| Lardini | |
| Founder: | Luigi Lardini, Andrea Lardini, Lorena Lardini |
| Location Country: | Italy |
| Key People: | Luigi Lardini (Creative Director), Andrea Lardini, Lorena Lardini, Annarita Lardini |
| Industry: | Fashion |
| Products: | Men's tailoring |
| Num Employees: | 300 internal, 800 external |
| Homepage: | lardini.it |
Lardini S.r.l. is an Italian fashion house founded in 1978 by three siblings ofthe Lardini family in Filottrano, Ancona Province. Luigi Lardini is its current creative director; his garments can be distinguished by a signature lapel flower constructed from wool.
The company was founded by the Lardini family in 1978 in Filottrano, a town in the Ancona Province of Italy.[1] At the time of its founding, Luigi Lardini was 18 years old, his sister Lorena was 19, and brother Andrea Lardini was 21.[2] It is famous for manufacturing men's tailoring for brands Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Versace, Valentino, Etro and Burberry.[3] Lardini produces a ready to wear tailoring line, which is retailed at its showroom in Milan and three monobrand boutiques outside Italy.[4] [5]
The company produces 1,600 garments per day at its headquarters in Filottrano, Italy.[6] [7] It exports 60% of its annual production.[8] Lardini has created a collection with Nick Wooster.
Lardini has boutiques in: Antwerpen, Milan (Via Gesu), Tokyo (Marunouchi), and Moscow (Petrovka Street and Krasnogorsk).[9] Lardini garments are also sold in Genoa and Chiavari.[10] In East Asia the brand is sold at luxury department stores including Shinsegae, Daimaru, Takashimaya, Iwataya, Seibu, Mitsukoshi, and others.In Latin America, the brand is sold at Silver Deer in Mexico City.