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Alessandro Berluti was born in 1865 in Senigallia, a small village in the Italian region of the Marches. After having been trained as a cabinetmaker during his youth, he left his homeland at the age of 19 to try his skills abroad. He arrived in Paris in the late 19th century, a time when the city was experiencing an explosion of creative and artistic expansion. For a decade thereafter, Alessandro worked as a shoemaker, crafting bespoke shoes for clients of international renown, men and women alike, including such sophisticated celebrities such as Isadora Duncan and Elisabeth Arden. His keen eye for aesthetic lines, coupled with a passion for working with hardwood is essential for custom footwear craftsmanship which earned him a reputation as a talented shoemaker. He showed his skills in 1895 to create a new shoe. the Alessandro lace-up. And Berluti was born.

It was more than 120 years ago that Alessandro Berluti first inscribed his signature on a pair of shoes and, in doing so, founded Maison Berluti. From its early days, the Berluti style has been known for it's technical virtuosity and offbeat creativity that spring from its deep roots of savoir-faire in bespoke creation. Though Maison Berluti has kept up with the times, its spirit of craftsmanship has remained unchanged. We continue to innovate in each new chapter of the Maison’s story, pushing the limits of technique and style.

Bespoke is one of the foundations of Maison Berluti. Alessandro Berluti, a cabinetmaker by training, had an extraordinary talent for sculpting wood and impeccably balancing volumes. His artistry inspired every subsequent generation. Crafting a pair of bespoke shoes involves some 250 operations, 50 hours of assembly and three appointments with a Master Shoemaker. Many specialists are involved in making bespoke shoes: the last-maker, the pattern-maker, the cutter, the stitcher. It is the peerless savoir-faire of these and other artisans that makes a Berluti shoe unique.

The Berluti patina, developed in the 1980s, revolutionised the world of men’s shoes by incorporating nuanced colours at a time when most shoes were black or brown. The Venezia leather interacts beautifully with the colours, as they take on exquisite transparency and depth. The shoes exude life and character, as each patina is unique, born of the handiwork of the Maison’s expert colourists.

Founded in 1917 by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Balenciaga is an iconic fashion house that has stood at the forefront of haute couture for over a century. From its humble beginnings in San Sebastian, Spain, the brand quickly gained a reputation for its unique and revolutionary designs, which combined a deep understanding of tailoring with a visionary sense of form and proportion. Despite political unrest leading to its relocation to Paris in 1937, Balenciaga thrived and continued to push the boundaries of fashion, solidifying its status as a leading fashion house.

Throughout the mid 20th century, Balenciaga was renowned for its innovative silhouettes and masterful craftsmanship, which redefined the standards of beauty in fashion. Cristóbal Balenciaga was widely regarded as a master of his craft, with iconic designs such as the tunic dress and the balloon jacket influencing the trajectory of fashion. His dedication to his craft was matched by his business acumen, leading to the international expansion of the brand.

In recent years, Balenciaga has continued to maintain its reputation as a trailblazer in the fashion industry. The brand's commitment to innovation and creative expression is evident in its contemporary collections, which seamlessly blend traditional craftsmanship with modern aesthetics. Under the creative direction of designers such as Nicolas Ghesquière and Demna Gvasalia, Balenciaga has continued to evolve, reinvent, and reshape the fashion landscape, staying true to its legacy while looking towards the future.

Maison Margiela is a French fashion house founded by Belgian designer Martin Margiela.

The Maison celebrates unconventional aesthetics and embraces the philosophy that fashion is an artistic expression rather than a cult for personality.

John Galliano was named Creative Director of the house in 2014, bringing his sense of spectacle and creative mastery to the unique ethos of the Maison.

Daring and ambiguous, Maison Margiela designs Haute Couture (“Artisanal”), women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, bags, shoes, small leather goods, fine jewelry, fragrances, interior design objects and MM6, its contemporary line.

Maison Margiela has developed a strong online retail presence and a worldwide boutique network with signature store design and a unique customer experience. Additionally, the brand is present in key department and multi-brand stores across Europe, the United States and Asia.

Emilio Pucci, Marquis of Barsento, founded the brand that bears his name in 1947. He unexpectedly began his career on the Swiss ski slopes, to open his first boutique in Capri in 1950. A citizen of the world, constantly traveling between his native Florence and the holiday resorts favored by the jet set, he envisioned the modern woman following a revolutionary intuition full of style and personality. He dressed such women with easy, immediate pieces that express a new idea of elegance: fast, joyful, spontaneous, effortless. He embraced, with a unique sense of color, the American idea of sportswear, the need for absolute comfort, which he combined with an innate taste for beauty and luxury. He left a permanent mark, summarized by the prints that earned him the title of The Prince of Prints.

