Lardini
Italian fashion house
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Lardini S.r.l. is an Italian fashion house founded in 1978 by three siblings of the Lardini family in Filottrano, Ancona Province. Luigi Lardini is its current creative director; his garments can be distinguished by a signature lapel flower constructed from wool.[1]
Filottrano, Italy
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| Company type | S.r.l. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 1978 Filottrano, Italy |
| Founder | Luigi Lardini, Andrea Lardini, Lorena Lardini |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | International boutiques: Milan, Moscow, Baku, Xi'an and Antwerp |
Key people | Luigi Lardini (Creative Director), Andrea Lardini, Lorena Lardini, Annarita Lardini |
| Products | Men's tailoring |
| Services | Fashion production, ready to wear, made to measure |
Number of employees | 300 internal, 800 external |
| Website | www.lardini.it |
History
The company was founded by the Lardini family in 1978 in Filottrano, a town in the Ancona Province of Italy.[2] At the time of its founding, Luigi Lardini was 18 years old, his sister Lorena was 19 and his other sister Andrea Lardini was 21.[3] It is famous for manufacturing men's tailoring for brands Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Versace, Valentino, Etro and Burberry.[1] Lardini produces a ready to wear tailoring line, which is retailed at its showroom in Milan and three monobrand boutiques outside Italy.[4][5]
Production
Boutiques
Lardini has boutiques in: Antwerpen, Milan (Via Gesu), Tokyo (Marunouchi), and Moscow (Petrovka Street and Krasnogorsk).[9] Lardini garments are also sold in Genoa and Chiavari.[10] In East Asia the brand is sold at luxury department stores including Shinsegae, Daimaru, Takashimaya, Iwataya, Seibu, Mitsukoshi, and others. In Latin America, the brand is sold at Silver Deer in Mexico City.
