Case story: Luxury Fashion in a Family-run Business

Please join the Young Executives Committee of the Italy America Chamber of Commerce for an informal roundtable conversation on the case study of "Luxury Fashion in a Family-run Business".

The event will take place at the Kiton Showroom located at 4 E. 54th Street starting at 6:00pm.

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The speaker of the evening, Mr. Antonio De Matteis, CEO at Kiton, will discuss the benefits of being a family-run business in the fashion industry, by highlighting the drivers of company’s success worldwide. The discussion will retrace Kiton’s history and pay special attention to elements of heritage and innovation that have played such a crucial role in the company’s strategy over the years.

The conversation will be moderated by Mr. Joseph DeAcetis who is an American Fashion Director and Journalist particularly known for his contributions in menswear. As style director at the highly esteemed Forbes Media, Joseph is one of the most recognizable faces in menswear and his style credentials warrant a place in the global luxury menswear industry. At Forbes, Joseph produces and styles Forbes magazine cover and fashion editorial pages in which capacity he gained valuable experience in the marketing aspect of the fashion industry; This led to a period of extensive collaboration during which DeAcetis researched the rising Latino American luxury menswear market segmentation. The experience provided DeAcetis with an opportunity and vision to develop an aspirational apparel brand with an architecture aligned to the empowerment of social impact. Having worked in the menswear industry for many years, Joseph has solidified relationships both at press and retail help ensure brand awareness and retail presence. To profitably extrapolate the undeniable Latino menswear apparel market potential, DeAcetis founded Potro Inc.

**Please note that this event is only open to YEX MEMBERS in good standing. If you are not sure whether you are a YEX member or not please contact Alice Biagini at biagini@italchamber.org