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CHAPTER 5 | RATTI, ADDING VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE REGION

Scarf, a programme featuring silk scarves from
Afghanistan, the Faso Dan Fani programme,
featuring fabric from Burkina Faso which is
RATTI IS SUPPORTING THE PROMOTION a symbol of national pride, and the Bogolan
OF MANUFACTURED ARTICLES AND IS programme, featuring cotton fabric from Mali
CONTRIBUTING TO THE TRANSITION TO THE with motifs created using natural colours and
“JUST WORK” OF THE INITIATIVE. THE PROSPECT fermented mud.
OF EARNING A WAGE FROM THE OBJECTS In detail, as a project The Peace Scarf involves
THEY MANUFACTURE IS, FOR THE LOCAL more than 30 silk producers in the Shekidan
COMMUNITY, BECOMING A REALITY district in the province of Herat.
These producers follow the entire production
chain from growing mulberry trees to breeding
the United Nations, is located. and producing silkworms, from the weaving
The remit of the initiative is to combine brands and dyeing of fabric to the manufacturing
and global fashion talent with a tradition of silk shawls, the result of the high level of
of textile craftsmanship which goes back craftsmanship offered by the hand looms with
hundreds of years in some of the poorest areas which each individual accessory is made. Ratti’s
of the world. The goal is to support economic contribution is to add further value to the prowess
independence, employment of women, and the of Afghan craftsmanship, ennobling the garments
fight against poverty. using the a planche manual printing technique.
“No charity, just work” is the hashtag of the
initiative. The EFI has chosen Ratti for its creative This marks a meeting between two worlds which,
capacity and its business know-how. Ratti is although they are far from each other, find in
supporting the promotion of manufactured the ethics of beauty and tradition a focus on
articles and is contributing to the transition to exchanging and sharing.
the “just work” of the initiative. The prospect After completing work to fine-tune the product,
of earning a wage from the objects they in 2021 The Peace Scarf found its place in the
manufacture is, for the local community, collections of an Italian luxury brand. However,
becoming a reality. In 2020 the cooperation the difficult socio-political situation in Afghanistan
between Ratti and EFI was further reinforced has put the brakes on the project, which is still on
through the signing of a partnership agreement stand-by, waiting for positive developments.
based on the shared objectives of the United In 2021, Ratti undertook a special project,
Nations’ sustainable development goals and the objective being to give further visibility
inspired by the principles and logic of the to the partnership with EFI on the project
International Bill of Human Rights. #nocharityjustwork. In partnership with the
In particular, Ratti is committed to The Peace magazine Vogue, Ratti established transversal

concrete action. In this way the partnership injected sustainability into its collections.
was established between Carnet and the The goal was to offer the greatest possibility
associations “Tullio Cairoli” – set up in 1986 of quality to its tailors, designers, brands and
to support the oncology operational unit of garment producers who believe in and are
Sant’Anna Hospital – and “Noi sempre donne” – committed to fashion which is responsible but,
which supports the senology and oncology unit at the same time, premium and exclusive.
of Valduce Hosiptal, as well as the radiotherapy
unit of Sant’Anna Hospital. The objective was The collection reflects Carnet’s constant search
to create a collection of turbans using the for exclusivity as well as its vision of the future.
company’s fabrics, which could then be used to
collect funds destined for the cancer research Carnet’s new 100% Bemberg™ collection of
conducted by the two Como associations. lining is also available online and includes 59
articles in vibrant and contemporary colours.
CARNET AND BEMBERG™ FOR THE LATEST
COLLECTION OF PREMIUM, EXCLUSIVE AND
RESPONSIBLE FABRICS
By choosing to work with Bemberg, Carnet

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