Meet Luigi Parisotto: The World's Leading Research Fabric Maker
SHHHH... GENIUS AT WORK
With a unique collaboration spanning over 18 years–Luigi Parisotto's pure natural fibre and organic exclusive research fabrics for GBS are continuing to set a whole new standard for innovation and the very best of “Made-in-Italy”-and the world.
LEADING SUSTAINABLE FABRIC CREATION SINCE 2009
Taking ‘green’ design to a whole new level
In the Vicentina hillside town of Sarcedo, Luigi Parisotto and his family-owned mill have been working for almost two decades with Geoffrey B. Small to pioneer the creation of the finest and most environmentally sustainable organic fibre fabrics in the world
FOR almost 100 years, the Parisotto family has been handing down from father to son, the art of weaving superfine cotton and linen fabrics in the hillside town of Sarcedo, at the base of the Altopiano di Asiago and the foothills of the Italian alps, in the provincia of Vicenza. For decades, they have crafted some of the world’s finest cotton cloths for Italy’s most famous textile names: Cotonificio Albini, Thomas Mason, Ermenegildo Zegna, Tessitura Monti, Limonta, and Marzotto among others.
A collection that changed the industry
The designer first started working with Mr. Parisotto and his father Mirco in 2007 during a crisis period for the Italian textile industry when large Italian brands began to offshore their production to cheaper cost labor countries, leaving many manufacturers high and dry without work. And by 2009, Luigi Parisotto and Geoffrey B Small began building a revolutionary and exclusive collaboration to pioneer and create the world’s greenest and finest organic natural fiber fabric collection ever developed for an international designer collection. Certified organic cashmere, cotton, indigo, wool, silk, linen and hemp yarns woven into stunning arrays of seersuckers, double-faced, novelty and antique weaves, that were then specially hand dyed and hand treated by the designer in his studio apartment workrooms on the Via dei Martiri in Cavarzere for maximum softness, aging and patina effects, all at minimum carbon footprint and environmental impact. The collection was introduced in Paris in June and October of 2009 and changed the industry--inspiring both small and large players across the entire industry spectrum to begin to try to change their textile supply chain dynamics towards more sustainable practices and direction--and preceded an avalanche of "sustainable" design and fashion brands and initiatives in the years afterwards. But while many tried to copy or worse, greenwash, the original concept was never diluted between GBS and Parisotto, and thanks to the unique talent, total technical mastery and genius of Mr. Parisotto, which Mr. Small recognized very early on in their working relationship--a prolific body of textile art and original fabric development has been achieved over the past decade and a half of work exclusively for GBS, allowing it to have a unique level of artistic control over its design work and to provide its customers with a level of clothing like no one else in the world.
(above) Luigi & Mirco Parisotto photographed in 2010 working together on developing their incredible super 120's double-twist "Venezia" pure superlux cotton shirting cloth for GBS--the finest cotton shirting in the world.
BY designing and working completely from scratch, being able to choose yarns, create structures, weave and finish original and exclusive fabrics-- the special collaboration has created a remarkable and extensive story of amazing fabrics for GBS clothing designs that is unmatched by any other designer firm or luxury label in the industry.
A growing and loyal customer following
Combining extraordinary interpretations of textures, colors, feel and unmatched sustainability applications, the L. Parisotto and Luigi Parisotto fabric GBS wardrobe designs have earned a steady and loyal following among the world's most knowledgeable and discerning designer clothing customers and collectors.
MANY of these fabrics have become classic wardrobe staples of superb long-term value including the "Venezia" super 120's double-twist pure superlux cotton shirtings (the best cotton shirting cloth in the world today), the "Linda" and "Orlando" double-faced linen and cotton textural suitings, the "Siba" superleggero superlight family of silk and linen suitings and shirtings, the trans-seasonal "Shima" cotton & wool oxford suitings, "Armageddon" wool & linen complex plaid suitings and "Olatz" cotton & wool high-breathability plaid suitings; plus the supersoft "Elt" and "Vulcano" silk, cashmere and wool superlux fall & winter suitings and many many others.
ALL created exclusively for GBS in strictly reserved limited micro-production series, guaranteeing not only their undisputed leadership in sustainability, but also their incredible design, quality, rareness and value.
Today, the pioneering work and the creative passion that began in the apartments on Via dei Martiri continues between Luigi Parisotto's family mill at Sarcedo and the world-famous GBS Superworkrooms at Cavarzere Venezia, where the extraordinary fabrics made only for us by Luigi Parisotto are designed, cut and built into some of the most amazing and exclusive extreme handmade clothes in the world. We invite you to begin to discover some of the latest of these amazing design pieces here below...
