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Festival Europeo FFF 2017:
on the jury and on the runway in Milan

A judge on the quality jury and the author of a short show: Davide Cristofaro’s day at the Westin Palace in Milan.

Edited by Giulia, Marketing Director

Festival Europeo FFF 2017: on the jury and on the runway in Milan

On 2 December 2017 the artist and fashion designer Davide Cristofaro takes part in the Festival Europeo FFF (Photography, Models and Fashion Design), an event devoted to the meeting of creativity, image, fashion and new forms of artistic expression. The second edition, created by Alexandra Titova, takes place in Milan, at the Westin Palace on Piazza della Repubblica.

Poster for the second edition of the Festival Europeo FFF, 2 December 2017 at the Westin Palace in Milan, 3 pm
The illuminated entrance of the Westin Palace on Piazza della Repubblica in Milan

The quality jury

Davide is invited as a judge and brings to the jury his aesthetic sensibility, his experience in the world of art and design and his personal approach to creative research. Alongside him sit art critic and curator Luca Panaro, photographer and blogger Alessio Furlan, video reporter and TV presenter Katiuscia Laneri, Anna Del Prete, director of the Accademia Professionale PBS, and Giuseppe Fata, creative director and designer of Head Sculptures.

It is an occasion for meeting and exchange with professionals and leading figures from photography, fashion and fashion design, in a setting where talent, originality and expressive ability are essential.

The quality jury of the Festival Europeo FFF 2017: Davide Cristofaro, Luca Panaro, Alessio Furlan, Katiuscia Laneri, Anna Del Prete and Giuseppe Fata
Davide Cristofaro at the jury table of the Festival Europeo FFF 2017
The judges fill in their score sheets during the Festival Europeo FFF 2017

On the runway

During the event Davide also presents a short show: he brings part of his creative universe to the runway, silk scarves and bow ties, and gives the audience a chance to engage with his vision of fashion. Then he takes the stage to talk about it.

An artist with a many-sided personality, Davide Cristofaro develops a creative language in which art, fashion and design meet and influence one another. His research stands out for its attention to beauty, elegance and the communicative power of images. For him art is not an isolated language, but a force able to cross fashion, design and every form of aesthetic expression.

Model opening a black and gold Davide Cristofaro silk scarf on the runway
Model on the runway wrapped in a blue, gold and pink Davide Cristofaro silk scarf at the Festival Europeo FFF 2017
Model with open arms under a blue and gold Davide Cristofaro silk scarf
Male model in an open black shirt and Davide Cristofaro bow tie on the runway
Male model on the runway with a green and gold Davide Cristofaro bow tie
Davide Cristofaro on stage showing the audience a silk scarf with red roses
Davide Cristofaro on stage with the presenter, a model in a blue scarf and a judge

Backstage

Before the show, backstage, bow ties and scarves are set in place.

Backstage, a model has his bow tie adjusted
A model backstage as his bow tie is fastened
Davide Cristofaro arranging a silk scarf on the model backstage
Model backstage wrapped in a black silk scarf with gold motifs
Model seen from behind in a black silk scarf with the Davide Cristofaro crest
Model backstage, her face half hidden by a blue, gold and pink silk scarf
Davide Cristofaro smiling beside a model as he adjusts his bow tie

Recognition

At the end of the day the festival presents Davide with a plaque: “A huge thank you to Davide Cristofaro!”

Davide Cristofaro holding the Festival Europeo FFF 2017 plaque in the lobby of the Westin Palace

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alexandra Titova and the Festival Europeo FFF, to Federica Ceralli and Sasha Donatelli, who walked in our scarves and bow ties, and to Francesco Sansone and Francesco Viganò for the photos.

Photos: Francesco Sansone, Francesco Viganò

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