The first designs created in Africa at the end of summer
Launching the Accademia Italiana For Africa (AIFA) Project
The Accademia Italiana’s young, talented designers are already at work on the “capsule collection” of women’s wear for Spring/Summer 2014 for the AIFA project, which was initiated last April by president Vincenzo Giubba together with Franca Sozzani, director of Vogue Italia and goodwill ambassador for Fashion 4 Development (a global organization using fashion to promote economic growth and women’s empowerment in developing countries worldwide), and Sudhitham Chirathivat, CEO of Central Retail Company, which includes the Rinascente Group.