Ennio Capasa
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Ennio Capasa (born 12 March 1960 in Lecce, Italy[1]) is an Italian fashion designer.
He is the creator of CoSTUME NATIONAL, the Italian fashion house he founded in 1986 and now an internationally renowned designer label famous for its subtle shapes, dark tones and sartorial detail.
After completing his studies at Milan's Accademia di Brera, Capasa moved to Tokyo to work with Yohji Yamamoto for two years.
Back in Italy, in 1986, he presented his first women's collection in Milan with CoSTUME NATIONAL. Since 1989 he has paraded his creations in Paris at the fashion week every year. The New York Times said that "Capasa inspired and revolutionized 90s fashion as much as Giorgio Armani did in the 80s.[2] The Financial Times described his style as "a sobre yet refined style whose charm resides in the detail, the quality and overall aesthetic consistency"[3] ...in which lines and looks are interpreted with precise cuts and few colours; black is not treated as a denial of colour but as its simplification.
As well as sculpture and Italy's sartorial traditions, Capasa is inspired by hard rock, funk, Italian 1960s cinema and Body Art.
A number of stars have chosen his clothes for tours or red carpet appearances including Mick Jagger, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Jude Law, Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves and Stefania Rocca.
Capasa is the stylist and art-director for CoSTUME NATIONAL, CoSTUME NATIONAL HOMME, and C'N'C CoSTUME NATIONAL – the line's brand for young people. He also designed the headquarters of the organization in Via Fusetti, Milan as well as his flagship stores around the world.
Career
At the 1986 Milan fashion shows Capasa launched his first CoSTUME NATIONAL collection of women's ready-to-wear.
CoSTUME NATIONAL HOMME his menswear line, was first showcased in 1993 and continues to be paraded in Milan each year.
1995 was the year in which he attended personally to the interior design and launch of the first CoSTUME NATIONAL flagship stores in Milan, Tokyo, New York City and Hong Kong.
Over the years his designer label has developed in various directions.
As well as men's and women's ready-to-wear items, lingerie, perfumes and cosmetics (Costume National Scent), 2004 saw the birth of the C'N'C streetwear line for young people, produced and distributed by Itierre Spa.
