a format by Fondazione M-Cube
curated by Grita
shooting and editing by Simona Rapisarda
The zipper is an often-underappreciated element in the world of fashion, despite its indispensable presence.
Our favorite is the double-slider zip, with its two independent heads that can move toward one another or open in opposite directions, depending on the wearer’s preference. This is the dynamic that will define DOUBLE ZIP: two voices in dialogue, drawing closer or moving apart. Our two heads will be Grita, the host of the talk, who brings the questions and curiosities of a generation into the conversation, and Fabrizio Modina, historian of modern mythology, who will help us read the present with greater awareness.
This format was born out of the need to create a broad, accessible space for dialogue about fashion.
Each episode will open a generational conversation — an exchange of perspectives, a collection of curiosities, provocations and doubts, trends and pop imagery.
And then, the Oracles will reveal themselves — figures essential for guiding us through this winding path. But to discover them, you’ll have to stay with us until the end.
#7 The New Languages of Fashion: Video Games and the Metaverse
Fashion, Video Games, and the Metaverse come together in this new episode featuring Leonardo Assom.
We talked about the technical “know-how” behind digital craftsmanship and how the boundary between play and reality is becoming increasingly blurred…
#6 The Sentient Costume: Cinema and Fashion
Behind the scenes of the costume designer’s craft: how is a character’s visual identity built starting from a script? What is the collaboration process like with the director and the actors? How can color be used on set, and which techniques are employed to create the costumes?
Today on Doppia Zip, Grita and Cristina Audisio, Costume Designer.
#5 Inside Fashion: Fashion Design Between Education and Innovation
Inspiration, cross-pollination, and novelty… how do they work in the fashion world? How are major events like the Met Gala organized? What are the sector’s controversies, and what are the key elements for those of us “watching from the outside”?
Today on Doppia Zip, Grita and Eleonora Litterio, Fashion Designer.
#4 Moda Phygital
Technology, and AI in particular, is revolutionising every stage of the creative and industrial fashion process and raising questions of ethics and authorship. How can humans and machines work together?
Today at Doppia Zip, Grita and Emanuela Zilio, Project Manager.
#3 Craftsmanship
Today Grita is with pattern maker and fashion designer Claudine Vincent to shed light on the “invisible” professions behind every garment and accessory. Why is technical work not valued as much as creative work? Fashion is a form of collective craftsmanship that constantly evolves in its goals… and this is what leads us to talk about sustainability and upcycling.
#2 Algorithmic Aesthetics
Grita and Fabrizio Modina invite us to reflect on how social media intertwines with the fashion world, how it reshapes it, and who the new players are.
What happens to identity and meaning in the frenzy of the algorithm? And what becomes of subcultures?
#1. From the runway to the wardrobe: what is fashion?
Did you know that fashion as an academic field of study was only recognized in the 1990s? We talked about this in the first episode of DOUBLE ZIP. And what about the speed at which we grow tired of the clothes we own, or of the trends that keep coming back? We covered that too.