Rubinacci

Rubinacci is an Italian luxury clothing company founded in Naples, Italy in 1932 by Gennaro Rubinacci under the name of the London House.[1] The idea Rubinacci had was to create unstructured, unlined jackets meant to be worn outside of the office. Among his early clients were filmmaker Vittorio De Sica and journalist Curzio Malaparte.[2]

Rubinacci
Family Business
IndustryFashion
Founded1932
FounderGennaro Rubinacci
HeadquartersNaples, Milano and London,
Naples
,
Italy
Key people
Mariano Rubinacci, Luca Rubinacci
ServicesBespoke tailoring and RtW collection
Websitemarianorubinacci.net

History

The history of Rubinacci began with art collector Gennaro Rubinacci's own tailoring emporium; he opened London House, at 25 Via Filangieri.[3] In 1961, Gennaro's son, Mariano, took control of the company. In 1963, he changed its name to Rubinacci, maintaining the initials of the original name in the logo. Later, a branch was opened in Milan, in 1989, and in London in 2005.[4]

Luca and Mariano Rubinacci

As of 2018, Luca Rubinacci, Gennaro's grandson, is the creative director of Rubinacci, and responsible for launching the firm's ready-to-wear line. He is considered a particularly stylish dresser.[5]

Exhibitions and exhibits

Mariano Rubinacci established a museum of Neapolitan tailoring in Naples, featuring clothes from the 1930s, which has occasionally loaned items to the FIT in New York, and had an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2014.[6]

References
  1. Raphael Schneider, gentlemansgazette.com 2 October 2012
  2. Coggins, David (2016-09-20). "Get Suited by the Best Bespoke Tailor on Earth". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. Simon Crompton, permanentstyle.com 6 August 2016
  4. Simon Crompton, permanentstyle.com 6 August 2016
  5. GQ Magazine 13th Febr 2014
  6. Vanity Fair, vanityfair.it 10 March 2016
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