New Luigi Parisotto research fabric models ready for delivery
EV9J11
2,478 EUR
Handmade single-breasted hand pad-stitched 3-button notch lapel jacket with lap welt pockets in hand tea dyed L. Parisotto "Lino Geo" 100% pure linen twill with 100% pure Como silk linings & Bemberg sleeves , silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana special real horn buttons. Number produced in the world: 5
EV9P08
2,148 EUR
Handmade advanced high waist double pleat tailored suspender trouser in hand tea dyed Luigi Parisotto pure linen fat twill with pure cupro Bemberg linings, pure silk handmade suspenders, silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana real horn buttons. Number produced in the world: 5
EV9J12
2,514 EUR
Handmade hand dyed L. Parisotto "Lino Geo" 100% pure linen classic 1910's single breasted notch collar 3-button hand pad stitched fitted jacket, pure Como silk linings & Bemberg sleeve lining, silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana special horn rubberized finish buttons. Number produced in the world: 5
EV9P09
2,391 EUR
Handmade classic 1920's tailored single pleat tapered leg suspender trouser in hand dyed L. Parisotto "Lino Geo" 100% linen with cupro Bemberg lining, silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana special rubberized finish real horn buttons and stunning real burnt horn suspender buttons. Number produced in the world: 5
GRS08special
874 EUR
Handmade long proportion shirt in hand dyed L. Parisotto "Bilbao" Super 120's double twist pure luxury cotton stripe weave shirting, with silk handmade buttonholes and exclusive Fontana real horn shirt buttons. Number produced in the world: 9
EV7J06
4,281 EUR
Extreme handmade double breasted peak lapel 6-buttons, double vent back, hand padstitched jacket hand dyed exclusive Luigi Parisotto “Sterry Barre” linen and silk with pure Como silk 16-momme raso satin side lining, silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana special hand dyed Corozo nut buttons. Number produced in the world: 4
BGJ03
2,394 EUR
Handmade hand pad-stitched classic notch lapel 3-button jacket hand dyed exclusive Luigi Parisotto linen, silk, cashmere, viscosa and wool “Ghia” weave fabric, fully-lined with special Ezio Ghiringhelli jacquard weave and striped lining story, real working surgeon-cuff sleeve, hand-cut besom welt pockets with flaps and elegant handmade breast pocket, silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana special real horn buttons. Number produced in the world: 2
BGJ01special
2,694 EUR
Handmade single-breasted 2-button notch-lapel jacket hand dyed exclusive Luigi Parisotto "Nexus" Cashmere and Linen, with patch pockets, silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana special duo-toned real horn buttons. Number produced in the world: 2
EV9WP01special
2,214 EUR
Handmade hand washed Luigi Parisotto "Silk Stripe 01/02 " silk and cotton modified tailored single-pleated Afghan extreme wide leg trouser with special wrap detail front and silk handmade buttonholes and Fontana advanced specially surfaced real horn button designs. Number produced in the world: 2
GRWS04special
942 EUR
Handmade hand wash Luigi Parisotto "Silk Stripe 02/01 " silk and cotton rear button closure sleeveless blouse with hand-stitched silk buttonholes, and exclusive Fontana incision-cut design real mother-of-pearl buttons. Number produced in the world: 2
GRWC01special
5,025 EUR
World exclusive extreme handmade Luigi Parisotto cashmere and linen special textural weave design single-breasted three-quarter length bell sleeve shawl collared 1950's modified opera coat reproduction pattern, hand sewn hemwork seams, Italian cotton taped seams, silk handstitched buttonholes and Fontana real corozo-nut buttons. Handsigned and numbered by the designer. Number produced in the world: 1
CVWG03
1,340 EUR
Handmade 2-in-1 reversible classic 1940's women's baseball inspired skirt, hand washed Luigi Parisotto "Amish" cotton and wool oxford suiting with pure Como silk 16 momme raso satin floral print and light weight gathered elastic waistband. Number produced in the world: 2
EV8J13special
3,585 EUR
Handmade special "Extensionism" design extreme volume elongated jacket Luigi Parisotto special “Panarea” textured linen, cashmere & silk raised twill luxury research cloth with exclusive mandolin print pure Como silk lining with hidden front button placket, elastic cuffs, “automatica” snap pressure closure, silk handstitched buttonholes and remarkable real horn Fontana button designs. Number produced in the world: 1
EV7C01special
3,408 EUR
Handmade exclusive GBS Accident Dyed Luigi Parisotto deluxe linen & cotton double-faced cloth single breasted fully-lined peak lapel belted trench coat with pure Como silk linings, extensive silk handstitch detailing, silk handmade buttonholes & Fontana real horn hand dyed buttons. Number produced in the world: 6
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