisans, and innovators offer a living portrait of how Italian fashion is evolving. Each interview fragment opens a window onto a different tension or opportunity: the search for new forms of circularity, the rediscovery of craft, the promise of digital tools, the challenges of regulation, the desire for shared knowledge and more responsible futures.

 

These insights have been gathered into a set of thematic areas that mirror the transformations shaping the sector today, from material innovation to policy shifts, from waste-to-value practices to new models of collaboration. Alongside these themes, every contribution is also connected to RHITA’s three guiding dimensions — circular, phygital, and education — which frame the project’s vision of a fashion system capable of renewing itself while remaining deeply rooted in its cultural identity.

 

Together, these voices trace a constellation of perspectives that illuminate how Italy’s fashion landscape is imagining its next chapter: more connected, more conscious, and more attuned to the balance between tradition and innovation.