Genny is an Italian
ready-to-wear manufacturer. It was founded in
Ancona in 1961 by Arnaldo Girombelli.
History
Born in Ancona, Arnaldo Girombelli was the owner of a
boutique
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The term ''boutique'' and also ''d ...
with an adjacent small tailor workshop for skirts and blouses in his hometown. After gradually expanding the workshop and increasing the number of seamstresses, in 1962 he founded a label for his creations, "Genny", named after his eldest daughter.
In the second half of the 1960s Genny started to have a large success thanks to a line of pleated oblique skirts obtained through a new treatment technique of cloth,
then in 1973 it introduced a youthful line, "Byblos", and
Gianni Versace became its designer.
Later, Guy Paulin and his assistant
Christian Lacroix
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Lacroix's designs combine luxury and insouciance. He prefers artisanal trades, fringe, bead, and embroidery. He's ...
replaced Versace at Byblos, while Versace launched another Genny's experimental line, "Complice".
[ In 1983, Byblos became an independent company.][ After the death of Girombelli, his wife Donatella became the chairwoman of the group.][
In 2001 ]Prada
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acquired the label, and Genny stopped its production in 2004.
See also
* Italian fashion
* Made in Italy
References
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Clothing companies established in 1961
Italian companies established in 1961
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Luxury brands
High fashion brands
Eyewear brands of Italy
Shoe companies of Italy
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1961 establishments in Italy
Manufacturing companies based in Milan
Clothing brands of Italy