The Italian Fashion Industry Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

The chapter looks at the major issues arising from the outbreak of the pandemic crisis in the Italian fashion industry. We consider how the emergence of the pandemic is affecting this industry in its various specialisations: textiles, clothing, footwear, leather goods and eyewear. The chapter switches track to think about the possible transformation involving the relationships between production and consumption of fashion goods using interviews with workers, employers and stakeholders. Following on from this we present and discuss measures and policies taken by the Italian government with social partners to tackle the damages produced by the pandemic for businesses and workers.