“There is no industry without problems,” says Carlo Capasa, president of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI). “The perfect world unfortunately does not exist. So, we have to find solutions.”
I’m sitting with Capasa in the lounge at Milan Fashion Week’s emerging designer hub in Piazza Mercanti, a stone’s throw from the Duomo in the heart of the city. We’re taking a break from the shows to discuss the existential threat facing the ‘Made in Italy’ label — and by extension, the entire Italian fashion industry. Schedules are busy, and PRs float around nearby, but the interview is unhurried; this is not a subject Capasa wants to rush.