Meet Pitti Uomo Guest Nation China’s Designers

FLORENCE — Chinese fashion talents have been on the rise for the past few years. The LVMH Prize shortlisted seven Chinese designers in its 2015 edition and Shanghai Fashion Week has grown exponentially, offering a major platform for these Western-trained fashion designers to showcase their cross-cultural creations to the local audience. Now Pitti Uomo has recognized this development and is bringing 10 Chinese men’s wear designers to Florence to introduce them to a much wider audience — a move that also could help take China’s fashion credibility to a new level. In collaboration with the Shanghai Fashion Week Committee and curated by Labelhood, these designers will present their collections with a showcase at the Fortezza da Basso, accompanied by an exhibition of the works of acclaimed emerging fashion photographer Leslie Zhang, which will be curated by Dan Cui, former fashion director at GQ China, at Spazio Grotte. The brands featured in the guest nation China special project are 8on8, Danshan, Ffixxed Studios, Percy Lau, Private Policy, Pronounce, Samuel Guì Yang, The Flocks, Staffonly and Untitlab. Pronounce will host a stand-alone show to present its spring 2020 collection and showcase a new Converse Jack Purcell collaboration on the runway. “We hope that with a series

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