Centergross S/S 2023 show
Italian ready-made fashion giant under the spotlight
Bologna launches the new womenswear season with the Centergross Summer in Italy show, the first of the major events that see it at the centre of international creativity and industry. The collective’s Spring/Summer 2023 show, to be held in-person under the guidance of Chair Piero Scandellari, will be held on Wednesday 1 February at 18:30 at Bologna’s Teatro Arena del Sole. The upcoming event organised by Europe’s most important ready-made fashion hub, in line with the seasonal calendar of the textile market, will be twice as big as previous ones, welcoming insiders, press and buyers around its very positive message and suggesting excellent economic prospects for the industry. With the pandemic now behind us, the market is showing clear signs of recovery and Centergross confirms the retail network’s confidence in this type of quality Made in Italy production, at competitive prices, close to the needs of the trade in terms of services, timing and fashion content in line with fashion macro-trends.
The collective show organised by Centergross is entitled Fashion and Art, noting the mutual influence between the two, and shining a light particularly on Made in Italy creativity. Each brand in the show was given a different artwork as inspiration. The brands presenting their Spring/Summer 2023 collections will be: Takeshy Kurosawa, ADM Revolution, Karl Mommoo Homme for menswear and Souvenir, Gil Santucci, King Kong, Angela Davis, J.B4 for womenswear. Clothes by Rinascimento and Rinascimento Curvy will be worn by the Puppini Sisters, a London-based female Swing and Jazz trio set up by Bolognese artist Marcella Puppini in the “a cappella” close harmony singing style of the Forties. The group has produced 6 albums and 4 new self-penned hits since it emerged in 2004, and will give an extraordinary artistic performance in Bologna. A choral fashion show under the artistic direction of Roberto Corbelli and the supervision of Project Manager Riccardo Collina in a journey of accessible beauty. Fashion, Music and Art will come together at this wonderful show, where Bologna is set to confirm its position as the international capital of ready-made Italian fashion.
At the presentation press conference, Centergross Chair Piero Scandellari said: “Putting on a collective show is a considerable investment both for Centergross itself and for its businesses and backers, and it involves a great deal of participation from everyone. This edition confirms once again Centergross’s strategic decision to lead the project to create the International Ready-Made Fashion Hub in Bologna and we are working, through events such as Summer in Italy and Winter Melody, which showcase our brands’ collections, on other initiatives designed to bring on board many other institutions and parties in the territory.” “The International Ready-Made Fashion Hub is a major project involving 700 businesses over 1 million square metres,” says Marco Panieri, deputy mayor of Bologna Metropolitan City with responsibility for Economic Development, Trade, Manufacturing and Subsidiaries. “We have an opportunity here to reiterate how we as institutions must work together to foster synergies throughout the Emilia Romagna Fashion Valley, and especially in the Bologna Metropolitan City. The two events organised by Centergross, Winter Melody in September and now Summer in Italy in February, are a great opportunity to showcase new collections, so we thank the businesses taking part in this show because they are representing the Fashion Valley and what we are also trying to express more broadly, here at the heart of Italy and Made in Italy.” The event will be live-streamed on Centergross’s official platforms (its website and Instagram and Facebook pages).