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History

Prior to producing a clothing company, the Barbera family owned and operated the Carlo Barbera Mill, also located in Biella, Italy. In 1962, Luciano Barbera (son of Carlo Barbera) was photographed by ''

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'' in a suit made with his family's fabrics. Years later, the owner of the US menswear store LouisBoston offered Luciano to sell his line of clothes, which led the latter to create his clothing brand. In 1971, the Luciano Barbera brand of men's clothes was created, using the Carlo Barbera fabrics to make the clothes. In 2010 the reported average price of fabric from the Carlo Barbera factory was 41

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s a meter ($48.75 a yard). That same year, the company had a $5.8 million debt and was short on orders to settle it, and the mill fabric was acquired by the Napolitan company Kiton. The brand started to be distributed online through Amazon's MyHabit. In 2014, the US equity fund Tengram Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Luciano Barbera and named Todd Barrato as CEO. In 2019, Tengram Capital Partners sold its majority stake in Luciano Barbera to Philippe Camperio, who had acquired the Italian hat company

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the previous year.

Description

The initial fabric factory in Biella, Italy, was founded by Carlo Barbera (1911–2013). After dying, the

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was rested six months while it regained humidity before weaving in order to obtain the best results. There is a Luciano Barbera store and showroom in

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on Via Gesù, the popular men’s clothing street. A second showroom is located on

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In the popular culture

In the movie ''

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wears Luciano Barbera clothes.

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