Camera della Moda chairman Carlo Capasa said closing until May 3 could “risk destroying” the fashion sector.
MILAN — On Friday evening, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte extended the country’s lockdown to May 3, which was largely expected. The lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak was first enforced on March 9 and was meant to be lifted on April 13. Italy has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and, despite an improvement in the curve of contagions, as of April 10, at least 147,577 citizens have been infected, and of these, 18,849 have died, according to the Civil Protection.
In the open letter, Capasa underscored how fashion’s production cycles are long and, while it was only right to comply with the lockdown, closing until May 3 could “risk destroying” the sector. “If we don’t reopen by April 20, we will not have the technical time to deliver the fall/winter collections that need to be shipped around the world by July.
Warning against the loss of hundreds of thousands of specialized and qualified jobs, Capasa said the associations are aware of the caution needed to balance health and the economy, but said the industry’s companies have been setting up regulations and safety protections. He also reminded how part of the supply chain was converted “in record time” to produce masks and medical overalls, “with passion and generosity.
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