Venice Fashion Week 2020: Fashion in Venice

Venice Fashion Week. From October 22 to 31, 2020, in Venice, fashion is culture and discovery, live and online

The spotlight is on the tenth edition of Venice Fashion Week: events, exhibitions, fashion shows blending fashion and craftsmanship, live and online. Presentations take place safely in artisan ateliers and in the secret rooms of Venice’s finest hotels.

Following the DPCM of October 24, some events become digital: watch them online.

From October 23 to 25, Open Ateliers

Emerging designers and artisan talent are the protagonists of three days dedicated to artisan workshops, which open their doors to showcase the creatives at work. Artists, goldsmiths, beaders, decorators, typographers, paper artists, florists, graphic designers: artisans are the lifeblood of Venice. Among this year’s highlights are the Open Ateliers itineraries, discovering workshops and mastery.

Discover all the Open Ateliers on the venicefashionweek.com website.

Request accreditation for visits by appointment.

Hospitality excellence presents Venetian fashion figures with Venice Fashion Week Digital

Venice Fashion Week and Hotel Danieli, Hotel Ca’ Sagredo, and Hotel Aman Venice celebrate with three digital encounters three important Venetian figures in international high fashion:

Wednesday, October 28, Hotel Danieli, LIVE DIGITAL EVENT from 4:00 PM
Fabio Marzari interviews Franco Puppato, the great Venetian tailor who has dressed divas and royalty and has just received the Arbiter award, the Oscar of Italian tailoring. A witness to splendor and guardian of the secrets of artisan tradition

In the precious rooms of Hotel Danieli, Maestro Puppato will take us into his Venetian tailoring workshop to tell the story of his life in fashion. Watch the event online

Thursday, October 29, Nicolao Atelier, LIVE DIGITAL EVENT, from 6:00 PM
Stefano Nicolao is a Master creator of historical costumes for theater and cinema. His theatrical and haute couture atelier in Venice is among the richest and most incredible in the world: hundreds of meters of velvets and crinolines envelop you with over 15,000 costumes, precious fabrics, hats, footwear, period accessories, all handmade with precious materials.

Stefano Nicolao’s career is a dream that spans from Cinecittà to Hollywood, from the Marco Polo film to the world’s most important theaters, to haute couture gowns for the 2020 Red Carpets. Thursday, October 29, from 6:00 PM onward, a live online presentation of the costume exhibition at Hotel Ca’ Sagredo and Nicolao Atelier, which this year celebrates 40 years of activity and prepares for the moment when it will present at Ca’ Sagredo Venetians Reflections, a fashion show-performance to tell the history of Venice through eras and creations. Watch the event online

Saturday, October 31, Hotel Aman Venice, LIVE DIGITAL EVENT, from 12:00 PM
Fabio Marzari interviews Luciana Boccardi, a Venetian journalist among Italy’s most important fashion experts, with contributions from Roberto Papetti, director of Il Gazzettino, and Arrigo Cipriani, who will introduce Boccardi’s latest book: Burlesque – Dizionario surreale (Ed. La Musa Talia). Watch the event online

An ironic and irreverent editorial “game” that traces a surreal picture through emotions, memories of characters encountered during her very long career as an indomitable journalist, writer, magazine director, who witnessed the birth of the greatest designers and observed the evolution of Italian fashion from the 1960s to 2020, a Venetian who in “Burlesque” launches a “utopian” appeal in the afterword for her beloved city.
A most important and precious Venetian, capable of reading our times with a courageous and ironic gaze.

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In the Secret Rooms: five designers between craftsmanship and sustainable fashion

As in the times of the Serenissima Republic, Venetian hotels are meeting places where innovations for the future are born: Hotel Danieli, Corte di Gabriela, Palazzo Venart and The St. Regis Venice present five designers who connect artisan tradition to innovation for sustainability.

The special time we are living through pushes us to create new ways of communicating: in the Venice fashion shows, roles are reversed and thus it will be the audience, in compliance with safety measures, who moves through the spaces.

Friday, October 23, Hotel Danieli, 7:00 PM LIVE
In the splendid Royal Suite of Hotel Danieli, the fashion show of the brand Martina Vidal, fourth generation of a Venetian company that safeguards the artisan heritage of Burano lace by bringing it into the future with contemporary design. Beneath the frescoes of the suite overlooking the San Marco Basin, we will admire the new collection created in collaboration with young designer Michela Gaiofatto.

