Luciano Barbera

Luciano Barbera is a high-end men’s clothing company based in Biella, Italy, a town and commune in the northern Italian region of Piedmont.

Luciano Barbera
TypePrivately held
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1970 (1970)
FounderCarlo Barbera
SuccessorLuciano Barbera
Headquarters
Biella
,
Italy
ProductsMen's Clothing
OwnerLuciano Barbera
Websitehttps://www.lucianobarbera.com
The oldest part of Callabiana factory.

History

Prior to producing a clothing company, the Barbera family owned and operated the Carlo Barbera Mill, also located in Biella, Italy.

In 1962, Luciano Barbera (son of Carlo Barbera) was photographed by Vogue in a suit made with his family's fabrics. Years later, the owner of the US menswear store LouisBoston offered Luciano to sell his line of clothes, which led the latter to create his clothing brand. In 1971, the Luciano Barbera brand of men's clothes was created, using the Carlo Barbera fabrics to make the clothes.[1]

In 2010 the reported average price of fabric from the Carlo Barbera factory was 41 euros a meter ($48.75 a yard). That same year, the company had a $5.8 million debt and was short on orders to settle it,[1] and the mill fabric was acquired by the Napolitan company Kiton.[2] The brand started to be distributed online through Amazon's MyHabit.[3]

In 2014, the US equity fund Tengram Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Luciano Barbera and named Todd Barrato as CEO.[2] In 2019, Tengram Capital Partners sold its majority stake in Luciano Barbera to Philippe Camperio, who had acquired the Italian hat company Borsalino the previous year.[4]

Description

The initial fabric factory in Biella, Italy, was founded by Carlo Barbera (1911–2013).[5] After dying, the yarn was rested six months while it regained humidity before weaving in order to obtain the best results.[1]

There is a Luciano Barbera store and showroom in Milan on Via Gesù, the popular men’s clothing street. A second showroom is located on Fifth Avenue in New York City.[6][7]

In the movie Salt, Angelina Jolie wears Luciano Barbera clothes.[1]

References
  1. Segal, David (31 July 2010). "Is Italy Too Italian?". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "Luciano Barbera, il marchio acquisito dagli americani". La Stampa (in Italian). 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  3. Thomas, Owen. "Jeff Bezos Wears Prada Jeans—But Doesn't Sell Them". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  4. Gibellino, Fabio (27 April 2019). "Camperio rileva Luciano Barbera". MF Fashion. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. Olsen, Kerry; Palmieri, Jean E. (6 October 2010). "Kiton Buys Carlo Barbera Mill". Women's World Daily. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. Robb Report listing Archived August 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Cassola, Paola (2015-06-11). "Luciano Barbera, flagship e showroom tra Milano e NY". Pambianconews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-03.

Official website

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