The Bite Magazine - Autumn/Winter 2022 - Issue 32

bitefashion his contribution to sustainable fashion in 2019. The Icon Award for responsible innovation and raising awareness of sustainable values in 2020. The following year during Milan Fashion Week in September, he received the Young Design- er DHL Award, having presented his SS22 ‘Conte d’été’ (A Summer’s Tale) collection. He also showcased his designs at the Expo China, Budapest Central European Fashion Week, and White’s WSM Fashion Reboot, the first event dedicated to sustainable fashion and innovation. As an advocate for sustainability, Gilberto virtuosically man- ages the relationships between his brand and his clients by re- minding them of the importance of new and improved ways to indulge in fashion. The designer pays extreme attention and invests in high-quality production techniques and tailor- ing craftsmanship. For instance, his SS22 collection was made with folded and hand-sewn origami obtained by recovering the fabric leftovers from the scraps. His process embodies na- ture’s way of creating the ecosystem where everything within Gilberto Calzolari’s fashion house interacts and recycles with minimum to no fashion waste, where everything flows from producers to consumers. www.gilbertocalzolari.com Images courtesy of Guiter PR