Why Carpi?
Carpi is truly at the heart of fashion.
The district of Carpi is absolutely central to the Italian fashion industry. Traditionally specializing in the production of knitwear, tailoring and packaging, the principal strengths of the district comes from small to medium enterprises that have evolved alongside the meccatronic industries to coordinate creativity and simplicity, excellent technical design and the highest standards in textile production. After all Emilia Romagna is home to Ferrari , Maserati , Lamborghini and Ducati . This is not by chance . Its how people think and work here .
Fashion thrives in Carpi; in its inhabitants and its industries. Decades of experience in the textile and clothing industry are concentrated here.
For a fashion student, Carpi provides endless opportunities for learning .
The 2010 report “ Inner Product of Quality” drawn up by the Chamber of Commerce of Rome states that the highest concentration of top and middle management by numbers in the fashion industry in Italy, is in Lombardy ( Milan ) - but Emilia Romagna comes a very close second. This is a good index for understanding where the more structured fashion companies are in number . These are the companies that employ designers , marketers and managers


