Giulio and Roberta Bonazzi | Photo credit: Vivien Killilea Best (Getty Images)
As you might expect from an event celebrating sustainability, the Gala had been designed with the planet in mind. Interior designer Sasha Bikoff designed the event, creating a 2,000 square foot custom carpet in collaboration with Aquafil made of ECONYL® regenerated nylon. The gold and white design was inspired by the glamour of the Oscars. Last year, ECONYL® was also used to design the beautiful carpet for the Green Carpet Fashion Awards and was later re-used for our Milan office opening party. After this event, the worn part of the green carpet will be recycled at Aquafil’s Carpet Recycling Plant in Phoenix, while portions of the carpet that remain in good condition will be reused. Giulio Bonazzi, chairman and CEO of Aquafil, stepped onto the red carpet wearing a tuxedo by Tiziano Guardini made from ECONYL®, with his wife Roberta Bonazzi (who wore a full A-LAB Milano look also made from ECONYL® regenerated nylon), said: “The fashion world is embracing sustainable sourcing, materials and processes and we are excited to have ECONYL® as part of this important revolution.”
Furthermore, custom organic silk table cloths by Taroni, a GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) Certified Factory have been used in the event production and florals will be repurposed and composted by Repeat Roses.