Italian furrier. Founded by Enzo Picciocchi in 1951, it had its first headquarters on the corner of Via Mazzini and Via Torini on Piazza Duomo in Milan. The company moved to Corso Matteotti in September 2000. The company started off…

Italian shoe manufacturer based in Molinella (Bologna). From 1998 it has produced a men’s collection. This high-quality brand has been made famous by its close relationship with haute couture, manufacturing for Escada, Gigli, Alaïa, and Coveri. The company was founded…

A small tambourine-shaped hat, made famous in the 1960s by Jacqueline Kennedy, who always wore one to match her outfit.

French ready-to-wear label. Launched by the designer Amor Faycal in 1983. Born in Tangiers to a Moroccan dignitary and an artistic Russian mother, Faycal mixes Western style with elements inspired by the Far East. The label has its own factory…

Fur produced from the thick soft coat of the Siberian squirrel. Naturally gray, it is often dyed other colors and was very fashionable in the 1940s, also used for linings. The common squirrel has a less prized coat in various…

Natalie. Very famous model of the 1930s, partly because she was the daughter of the grand duke Paul of Russia. Her unmistakable style was linked to the house of her husband Lucien Lelong. Her polished beauty, much admired at a…

Knitwear label that started out in Florence in 1996 with a system of tubular knits using fine yarns like angora, viscose, cotton, and mohair to make “wearable wrappings” that show off the body. They experimented with craft techniques to achieve…

Biannual textile fair with a high international profile, which takes place at the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte near Paris. It was founded in 1973 by a group of 15 textile manufacturers from Lyons. Today the fair hosts hundreds of…

Carlo (1944). Italian designer. Born in Brindisi, but made Turin his home. He is best known for his bridal and occasion wear. He opened his first atelier in 1970, working for private clients. He held his first runway shows in…

Daniela (1947). Architect and designer. Since 1979 she has been responsible for the accessories collections of Gianfranco Ferré, with whom she has been friends since their days as students. She also followed the designer in his years at Dior, where…