10/25/2026
Silence is a choice, and Fondazione Altagamma has made it.
Since 1992, Altagamma has represented the top tier of Italian luxury: 156 member companies spanning fashion, design, hospitality, food, and automotive, all marketed to the world as the standard of "Italian excellence." Yet on fur, the association has said nothing.
That silence has a source. Carlo Capasa, president of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI), holds a seat on Altagamma's board. His ties to the fur industry have kept one of Italy's most powerful institutions quiet. CNMI has refused to act, so we're turning to the people who can force its hand.
An organization this connected won't move under pressure from the outside alone. That's why CAFT is calling on the international animal rights movement to focus on the companies led by Altagamma's own board members and officers. These executives aren't watching from the sidelines. They are the board.
Our demand is clear: use your seat. Push Altagamma to publicly call for a binding, enforceable fur ban at Milan Fashion Week. If Carlo Capasa stands in the way, he should be removed from the board for tying Italian fashion's reputation to one of the last industries still defending fur.
Altagamma, meet the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade.
Why Molteni&Co? Marco Piscitelli sits on Altagamma's board. Molteni operates flagship stores in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Boston, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, Munich, Rome, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Vienna, Washington DC, Düsseldorf, Lisbon, and Tokyo. Wherever you are, there's a door to knock on.
