There are only a few days left until the elections and the fashion world seems to have decided as well. In the midst of Milan Fashion Week, fashion is conquering the arena for rights. Pierpaolo Piccioli, creative director of Maison Valentino, posts a picture of himself on Instagram with the words “a man of the left”. “I am worried and also angry – he writes bluntly – because I am forced to argue what seemed obvious to me, in a few days we risk destroying the fragile and human space in which we try to live.” “The thought That there are people, people who are afraid, who could be afraid of the consequences of these elections at this moment, drives me to my head,” Piccioli continues, expressing a wish: “that all children from the age of 18 are the next to vote September 25, because we must not take back an inch of the rights we have acquired, but above all the time has come to acquire new and fundamental rights. The post has been honored by artists such as Alessandro Roia and Elisa Toffoli, by peers such as Silvia Venturini Fendi, Marco Rambaldi, Angelo Cruciani, Massimo Giorgetti, Tod’s Walter Chiapponi and politician Alessandro Zan.
Donatella Versace also chose social media to launch her appeal, accompanied by a heart in the colors of the Italian flag: “Go and vote, these elections are very important for our country! Vote September 25 to protect rights earned through thought Progress and look to the future. Never look back. Vote! “. A message appreciated by Alessandro Michele, Creative Director of Gucci, Fausto Puglisi by Roberto Cavalli, author of “Grande Donatella!”, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Silvia Venturini Fendi.
Ferragni: “You decide whether you go forward or decades back”
Chiara Ferragni is also against abstention and in favor of a progressive vote. “Go and vote on Sunday, September 25!”, the influencer writes on Instagram, addressing his more than 27 million followers, “to decide in which direction our country should go, whether decades ago or backwards”. Ferragni urges her fans to defend the “many rights we enjoy today,” which, as she explains, “are not a gift but an achievement, and as obvious and self-evident as they may seem to us, they can be challenged, threatened and restricted, cancellable at any time. Voting is one of the few tools we have to protect it, to create new ones, to extend it to those who today see it denied – he underlines in his posts written in black and white on Instagram – the right to abortion , the right of LGBT people not to be beaten, insulted, discriminated against because of their sexual orientation, the right of young people to a future, the right of sufferers to choose their own life, the right of a child to even be a part of it Feeling the country when dealing with children of foreigners are reasons why it is worth choosing”. In conclusion, Ferragni makes one last heartfelt appeal to the undecided: “Even if we do not feel perfectly represented, even if we are disappointed, it is up to us to decide whether to protect or extend these rights or leave them in the hands of those who want to prevent them. It’s our responsibility. . Not voting is only delegating to others what is to be decided for us.
For the President of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion Carlo Capasaon September 25 “It is important that everyone speaks out, it is no longer time to let others do it, but to speak out for yourself so as not to drift and find yourself in a situation in which we “We are – says Capasa – a democratic country with important fundamental values: that’s why I hope that the majority of Italians will express themselves and that whoever wins these values of inclusion and strengthening differences, who are part of this Italian and European approach that is understanding and non-discriminatory”.
Marco Rambaldi was born in Bologna in 1990, winner of the Who’s Who Awards, today sent a collection called ‘Odi et amo’ down the catwalk, “because they are the extremes and – he says – above all in this historical moment we must keep away from indifference, for what we’re going to live”. “My generation – he notes – is tired of what is happening and always having to justify yourself, at this historical moment there is a risk of going backwards in terms of rights. Freedom must be defended every day, for women, for the LGBT community, to the last.”
“In this situation there is no need for words. We know – says Alessandro Dell’Acqua on the Milan catwalk with his N21 – that we will have a lot of problems in a certain situation, so it’s right.” watch how you vote”. Massimo Giorgetti had already warned in August: “This – he wrote on Instagram – could become the ‘freest’ summer of your life taken for granted after next September 25. Renzo Rosso, patron of Otb , on the other hand has other fears: “I experienced the election campaign a lot, I listened to all the different leaders and I think there are a lot of slogans and little real content. We should tell them instead.” , to govern someone who has the skills and knows what to do.