Lectra and CNMI launch Fashion Incubator Project

17/07/2008
French integrated technology solutions producer Lectra and the CNMI (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana/National Chamber for Italian Fashion) have launched the second Fashion Incubator Project to allow designers from young Italian companies to design their first collections for Milan Fashion Week from September 20-27.

This year the jury chose to honour eight young designers: Andres Caballero/San Andres, Chicca Lualdi/BeQueen, Valentina Vizzio and Elena Pignata/A.VE, Federico Sangalli/Federico Sangalli, Gilda Giambra/Gilda Giambra and, Juan Caro and Fabio Sasso /Leit Motiv.

Lectra has made its Kaledo range available to these young designers so they can develop their brand new collections more efficiently. The Kaledo suite helps them to visually translate what they want to express through shapes and styles, elegance and emotion.

“Designers can waste a lot of time on repetitive tasks that have little to do with their creative abilities. Solutions like Kaledo, specifically conceived for the fashion industry, enable designers to focus on their principal task of designing original, innovative collections,” explained Mario Boselli, president of CNMI.