(July 20, 2016) Italy and fashion in Malta. Saturday July 23rd at 20:30, the ancient city centre of Valletta will be transformed into an open air catwalk with guests from all over the world who will present their collections. Everything is set for the Fashion Gala organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Valletta in collaboration with the Chamber of Fashion Malta and the Italian-Maltese Chamber of Commerce. The event is sponsored by the Italian Embassy to Malta and will also see two great representatives of Italian haute couture, Gianni Molaro, from Naples known for being a record designer, and Carlo Alberto Terranova, Fausto Sarli’s right hand man. The dresses will be worn by twenty Maltese models. They will also model the designs from The Opium Addict collection of the promising Maltese designer Luke Azzopardi. The ICI will award the “Culture and Fashion Award 2016” to one of the designers. The event will be hosted by RAI journalist, Lisa Marzoli. (Sip)