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Costume National
Costume National
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Costume National is the fruit of the infl uence of Japan on Italy, of the Japanese bath of
purifi cation, of the bustle of the Italian street.
Behind Costume National is Ennio Capasa, a graduate of Milan’s Accademia di Belle Arti
di Brera, who, after completing his studies, was off ered the unparalleled opportunity of
traveling to Japan to work with Yohji Yamamoto, with whom he collaborated for three
years.
Returning to Italy, he founded the brand Costume National along with his brother Carlo,
who had previously worked as an advisor to Dawn Melo at Gucci. Ennio borrowed the
name from a French book of uniforms ...