HAUTE COUTURE

Gattinoni fashion shows were dramatised as a film would be, with the clothes telling a story every time. One success followed another: all the presentations are an event: the collections contain a precise musical accompaniment and express the many facets of Italian and international beauty.

In December 2001, Fernanda Gattinoni celebrated her birthday with the award of the Lupa prize, a prestigious recognition from the City of Rome. Then, in 2002, the Maison Gattinoni was commissioned by the Italian army to design new uniforms, bringing back the image of the Saharan khaki with grey-green hues used before the Great War. It is the first time that this task was entrusted to a fashion atelier. In the same year Madame Fernanda died in Rome and the city offered a final tribute, with the Capitol funeral chambers being prepared for her.

Gattinoni is an ambassador for Italian fashion throughout the world. The brand has grown steadily: a sign of its excellence in design research and attention to detail, and is increasingly becoming a point of reference in the international luxury fashion sector.

The House has invested in a group of young designers, among which emerges Luigi Filippo Morelli, for the creation of its off-the-peg lines which follow the guidelines and the delicate sensibilities of Fernanda Gattinoni, keeping alive the DNA related to the world of couture.