Everything started in the 80s, massimo osti worked as a stylist and. In 1984, osti relinquished 50% of his shares of cp company to carlo rivetti, owner of gft, but stayed on as president. Carlo rivetti stardust 1 posted on june 23, 2011 by osti archive back in 2001, a little known publishing house called automobilia produced the first of what was to be a series of books about the new wave of italian stylists and fashion designers. Gft bought the company in 1983, osti left in 1994, it is now run by carlo rivetti.
How and when did you get involved with stone island. The italian designer revolutionized the fashion industry from the. We sent a stone island nut to interview massimo ostis son. The ceo speaks on brand heritage, his relationship with massimo osti, and growth in asia. Carlo rivetti, stone islands ceo stone island, clothing.
Last week i caught up with carlo rivetti, who first invested in ostis. Earlier this year, stone island celebrated 30 years of fabric research and sartorial development with a massive retrospective at pitti uomo in florence. The brand specialized in surface treatment of fabrics and dyeing techniques. See more ideas about stone island, the godfather and stone island clothing. After massimo, i asked paul harvey to design the brand and he successfully did that for 12 years. In the vid above, head honcho carlo rivetti, who seems an affable chap even if i can only. Last week i caught up with carlo rivetti, who first invested in ostis new brand in 1983 and later created the much revered sportswear company to run it along with and his wife sabina a 25year. Stone island themselves have released an archive book which ive yet to get my hands on as. Here, we speak to stone island ceo carlo rivetti about what the brand means to him, its position in the canon of italian design and what the future holds for it. The collection strongly referenced military style with the now iconic badge inspired by military insignia.
Stone island news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2009 learn how and when to remove this. From the earliest garments dreamed up by genius designer massimo osti to the brilliant work of the mid 2000s, the book is as much a record of period of time as it is a history of one brand. See more ideas about stone island, stone island jacket and stone island clothing. Massimo osti the creative mind and pioneer behind stone island. The compass symbolised love for the sea and an aim for constant research. His cousin carlo rivetti becomes the new president. Stone islands owner explains how the brand blew up in america. Massimo osti 1944 2005 was an italian garment engineer and fashion designer, most. Last week i caught up with carlo rivetti, who first invested in osti s new brand in 1983 and later created the much revered sportswear company to run it along with and his wife sabina a 25year.
Buyers, press and fans came partly to pay their respect to founder massimo osti but also to marvel at over 200 pieces of fashion history. My history, my company by carlo rivetti stone island corporate. Stoneislandspecial, clothing adrian bianco july 09, 2017 carlo rivetti, massimo osti, stone island stone island special the idea. The legacy of the legendary fashion designer massimo osti. Massimo was at least ten years ahead of others in his field. The architect of stone islands iconic place in menswear was massimo osti. Osti decided to do something special with that fabric and created a collection of just seven jackets. Stone island is an italian luxury mens apparel brand from ravarino. This desire for innovation is partly due to carlo rivetti, the companys current ceo. Here, we speak to stone island ceo carlo rivetti about what the brand means to him, its position in the canon of italian design and what the future holds. Founded in 1982 by the late visionary massimo osti, stone island has. By the mid1990s, founder massimo osti had moved on to other endeavors, and the designer moreno ferrari was established in his place. The following year, osti founded massimo osti production, a company that would reap the benefits of the experience and successes accrued from 20 years worth of formal and technical innovations.
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