Morganti

Walter (1922). Tailor for Catagneto Carducci, specializing in hunting wear, heavy casentino wool coats, and gentlemen’s countrywear. He hails from a dynasty which included Gioacchino Morganti (known as “Ventunpelo”) and his uncle Antonio, and which is rooted in the tradition of the tailors of Maremma so praised by the young Giosuè Carducci: Domenico Raffaelli, Giosuè Mati, Ferdinando Ambrogi, Francesco Borsi, and Pietro Fazzini. In 1911 Antonio opened a workshop that doubled as a tailor’s and barber’s shop, calling it “Arte e Moda. Fratelli Morganti.” The barber’s shop did not survive, but Walter measured, cut and sewed in the same shop which saw the passing through of the Italian elite, such as Della Gherardesca, Antinori, Incisa, and some of the great names in entertainment, including Marcello Mastroianni. In 1996 Walter, while remaining involved in the tailoring business, handed over management of the firm to Czech Florin Cristea.