"Artisans Behind Italian Fashion Worry About Their Future"

[BigPurseSue]

Interesting article from the NY Times about the struggles of contract artisans and designers as Italian fashion houses retool in the face of the pandemic:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/business/italy-luxury-fashion-coronavirus.html

 

[Chanbal]

Interesting article from the NY Times about the struggles of contract artisans and designers as Italian fashion houses retool in the face of the pandemic:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/business/italy-luxury-fashion-coronavirus.html

It may take a couple of years to resume the economic activity after this pandemic, and I'm probably being optimistic.

 

[limom]

The Italian government must step in.
There have been so many scandals involving the artisanat over there.
If one spends an incredible amount of money on a shirt or a pair of shoes for instance, One wants the quality reflected and the item completely made in Italy by Italian Artisans.
And forget about jewelry, another situation.
I believe that this type of savoir faire is going to be revalued and the future will be good for specialized trades.
It is a unique savoir faire and while it might be cheaper to buy Indian embroidery, it is not the same, Imo.
The clients have wisened up too. Especially since the considerable savings are not passed on to the end users.

 

[Nibb]

Really interesting. After reading about Ferragamo’s contributions I think my shoe budget will go to them.

 

[Chanbal]

Really interesting. After reading about Ferragamo’s contributions I think my shoe budget will go to them.

Amex has now an offer for Ferragamo "Spend $500 or more, get $100 back", you may want to take advantage of it.

 

[Nibb]

Amex has now an offer for Ferragamo "Spend $500 or more, get $100 back", you may want to take advantage of it.

Thanks for the info!

 

[maryg1]

We all know that Italian fashion and designer are known and requested all over the world, as food and cars.
What about Italian furniture/lamp design instead?
We’ve big industries in that field too (and they don’t come cheap unfortunately).
Is Italian design still high outside our borders?