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Brioni
Brioni is the Italian menswear house founded in Rome in 1945 by master tailor Nazareno Fonticoli and business partner Gaetano Savini. Its practice is rooted in made-to-measure tailoring, formalwear, casual luxury, leather goods and the craftsmanship of its Penne atelier. Norbert Stumpfl has led design since 2018, while Federico Arrigoni became Chief Executive Officer in 2025. The directory preserves the former creative periods of Brendan Mullane, Justin O’Shea and Nina-Maria Nitsche rather than treating each as a current role. Brioni belongs to Kering; Kering’s published results are group-level reporting and are not presented as brand-only business performance unless the company supplies a directly attributable figure.
- Country
- Italy
- Founded
- 1945
- Founder
- Nazareno Fonticoli
- Ownership
- Kering
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated Kering
- Documented milestones
- 6
- Nazareno Fonticoli — Co-Founder and Master Tailor1945–Present · menswear · current · Kering
- Gaetano Savini — Co-Founder and Business Director1945–Present · business · current · Kering
- Brendan Mullane — Creative Director2012–2016 · menswear · former · Kering
- Justin O Shea — Creative Director2016–2016 · menswear · former · Kering
- Nina-Maria Nitsche — Creative Director2017–2018 · menswear · former · Kering
- Norbert Stumpfl — Design Director2018–Present · menswear · current · Kering
- Mehdi Benabadji — Chief Executive Officer2020–2025 · house · former · Kering
- Federico Arrigoni — Chief Executive Officer2025–Present · house · current · Kering
- 1945 — House foundedNazareno Fonticoli and Gaetano Savini establish Brioni in Rome.
- 1952 — Pitti presentationBrioni stages an early menswear runway in Florence.
- 1959 — Penna factoryThe house develops tailoring production in Abruzzo.
- 1985 — Tailoring schoolBrioni establishes a school to transmit tailoring skills.
- 2011 — Kering acquisitionBrioni joins Kering.
- 2018 — Stumpfl appointedNorbert Stumpfl becomes design director.