Corneliani guest at Pitti

The arctic weather in London and superfluous snow meant many editors missed Pitti this season as they were stranded at airports. The men's trade show which launches the international fashion season, has seen 77 editions of its Florentine exhibition. Each season Pitti showcases a major designer to open the show, and for Autumn Winter 2010 Italian designer Corneliani was feted.

The Corneliani show at Pitti Uomo opened a series of events featuring big international names in men’s fashions and elegance, the companies that have long represented quality, excellence, product culture and choose Florence as the venue for showing their collections to the international press and top buyers.

Corneliani present the most glamorous side of sartorial tradition in a fantastic setting created in cooperation with Etienne Russo, at the Stazione Leopolda. The focus being all Italian – entrepreneurial and stylistic – a way of creating fashions and bringing excellence onto international markets.

“We are very happy that Corneliani is the special guest at this Pitti Uomo”, says Raffaello Napoleone, CEO of Pitti Immagine “because, over the years the Corneliani style has made a determining contribution to Pitti Uomo’s worldwide success. The event we have planned together, a significant joint investment, it is also a tribute to the manufacturing and fashion design traditions that define the greatness of Made in Italy around the world”.

“Florence is a special place for us”, adds Cavaliere del Lavoro Carlalberto Corneliani, the company’s President and CEO, “it obviously has great significance for the history and success of Corneliani which recently celebrated 50 years of business in the city. We have been invited to appear on the Pitti catwalk in 2010, this represents a new way to display our style which will increase the fascination with our brand in the imagination of our clients”.

Image: Corneliani