Roberto Cavalli
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Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at...
Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art Institute, concentrating in textile print. While still a student, he made a series of flower prints on knit that caught the attention of major Italian hosiery factories.|In the early 1970s, he invented and patented a revolutionary printing procedure on leather, and he started creating patchworks of different materials. He debuted these techniques in Paris, immediately getting commissions from the likes of Hermès and Pierre Cardin. At age 30, he presented his first namesake collection at the Salon for Prêt-à-Porter in Paris. He brought it to the catwalks of the Sala Bianca of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, and later on those of Milano Collezioni jeans made of printed denim, intarsia leathers, brocade and wild prints. He then opened his first boutique in 1972 in Saint-Tropez.|In 1980 Roberto Cavalli married Eva Düringer, who has been his lifelong companion and business partner. In Milan in 1994 Cavalli presented the first sand-blasted jeans. By December of the same year, he had opened boutiques in Saint Barth, in the French Caribbean, followed by others in Venice and Saint-Tropez. Besides the main line, which is sold in over fifty countries worldwide, Roberto Cavalli designs RC Menswear as well as the youth aimed line Just Cavalli, launched in 1998 and comprising today men's wear, women's wear and accessories, eyewear, watches, perfumes, underwear and beachwear. There is also the Angels & Devils Children Collection, the Class line, two underwear collections, shoes, eyewear, watches and perfumes. In 2002 Cavalli opened his first café-store in Florence, revamping it with his signature animal prints. This was shortly followed by the opening in Milan of the Just Cavalli café at Torre Branca and another boutique on Via della Spiga.|It was reported in April 2008 that Cavalli had put his business up for sale.Brand Details
Founder
Roberto Cavalli
Designer
Roberto Cavalli
from
1970to
PresentYvan Mispelaere
from
October 2013to
2015Peter Dundas
from
March 2015to
October 2016Paul Surridge
from
May 2017to
March 2019Fausto Puglisi (Creative Consultant)
from
October 2020to
PresentBrand Strategy
Market segment
Premium
Core business
Apparel
Targets
Men, Women
Roberto Cavalli Latest News
Roberto Cavalli x Taylor Swift
After collaborating for The Eras Tours in 2023, Roberto Cavalli and Taylor Swift partnered again to design her outfits for the same tour in 2024.
Roberto Cavalli Financial Report 2023
Last fiscal year ended on December 31, 2022
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