Berluti was founded in 1895 by Italian Alessandro Berluti, and later run by Olga Squeri, also known as Olga Berluti.[4] The LVMH group acquired Berluti in 1993. In 2012, Berluti acquired Paris tailor house Arnys and launched its first prêt-à-porter menswear collections.[5]
In 2011, Olga Berluti was named creative director of the Berluti Art line.[6]
From 2011 to 2023, Berluti was headed by LVMH's CEO Bernard Arnault's son, Antoine Arnault, who also serves as the chairman of Loro Piana.[7] In March 2014, Isabella Capece Galeota became director of image and communications.[8][9]
Between 2011 and 2014, Berluti increased its annual revenue from less than 30 million euros ($32.6 million) to €100 million ($109 million), having expanded its product offering, bought a custom atelier and increased its global store network to 46 boutiques.[10]
In 2013, Berluti worked with Dutch artist Maarten Baas on created a series of sculptures.[11]
In 2017, Berluti introduced a sunglass collection in collaboration with Oliver Peoples.[12]
In 2018, creative director Kris Van Assche reconfigured the existing Berluti logo based on one he found carved into a shoe last and devised with M/M Paris.[13]
All the footwear manufacturing and leather goods are produced in the town of Gaibanella in the municipality of Ferrara,[14] while Paris is the location of the corporate headquarters.
Berluti will design the French team's uniforms for the opening ceremony of the Olympics and Paralympics.[15]
^Miles Socha (28 October 2016), Berluti, Oliver Peoples Team for Eyewear Women's Wear Daily.
^Alexander Fury (18 January 2019), AW19 Paris mens: The Berluti re-boot Financial Times.
^WW, FashionNetwork com. "Berluti picks up speed with a large production site in Italy". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^Mimosa Spencer (16 November 2023), LVMH's Berluti to design Olympics opening ceremony uniforms for French teams Reuters.
^berluti.com Alessandro Sartori Retrieved 5 November 2015
^Kate Abnett, Berluti Names Haider Ackermann Creative Director businessoffashion.com 1 September 2016
^LUKE LEITCH Why Haider Ackermann’s New Berluti Gig Is Menswear’s Most Tantalizing Appointment Archived 3 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine vogue.com 1 September 2016
^Vanessa Friedman, Haider Ackermann Named Creative Director of Berluti The New York Times 2016/09/01
^Megan Gustashaw, Berluti Names Haider Ackermann as Creative Director GQ.com
^Fall/Winter 2017 Archived 9 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine berluti.com
^Schneier, Matthew (30 March 2018). "Haider Ackermann Exits Berluti". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^Yotka, Steff (3 April 2018). "Kris Van Assche Named Artistic Director at Berluti". Vogue. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^Taylor Branson,
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