Boglioli is a tailoring company originally based in the Italian town of
Gambara
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,
Brescia
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. The showroom is in Via Tortona 31 in
Milan
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. Its signature item of
menswear
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is garment-dyed jackets.
The president and CEO of the company is Francesco Russo.
History
Boglioli was founded in 1974 as a family-run Italian business, established by Mario Boglioli along with his brother Stefano. In 1987, the brand presented its first collection during
Pitti Uomo
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Pitti Immagine Uomo
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.
In the early 1990s, little brother Pierluigi Boglioli joined the family business and introduced the brand's signature jacket,
a deconstructed cashmere jacket with a vintage feel, characterised by its washed-out colors obtained through the garment-dying process, in which the dye is added to the garment only after it has been stitched, a completely innovative and unique method unseen before in the industry.
The success in the Italian market pushed Boglioli to expand worldwide to such countries as the United States, Canada, Japan, and Russia.
In 2013, Pierluigi and Mario Boglioli sold Boglioli to a
private equity
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group.
During the 2010s, Boglioli expanded from tailoring to global fashion and branding, and hired
Gucci
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's former head of tailoring to operate this shift. Boglioli opened its first retail store on
Via San Pietro all’Orto in Milan in 2014, then one on
Bond Street
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in
New York City
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in 2016.
Starting in 2016, Boglioli was the official style partner of the soccer team
A.C. Milan
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in a partnership lasting until the 2019/2020 season.
In 2022, Boglioli launched its line of womenswear.
See also
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Italian fashion
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Made in Italy
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References
External links
Official website
Clothing companies of Italy
Italian suit makers
High fashion brands
Italian brands
Clothing companies established in 1974
Italian companies established in 1974
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