What is the charm of “Lardini”, a leading Italian factory brand?

What is a popular factory brand in Italy? If it is asked “What is a popular factory brand in Italy? There are many popular brands in Italy such as BOLIOLI and TAGLIATORE, but LARDINI is especially known for its high reputation among people in the tailored industry. Lardini is also a brand that has been the topic of much discussion, including a collaboration model with Nick Wooster. This time, we will focus on Lardini and introduce its unknown charms and how to wear it!

What is LARDINI?

The brand was founded in 1978 by Luigi Lardini in the port town of Ancona on the Adriatic Sea in Italy. The company started out as a family-run tailoring workshop, but in 1993, it began to develop its own original brand under its own name, taking advantage of the high sewing skills it had acquired over 30 years of OEM work for some of the world’s most prestigious maison brands. The distinctive flower-shaped boutonniere on the lapel of a jacket is very popular in Japan. Today, the brand has grown to become one of the leading factory brands in Italy, with a daily workforce of 400 people working on handmade production.
Incidentally, the big-name maisons that Lardini has been contracted to manufacture for include Etro, Prada, Burberry, and Dolce & Gabbana, among many others.

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What is Lardini’s proud family-run business style?

Luigi Lardini, the current Creative Director and founder of Lardini, began creating menswear collections in the 1970s at the tender age of 18, with only a passion for style and elegance. Luigi’s sense of style has always been highly regarded, and his older brother Andrea Lardini and older sister Lorena Lardini, who were intuitively convinced of his choice, helped him launch the business.

From left to right: Ms. Lorena, Mr. Andrea, Ms. Annarita, Mr. Luigi crisalidepress

Since its establishment, the business has quickly attracted the attention of a wide range of people, from the fashion industry to the international trade. The number of clients using Lardini’s tailoring services has increased significantly over the years. As the business grows, each takes on a different role in the business. Luigi, the founder, handled the styling, Andrea, the older brother, used his degree in computer engineering to handle the technical side of the business, and Lorena, the older sister, managed the business and finances. A few years later, the youngest sister, Annalita, joined the company’s business as quality control.

Lardini’s commitment to “Made in Italy

Lardini continues to produce original products in its own factory. The brand has been a member of the Consortium for the Protection of the Made in Italy since 2007, and is certified as ” Made in Italy ” in every step of the production process, from the first to the last. In this day and age when the issue of the country of production is often discussed, their insistence on ” Made in Italy ” is probably one of the most highly regarded points by those around them.

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Lardini is particular about fabrics

It is one of Lardini’s characteristics to not only handmake each garment one by one with sewing techniques accumulated over 30 years, but also to give the material itself a presence by employing fabrics from Italy’s leading fabric brands such as Loro Piana, Ermenegildo Zegna, and Cerruti. This is one of the strengths of Lardini, which has steadily built up the know-how and human networks required for fabric procurement during its OEM period.

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The meaning of Lardini’s boutonniere

Lardini is strong in “solid” unconstructed jackets.

Lardini’s specialty is the ” Ancon Jacket. In other words, Lardini specializes in one-piece tailored jackets that omit interlinings and other secondary materials. This is the style of tailored jackets pioneered by Attolini, Boglioli, and Cantarelli in the past. Related page: What is the charm of Boglioli’s Ancona jacket?

The jackets hung on hooks instead of hangers, which can be seen at the Pitti Uomo booth, are a device to show off the softness unique to unconstructed jackets. To create a tight jacket without using secondary materials requires extremely high technology in pattern and sewing, and among the many Italian factories, Lardini is at the forefront of this technology. Incidentally, at Lardini’s exhibition booth, tailored jackets are often hung on hangers instead of hooks.

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Lardini also offers “made to measure service (smizura).

The tailor-made service that Lardini has been offering since 2000 is called ” made to measure service. It seems that almost all items belonging to a man’s wardrobe, not just jackets, can be customized. Lardini’s unique service, which it has cultivated, makes it possible to tailor a special piece of clothing just for you. The service is so thorough that it even includes personalization of innerwear and hangers, fabrics (over 2,000 varieties), lining, buttons (over 50 varieties), back collar color (jacket or coat), embroidery and thread color, and button hole selection. In Japan, it takes about four months for delivery, but the company is able to accommodate orders at irregular order events held at Strasbourg, Isetan, and other stores.

lardini goes for a new innovation in 2010

From Spring/Summer 2010, Umberto Cantarelli, who has consulted for numerous world-class fashion brands, has been invited to join the creative team, and Luigi Rardini has been appointed as Creative Director. With his traditional sewing skills, Mr. Lardini has been developing innovative collections that have attracted the world’s attention.

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As a change since Spring/Summer 2010, he has created a new look by combining details such as product washing, product dyeing, hand painting, contrast stitching, and worshipful buttons. The meticulous attention to detail and playfulness, now also known as “Lardini tailoring,” are the factors that have brought innovation to the world of tailoring.

Lardini is a brand that continues to evolve

Today, Lardini’s Fillottrano factory produces 2,000 garments that are sold through an ever-expanding distribution network to 550 retailers in Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, China, and the United States, including select multi-brand stores and luxury department stores. In 2014, the company opened a new showroom of approximately 800 m2 in a historical building in Via Montenapoleone, Milan’s upscale fashion district, and is constantly expanding its business with a further 300 m2 expansion in 2016.