JIL SANDER, the high-end luxury brand, is the epitome of modernity and sophistication. Its unconditional dedication to design combines elegance and purity with innovative materials and exceptional craftsmanship. The refinement of cuts and the perfection of details give form to an approach to fashion defined by deliberation, rigour, and high quality.

Launched in 1968 by Jil Sander, the fashion house presented its first women’s collection in 1973. The clean-lined designs signaled luxury clothes for a new generation of businesswomen.

Three years later, the Jil Sander company was founded, and in 1994, the brand’s first showroom opened in Milan, later becoming the creative and operative headquarters of the company.

The first Jil Sander men’s collection was presented in Milan in January 1997, introducing a new vision of modern masculinity combined with refined craftsmanship.

Creative Directors Lucie and Luke Meier have led the brand since 2017.

With its creative legacy of streamlined purity, the brand has pioneered a modern conception of luxury and elegance, enriching the world of fashion with distinctive craftsmanship and design.

Miu Miu was born in 1993 from the independent and unconventional spirit of Miuccia Prada. An outpost for the most refined femininity, a tangible expression of the energy conveyed by women’s natural contradictions and provocative personalities to contemporary society.

Miu Miu is the most unrestrained portrayal of Miuccia Prada’s creativity. Intentionally far from traditional aesthetic imagery, the brand conveys the essence of an emancipated and conscious woman. Miu Miu’s strength fluctuates between naïf spirit and iridescent subversion and it illustrates the most rebellious and seductive core of contemporary femininity.

Milan, 1984: a plaque outside a small office shows the surnames Dolce&Gabbana, almost as if it were a professional studio. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, with only two million lire in their pockets, thus began to write the history of the brand that they would have founded shortly after, in 1985, giving life to an all-Italian dream made up of craftsmanship, tailoring tradition, Mediterranean culture, innovation instinct and a pinch of irony. The first clothing collections would follow over time with a wide and varied offer, an expression of dedication, study and research: a virtuous path that culminates in 2012 with the dream of high fashion.

Behind every Dolce&Gabbana creation lie the secrets of many crafts, the devotion to work, attention to detail and love for beauty. After more than thirty-five years, Dolce&Gabbana continues to be inspired by Italian art, traditions and culture by offering clothes, accessories, jewelry and watches that embody a unique heritage of knowledge and emotions.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian was co-founded in 2009 by Francis Kurkdjian, a renowned perfumer with scores of successful creations to his name, and his long-time friend and business advisor Marc Chaya, a former partner in business advisory at Ernst & Young. The founding duo have applied their complementary talents to conceive a new territory of free expression in contemporary fragrances – sensual, generous and multi-facetted – where the perfume is naturally the hero.

The Maison is guided by precise codes: purity, sophistication, timelessness and the boldness of a reinvented classicism. Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian’s remarkable creative talent defines the unique personality of his eponymous house, where different facets of exceptional expertise come together and echo one another, providing the fundamentals on which Maison Francis Kurkdjian has been built, shaping its singular quality. With a focus on deliberate and sound international expansion, Maison Francis Kurkdjian is currently present in more than fifty countries.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian is committed to a long-term vision and to passing on unique savoir-faire. Since its creation, our teams and our partners have been united by meaningful values that anchor the renown of the Maison. A deep respect for creativity, a love of the product and an unwavering focus on detail and quality have always guided our choices, enabling us to bring customers exalting experiences through fragrances.

More than sixty years ago, Robert Jean de Vogüé, at the time President of Moët & Chandon, and a handful of other exceptional individuals had the vision, courage and drive to redefine luxury sparkling wine.

They realized that there was a way to make it modern; and that was to take it far, far from home, exporting their centuries old know how, not the bottles. What they created was a thrilling paradox: a heritage brand with dynamism in its DNA. CHANDON.

Now spanning four continents, we have wineries in Argentina, California, Brazil, Australia, China and India, making ours the largest sparkling vineyard worldwide and the only domain on which the sun never sets.

Drawing on a collaborative network of sixteen winemakers of seven different nationalities, we stand for new terroirs, innovative methods and an ever-curious outlook that happily unites our diverse lands and people. CHANDON opens up a world of possibilities.

Richard Morszeck who – inspired by the early days of aviation – discovered grooved aluminum as the ideal lightweight material for RIMOWA suitcases. A design classic was born. With the same ingenuity and courage as his father and grandfather, third generation owner Dieter Morszeck paved the way for RIMOWA’s global success. Thanks to his focus on state-of-the-art technology, uncompromising quality and timeless design, RIMOWA suitcases have become the global companion of choice for a sophisticated clientele. Today, with 3,000 employees worldwide, RIMOWA continues to combine craftsmanship with precision technology and a commitment to courageous innovation, staying true to its heritage in today’s ever-changing world.