Saturday, October 24, Corte di Gabriela Boutique Hotel, 7:00 PM LIVE
From the encounter between a magical boutique hotel waiting to be visited and discovered and a creative designer, wonders can be born: Norma Marzà presents her brand Teo d’Amar, which starts from the concept of the beach towel, made of precious materials and artisan craftsmanship. The new collection of kimonos, embroidered bags, beach towels, and furlane in a thousand colors testifies to Norma’s commitment to sustainable fashion through creative craftsmanship.

Sunday, October 25, Hotel Palazzo Venart, 6:00 PM LIVE
In the sumptuous spaces of the sixteenth-century Palazzo Venart overlooking the Grand Canal, designer Alessandra De Franza presents the new collection Tabinotabi, a clothing brand and project that takes up the ecological challenge with an innovative and sustainable fabric derived from algae. Rich in vitamins, trace elements, amino acids, and minerals, the Tabinotabi fiber helps cellular regeneration, protects against free radicals, and reduces inflammation.
Special Guest: the innovative jewelry of Maria Conti Jewelry.

 

Friday, October 30, The St. Regis Venice, LIVE DIGITAL EVENT from 6:00 PM
Cultivating the Vanguard: united by the same commitment to transmit the value of tradition into the future, throughout 2020 The St. Regis Venice has followed step by step the development of the open work project by ecodesigner Tiziano Guardini: a limited edition created with Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, CNA, Confartigianato, Confindustria Moda and Venice Fashion Week, to shed light on the excellence of Venice’s high craftsmanship and Made in Veneto manufacturing. The digital event In the Secret Rooms presents the new artistic spaces of The St. Regis Venice. Watch the event online

 

Events and Exhibitions

Atelier Nicolao and Hotel Ca’ Sagredo, from October 22 to 31, 2020
The theatrical atelier of Stefano Nicolao presents on the ground floor and in the rooms of the first floor of Palazzo Sagredo the history of Venice through a selection of costumes and creations, including the faithful reproduction of the Sagredo Family.

Venice Photo Lab, UNISVE, from October 22 to 31, 2020
Second edition of the Venice Photo Lab festival, photographic exhibition and workshop with international photographers, conceived by Lab77 with UNISVE – Unione Stuccatori Veneziani, and curated by Fabio Cavessago and Guido Jaccarino.
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Do.Ve.
October 23-24-25, 2020
The Open Ateliers itinerary in the Dorsoduro district, discovering designers and artisan workshops, is curated by DO.VE Social Promotion Association, which brings together residents, shopkeepers, artisans, and artists of Dorsoduro, organizing events open to the city that promote creativity, talent, and passion.

Il Nuovo Trionfo, a sailing artisan workshop
Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The trabaccolo Il Nuovo Trionfo is a historic sailing vessel moored at Punta della Dogana that represents a civic project to restore an ancient boat and bear witness to the value of many traditional maritime trades. On the occasion of Open Ateliers, the artisan members engaged in restoration will welcome visitors aboard and illustrate the cultural project and enhancement of the vessel.

ApritiModa
October 24-25, 2020
National event discovering Italian craftsmanship that on October 24 and 25 opens the doors throughout Italy to places symbolizing Italian artisan excellence. Information on the official website.

Casa dei Tre Oci
Friday, October 23, Casa dei Tre Oci at Fondamenta delle Zitelle 43 on Giudecca welcomes all visitors, on the occasion of Venice Fashion Week, with a reduced admission of 9 euros instead of 13, for the largest photographic exhibition dedicated to Jacques Henri Lartigue and his “world” of happiness: Jacques Henri Lartigue, The Invention of Happiness.

 

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Venice Fashion Week is an event that promotes Venice as a center of production and creativity

Venice Fashion Week is a project by VeneziadaVivere with the patronage of the Municipality of Venice, in collaboration with Tavolo Veneto della Moda, Associazione Piazza San Marco, Apritimoda, Do.Ve., Venice Photo Lab.

Media partners: Venezia News. Bobos, ModaPuntoCom, Iusve Cube Radio.

The makeup and hairstyling for Venice Fashion Week are by Crisam Academy.

 

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All events are free. Live events have limited capacity and require advance booking.

All events apply the measures indicated by the national health authority for public safety. For this reason, the number of seats is very limited and entries will be staggered.

Events are free admission with mandatory reservation, by sending a request via email to hello@veneziadavivere.com.

Should any changes occur in the program to comply with guidelines on containing the spread of COVID-19, you will be notified at the email address you used for registration.