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lardini expands its production facilities

Lardini is also expanding its production area. The new production area will cover 9,000 square meters and will be spread over three floors, with a 5,400 square meter ground floor that will house a computerized warehouse for fabric decaturation, steam treatment, and automatic control of inspections and reduction control, an automatic cutting department, and other currently rearranged departments. The production process flow has been optimized. With consistent work in its own factories, Lardini is always looking to develop new products.

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Lardini and Nick Wooster’s collaboration ” WOOSTER + LARDINI

Lardini is even working on a joint development project with Nick Wooster, a New York-based fashion free agent who is active worldwide.

This project has resulted in a unique fusion of Nick Wooster’s style and Lardini’s knowledge of elegance and tailoring. The combination of sophisticated fabrics and unexpected lines that overturn the conventional wisdom of exquisite sartorial finishing is attracting worldwide attention.

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Introduction of Lardini’s other representative brand lines

Today, Lardini’s collection is divided into several lines, each with a different style, but all with meticulous attention to detail and tailoring. The following is a list of other lines that Lardini offers.

GABRIELE PASINI

Gabriele Pasini, nicknamed the “Monster of Modena,” and Lardini have formed a joint venture to create an innovative collection that incorporates traditional Neapolitan sartorial techniques with English textures. The collection is characterized by a provocative interpretation of Classico, incorporating fabrics, patterns, and colors that overturn the conventional concept of the jacket. The brand’s vintage-touch wool fabrics, big lapels, and narrowed waistlines give a sexy yet modern impression.

RVR LARDINI

The line is based on the concept that ” clothing can change its personality and appearance depending on the occasion and the climate.” It is a sustainable outerwear collection based on the unique construction of reversibility ( RVR means ” reversible “).

Lardini’s outfits!

Lardini is a brand that attracts attention from around the world and has a wide range of wearing styles.

Lardini x Jeans Style

A gray linen-blend tailored jacket with faded jeans in a beautiful blue color. The bow tie and choice of date glasses give the look a sophisticated impression.

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Lardini Beige Jacket Style

A washed cotton jacket with a European striped tie in the same color. The cuffs of the jacket are unbuttoned asymmetrically to create a rough look.

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Lardini jacket and turtleneck coordinate

This chic styling combines a beautifully patterned checked jacket with a just right size high gauge turtleneck. Since the main items are monotone in color scheme, the accents of boutonniere and pocket chief coloring are effective.

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Lardini x Nick Wooster style

Nick Wooster coordinates with a jacket from his own collaborative line with Lardini. The light and unique look of this tweed-like wool jacket with a rough texture, button-down shirt, and half-length slacks is eye-catching.

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lardini×chinopants style

A chic jackets style unified with items in only two colors, navy and beige. Lardini, which offers knit jackets, and casual wear go well together. The stylish look with the pants rolled up and the color scheme of the boutonniere are also taken into consideration.

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Lardini x White Pants

A hopsack jacket in a relaxed hue and ankle-length white pants give a clean look to this outfit. Lardini’s trademark boutonniere is deliberately left out of this style.

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lardini×wool

A tweed-style double-breasted jacket, a neck-length turtleneck, and slacks made of wool give a sense of unity to this outfit. The dervish shoes and teardrop sunglasses give off an austere shine, and the elegant outfit has a somewhat rugged atmosphere.

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Introducing Lardini’s signature items!

Lardini’s representative item, ” Tailored Jacket

Lardini has its own factory in Italy, the home of men’s tailoring. The jackets produced by Lardini, which has its own factory in Italy, the home of men’s tailoring, are highly regarded for their high quality and are one of the popular items in Japan. Among them, the comfort of the Ancon jackets tailored in fabrics such as hopsack and knit fabrics is so good that some people become addicted to them once they put them on. Lardini jackets, which use numerous materials to expand the range of dress styles, are one of the items you should keep on hand. For details and purchase of “Jackets”, click here.

A typical item of Lardini ” Coat

The comfort of knit jackets, for example, is also reflected in coats. Many types of coats are available, including coats made of fabrics that are knitted in a way that allows them to be stretchable yet windproof. Many models do not differ much in price from jackets, so why not give them a try? ▶︎Click here for details and purchase of “Coats

Lardini’s signature item “Gilet (Vest)

Gilet means ” vest ” in Italian. Many Italians believe that the use of this item can greatly change the way one’s style looks. Lardini also focuses on gilets, and offers a wide range of lineup, including knit fabric designs produced with comfort in mind. ▶︎Click here for details and to purchase ” Gilets(Vests)

LARDINI’s typical item ” Suits

The Lardini suit has become a standard item. The slim silhouette shows off the body line beautifully. Although the silhouette is tight, it is one of the features that the silhouette is tailored to compensate for the shortcomings of the body shape due to the design that is calculated to the balance of the roominess. The simpler the suit, the more difference in quality there is, so Lardini, which is highly regarded in the sartorial world, may be one of the candidates when considering the purchase of a suit. ▶︎For more information and to purchase a suit, click here.

WOOSTER×LARDINI slip-on sneakers

Slip-on sneakers from the Nick Wooster and Lardini collaboration brand. This item can be worn not only with casual styles but also with jacket styles to add a bit of a “haze” to your look. ▶︎” WOOSTER×LARDIN slip-on sneakers” details and purchase here