THE FUMAGALLI 1891 HISTORY
History is a great present, and never just a past.(Source historic images: Fumagalli archive)
1850
THE ROOT
Fumagalli & Pianca weaving mill started its operational in Milan, under the leadership of Germano Fumagalli.
1891
THE FOUNDATION
In Milan, during the industrious Belle Epoque, Attilio Fumagalli, driven by the desire to create a high quality product and with a great family textile tradition, started the production of ties in gauze and dressing gowns in silk. The factory workrooms is located at Via Sirtori 22 - Milano.
1899 - THE GAUZE
During those years, at the end of 1800's, it was normal practice to go into the old headquarter in via Sirtori to get a tie made from Fumagalli gauze. After choosing a design from the archive, you could watch your tie woven and admire the hand stitch finishing as the cloth passed down the hand frame.
1906 - THE SEMPIONE CELEBRATION
The opening of the Simplon pass, the theme of the Universal Expo, is the first of a long series of memorable events, always celebrated with a dedicated tie, signed Fumagalli, of course.
1920
THE TWENTIES
The famous golden years: the desire for freedom, rebirth and optimism. The clothes follows the rules of art; simplicity, straight lines, soft and innovative fabrics, such as rayon, are dominating. A man with class wears Fumagalli.'
1930
THE THIRTIES
The world of fashion is revolutionized by the movies and the use of cars. Everything becomes more faster and more dynamic. The new trend is starching shirt collars, and embellishing with a pretty bow-tie, of course made by Fumagalli. The factory is expanding..
1946 - THE HISTORICAL JOURNAL CLUB
Fumagalli ties are featured in CLUB magazine, which since its foundation is responsible for bringing all the more important protagonists of Italian clothing . Throughout Italy when couture speaks sartorial elegance about ties, it is Fumagalli on demand.
1947 - THE GOLD TWILL
The constant experimentation lead to the creation of a really special patent: "THE GOLD TWILL". Colors more 'lively, well-outlined designs and softner. Alberto and Mario Fumagalli register the method to print the soft silk twill instead of the more 'common crepe de chine.
"The ties that you have always seen in this publication are of the same manufacture, and they have a name: Fumagalli, which in this year celebrates precisely its five-year anniversary. With customary wishes made, and to be precise, it is not just fifty years that Attilio Fumagalli and his collaborators should be celebrating, but at least a hundred or something more. It is in fact true that in 1903 Attilio Fumagalli was born and that in 1945 missed in person and certainly not in spirit the owner, the company passed to his two sons Mario and Alberto, but we must still take into account the past and therefore go back exactly to the birth in that distant 1891 of which we have already indicated, because in that year Fumagalli was grafted onto the old stock of " Fumagalli & Pianca," already another twelve years old. So here we are in 1890 when Fumagalli & Pianca in turn had grafted on to an even older strain, the Germano Fumagalli silk weaving mill, which then naturally used only hand looms. After three generations, Fumagalli took over those looms."
- Rivista Club 1949 -
1947
FUMAGALLI LIKE AN EXAMPLE OF MADE IN ITALY IN THE WORLD
The challenge of post-war makes it more special. The Fumagalli sales network is extended worldwide.
1950
THE BEGIN OF FASHION TRENDS
The Fumagalli tie becomes an object of art, giving rise to greater creativity and the research for new fabrics, weaves and colors.
1955 - THE FIFTIES - FUMAGALLI ADVERTISING, CREATIVITY
People are re-invigorated with a new energy and zest for life. There are more jobs for all and clothing becomes a status symbol. Fumagalli comes out with collections dedicated to festivals and landmark events.
1963 - THE ECONOMIC BOOM
The Fumagalli-made in Italy label accompanies Italy's economic growth offering new stylish creations for a wider public.
1967 - THE COBRA FUMAGALLI
The fantasy style Fumagalli with its famous advertising: the Cobra Fumagalli.
1891-1981
The Delli Fiori Family meets the Fumagalli Family
In the mid-1960s Egidio Delli Fiori together with his
son Guido ran a tie manufacturing business and a tailoring shop. In those years there is the first meeting between Delli Fiori and Fumagalli. But it is only in the late 1970s that Paolo Fumagalli, grandson of Attilio the founder,meets Guido Delli Fiori who, thanks to his textile background, proves to be the ideal partner to face the new challenges imposed by the market and expand international distribution. Thus the merger of the two companies and the headquarters moved to Como in 1980.