XHULJANO MALAJ
PIETRO FADDA
CHIARA DE NIGRIS
MILANO MODA GRADUATE for
Milano Moda Graduate: The Winners Of The Fifth Edition ORGANIZED BY CAMERA NAZIONALE DELLA MODA ITALIANA, MILANO MODA GRADUATE BRINGS THE BEST TALENTS FROM ITALIAN FASHION SCHOOLS TO THE CATWALK. THE FINAL ACT OF THE FIFTH EDITION TOOK PLACE AT BASE IN MILAN ON 14TH JUNE, INAUGURATING MILANO MODA UOMO Francesco Murano, John Lloyd Palomares and Ottavia Molinari: these were the talents awarded on the catwalk of Milano Moda Graduate, the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana project launched in 2015 with the aim of raising the profile of outstanding students at Italian fashion schools, accelerating and supporting their inclusion in the fashion industry. The eight finalists, which each paraded six outfits at BASE in Milan, included Francesco Murano from Campania, born in 1997, from IED Milano, who won the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Award, consisting of a monetary prize of 10,000 euros to support
his professional development. YKK Italia, a leading company in luxury fastening accessories and a main partner of Milano Moda Graduate, selected John Lloyd Palomares (NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) as the winner of the YKK Prize. The Filipino designer, who has created looks focused on the use of fastening accessories, was awarded with a cash prize and the opportunity to participate in a seminar organized by YKK Group at its headquarters in Japan. The Vogue Talents award went to twenty-one-year-old Ottavia Molinari from Milan, a student at the Istituto Marangoni, securing her an exclusive editorial in Vogue
Italia. The winners were chosen by an eminent international jury chaired by Angela Missoni and composed of Carlo Capasa (CNMI, Chairman), Giuseppe Angiolini (Camera Italiana Buyer Moda, Honorary President), Gianluca Cantaro (Nowfashion, Editor-In-Chief), Alessandra Carra (Agnona, CEO), Michele Ciavarella (Style Magazine Corriere della Sera, Deputy Editor), Jacopo Etro (Etro, Creative Director Textile and Home), Tyler Franch (Hudson Bay, Canada, Fashion Director), Caroline Issa (Tank, CEO), David Martin (Odda, EditorIn-Chief), Christopher Morency (Highsnobiety, Editor-At-Large), Michael Philouze