Tricot

Pierluigi Tricot. Pseudonym of Pierluigi Scazzola (1927). Italian fashion designer. He studied at the Convitto Nazionale in Rome, the city where he was born, and went on to study law at the university. In 1958, he began hand-dying fabrics and made blouses. La Rinascente, his first client, commissioned him to make foulards. He began to work on knitwear, cutting it as if it were a tailored cloth. He focused on luxury knitwear. In 1961, he presented his first Collection at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, to the enthusiasm of Irene Brin. Giorgini selected 20 creations to show in Florence on the runway of Palazzo Pitti, where he was to be present until 1977. He took part in Mare Moda Capri in 1967 con his “scudo” line, in lurex and jacquard wool. He was invited to New York where he was acclaimed by the press and Irene Brin urged him to go to Paris. His first important clients were Rudy Crespi, Jacqueline Kennedy, Claudia Cardinale, Lauren Bacall, and Allegra Agnelli. From 1970, he founded a more commercial line, Tricot Sport, which ceased operations in 1982. He continued to work for his own boutique in Rome’s Via Delle Carrozze. In 1997, he retired entirely.