ROBERTO COLLINA

Roberto Collina has been telling its story of knitwear designed and made in Italy for over 60 years. The label was founded in 1953 in Crevalcore, north of Bologna. The family business began with a small knitwear workshop with an adjoining school, managed by the Collina family. Here, innovative machines were used to create the first sweaters for the German and Northern European markets shortly after the Second World War. The small workshop soon became a harmonious centre of Italian knitwear craftsmanship. In the midst of technological innovations and creative twists that led the company to work on commissions for important Italian fashion houses, the young Roberto Collina decided in the early 1980s to give its name to a capsule collection of ten men's sweaters to be presented at the Pitti Uomo trade fair. From that moment on, the success of this brand, combining contemporary artistic ideas with authentic heritage, was consolidated and Roberto Collina transformed into a prêt-à-porter brand focused on quality, beauty and continuous improvement. In 1990, the first women's collection was launched and the brand, until then synonymous with masculine fashion, transferred the poetic style and exceptional quality of Italian production to its feminine essence. The made-in-Italy concept is reflected in a high-end product characterized by the use of high quality materials and precious fibers - mohair, cashmere, alpaca, angora, camel hair, fine merino wool and silk.

Today, Roberto Collina is a young company that employs more than 50 people in Crevalcore and continues the history of the house. The company also offers special training programs that have been established in recent years. Together with the Accademia di Costume e Moda in Rome, Roberto Collina also awards a scholarship for the following semester as part of the unique master's course "Creative Knitwear Design". In this way, the company aims to combat the lack of professional training in the knitwear industry on the one hand, and also act as an incubator for new talent on the other.

Both original and high quality, Roberto Collina 's collections house only the finest raw materials and cutting-edge production techniques to create a high-quality product that is equally steeped in innovative design. Through experimentation in volumes, textures and shapes, Roberto Collina makes each piece a versatile, innovative product with an interesting expression. Playing with colour, technique and different finishes, delivers a completely new result every time. The entire range includes knitwear with exceptional textures, different every season, as well as accessories.

Discover now online and in the LODENFREY store in Munich at the cathedral the entire collection variety of Roberto Collina for women.