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The edition of Taomoda 2025 ended on Saturday evening, the event dedicated to the Italian excellence of Taormina. As usual, the gala evening was also an opportunity to give the Taomoda Awards, the prizes that pay homage to the Italian creative talent every year. Among the winners of the evening, the designer Tiziano Guardini for sustainability and the Couturier Antonio Riva, who won the recognition for the Haute Couture Made in Italy. “Being in Taormina to reward a fashion master like Antonio Riva”, explained the councilor for tourism, fashion, design, territorial marketing and large events of the Lombardy region, Barbara Mazzali, “means with force with strength in which we believe: Lombardy is a region that not only produces, but inspires. His expert hands, its laboratories, its ability to combine beauty and precision are an integral part of the Italian identity in the world. We want this recognition not only to celebrate an extraordinary talent, but reiterating the cultural and economic value of author fashion. The one between the Lombardy Region and the Sicily Region is a partnership consolidated since April, when the Sicilian institution participated in the design week with the project The city of ceramics. “This alliance with Sicily continued Mazzali,” is a concrete example of how creativity can unite different territories, generating authentic synergies. When two regions choose to cooperate through languages such as fashion, design and crafts, they do not only promote: they build a shared narrative, capable of bringing development and visibility to our communities and talents. This is how we intend to make a system, in the sign of Italian excellence “.
