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About this service

Fashion translation is not primarily a linguistic challenge. It is a brand voice challenge. The language of a luxury fashion house carries specific aesthetic references, cultural positioning, and tonal conventions that differ by market. A seasonal campaign that sounds perfectly calibrated in Italian may sound either generic or mistranslated in the French or Japanese equivalent if the translator approaches it as a direct linguistic transfer rather than as a brand communication exercise in the target language.

We begin every fashion project by reviewing existing brand materials in the target language, if they exist, and conducting a brief with the brand or communications team before starting. This process defines the house style for the target language, establishes which Italian-specific cultural or aesthetic references need to be adapted versus translated directly, and ensures that the translator has the creative latitude to produce a version that functions in the target market rather than simply replicates the source.

Services cover collection storytelling and seasonal narrative, lookbook and catalogue copy, brand manifesto and positioning documents, press releases and media materials, e-commerce product descriptions across full ranges, social media content and editorial calendars, event materials and show notes, and website copy. For Italian fashion clients entering international markets, we provide both the translation and a market-specific review by someone with knowledge of the target market fashion press conventions.

Milan is a constant reference point for our work. Many of our clients have headquarters or showrooms in the city, and the seasonal rhythms of the Milan fashion calendar are familiar context. We understand the particular urgency and volume pressures of fashion week periods and organise capacity accordingly.