Kleidung & Accessoires

Biography - Brunello Cucinelli began life in humble surroundings, growing up with no electricity or running water. Today, aged 60, he is the founder, chief executive and designer of a global luxury lifestyle brand with a market capitalisation of more than $1.5 billion.Cucinelli told BoF, “I wanted to be a real expert, to have a specialty or niche. There was no colored cashmere for women. So I went to the dye shop and here we had the The Italian soon went out to market equipped with three round-neck sweaters and three V-neck sweaters, selling 400 in the first three months. By 1998-99 sales stood at 200,000 sweaters a year, despite the fact the label operated only one tiny monobrand store. In 2000, following requests from American buyers for a complete Brunello Cucinelli look, the brand expa.