Gilberto Calzolari has bagged the first C.L.A.S.S. Icon award. C.L.A.S.S. Icon is the annual award which bestows a visionary creative who tunes fashion design with responsible innovation and communication, raising awareness to new sustainable values. Calzolari is a leading fashion designer from Italy, with around 15 years of experience in the industry.
For an entire year, C.L.A.S.S. and Gilberto Calzolari have brought forward a set of initiatives on research and communication to inspire both professionals and fashion lovers. Together, they teamed up on materials research and educational projects both online and offline.Gilberto Calzolari has bagged the first C.L.A.S.S. Icon award. C.L.A.S.S. Icon is the annual award which bestows a visionary creative who tunes fashion design with responsible innovation and communication, raising awareness to new sustainable values. Calzolari is a leading fashion designer from Italy, with around 15 years of experience in the industry.#
“Gilberto’s philosophy and collections totally capture the ZeitGeist of responsible and contemporary fashion. His approach is truly three-dimensional bringing together design, innovation and sustainability. We named him C.L.A.S.S. Icon 2020 not only because we share the same values but also because he strives to convey them to the end consumers with a powerful and inspiring message,” Giusy Bettoni, founder and CEO of C.L.A.S.S. ecohub said in a press release.
For example, with the ultimate FW 20-21 TILT SYSTEM collection, the designer has blended smart-new and circular economy-sourced materials challenging the seasonality of fashion. An intriguing way of working, communicating and creating new aesthetics.
Born and raised in Milan, where he graduated at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Calzolari has worked as a designer for some of the most prestigious international luxury brands such as Marni, Alberta Ferretti, Valentino, Miu, and Giorgio Armani before launching his own brand in 2015.
In 2018, Calzolari was awarded with the prestigious Franca Sozzani Green Carpet award as best emerging designer, while in 2019 he won the Monte Carlo Fashion Week award as best emerging designer for his contribution to sustainable fashion.
Like partners C.L.A.S.S. and Calzolari will team up to draw up The Smart Manifesto, an annual declaration mapping values, priorities and ways of working to make fashion more responsible, ethical, and innovative. The manifesto will be launched by C.L.A.S.S. and Calzolari this September in order to support the launch of his new collection, TILT SYSTEM Volume 2.
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