My dear fashionistas, I sincerely hope you are well and ready for a new fashion adventure on the Mr.M blog. All of you who have been following my work for years know that I like to present some interesting brands with a long tradition on my blog that have left a special mark in the history of the fashion industry. Today I have the great honor and pleasure to present to you a famous Italian house with a long history and tradition that lasts more than a century! This is not a story about fashion, but about family and the strong tradition of quality Italian craftsmanship that we all know today under the famous label called “Made in Italy”.
Enrico Mandelli is a brand that opened its doors at the beginning of the 20th century. The family tradition of exquisite Italian craftsmanship of the Enrico Mandelli Milano brand is led by Mr. Andrea Maria Mandelli who is at the head of the company, but he is the fourth generation as his great grandfather Enrico started the business in the early 1900s as a leather supplier in the north of Milan.
A few years later Mr. Paolo, Enrico’s son joined his father in 1925 and spent the rest of his life expanding the business establishing connections with new world markets. Thanks to his creative and business-oriented way of thinking, he brought the company to the very top of the Italian fashion market producing women’s and men’s sports and elegant clothing, as well as fashion accessories.
Paolo’s son, who was named after his founding grandfather – Enrico, joined the family business in the early 60’s when the work of the third generation of the Mandelli family began. Thanks to him, the Enrico Mandelli company reached the highest quality of production in Italy, using the finest leathers and the best precious fibers in the world. Andrea Maria Mandelli, Enrico’s son, as a representative of the fourth generation, has been at the head of the company since 1996. With a master’s degree in business administration, he further enhanced the company by building on its legacy, the excellence for which the name Mandelli Milano is known worldwide.
The work of this fashion house developed together with its visionaries and fashion designers, so that many famous fashion designers of today participated in the construction of this incredible family fashion empire. During the 70s, the Enrico Mandelli company contributed to the expansion of Italian fashion in the world, starting to collaborate with the best Italian designers such as Walter Albini, the father of pret-a-porter. The BASILE brand was born in the 70s. The collaboration becomes very important when the brand became the first company in Italy to produce industrially made ready-to-wear for men and women.
Designer Luciano Soprani, known for his pret-a-porter collections known all over the world, decided to entrust the creation of his collection to the Enrico Mandelli company. This cooperation has been a great success for many years to mutual satisfaction.
The famous fashion maestro designer Emanuel Ungaro was an unusual and one of the most constructive experiences for the Enrico Mandelli company in a sophisticated French way. In the 1980s, Franco Moschino represented the most innovative and unusual designer. In those years, a working collaboration, but also a special friendship, was born between Rachel and Enrico Mandelli, which would last more than a decade.
The partnership between designers Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana was born in the late 80s and lasted for 15 years. The Enrico Mandelli company received a worldwide license for the production of Dolce Gabbana leather clothing. This experience has made the company grow from both an operational and a technical point of view, becoming a world leader.
As you can see the history of this amazing fashion house has been exciting, but for all those years Enrico Mandelli brand has perfected its way of making. He introduced some novelties such as the launch of the Milano model, the famous jacket model of the Mandelli brand, as well as the thinnest crocodile skin on the market with a thickness of only 0.4 millimeters! 11 years ago, in 2012 to be exact, Enrico Mandelli opened a new company headquarters in the center of Milan’s fashion industry, in the heart of Via Montenapoleone, where there are 400 square meters of perfect Italian elegance.
In today’s post, you have the opportunity to see the perfection of Enrico Mandelli’s handmade leather goods – a dark brown winter jacket made of the highest quality specially treated deerskin. The jacket has a hood, while the entire lining is made of 100% cashmere. If you want a short description of this perfection – a jacket for all seasons, which you can wear for years.
If you want to stay updated and find out news about this unique Italian brand Enrico Mandelli, visit their official online store and follow them on social networks Facebook and Instagram.
Allemano timepieces are crafted to border on modern and innovative design with strict respect for tradition and the consistency of the “Made in Italy” feature. These unusual watches are made in Turin. Allemano is an Italian company from Turin with over 150 years of experience in the production of measuring instruments such as manometers, thermometers and dynamometers. With the exception of the Swiss movements, Allemano Misuratori del Tempo are entirely made in Italy.
Founded in 1856 as a manufacturer of measuring instruments for the automotive and mechanical industries, the company is now reawakened. At the beginning of 2019, Allemano presented its first wristwatch collection. This was inspired by the Allemano pressure gauges installed a hundred years earlier, in 1919 on the legendary Fiat 501 Torpedo and later on many Lancia, Ferrari, Maserati and Alfa Romeo models.
Today, all watches are still made with the same sense of professionalism and tradition as more than 150 years ago. Allemano watch models from 1919 Collections meet different aesthetic and technical requirements: MAN is perfect for leisure, GMT is the best choice for travelers, while DAY has the right characteristics to be essential in everyday life, while GRANDE TORINO is a special limited edition modified DAY model made on the occasion of the celebration of the famous Grande Torino.
The watch you have the opportunity to see in today’s fashion story is the MAN model from the famous Allemano collection in 1919. The MAN watch model is a status symbol and has a special story. It is the best choice for quality leisure time and the model that best symbolizes the origins of the Allemano brand. From the tradition of manometers to the Misuratori del Tempo for men, this watch is perfect for the man who breaks free from time. This watch has a Swiss manual movement, sapphire crystal, water resistant to a depth of 50 m, made of stainless steel 316L.
The case diameter is 44 mm, made of the highest quality 316L stainless steel with a sandblasted, brushed, polished finish. The watch is water resistant to a depth of 50 meters. The case is coated with sapphire crystal on the front and back. The clock mechanism is a Swiss-made manual movement and has the following functions: central hour hand, retrograde minute hand at 12 o’clock, small seconds hand at 6 o’clock. You can choose the dial in two colors, antique white or black with the serial number. The hands can be a combination of matte black and red or matte rose gold and red, depending on which dial color you choose.
There are two bracelet colors, brown or black both are crafted from soft premium Italian leather with a steel clasp with an additional butterfly clasp matching the case finish. The history of this brand is unusual and exciting, so I will try to share with you some interesting moments that marked the work of this brand in some of the following fashion stories.
If you want to stay up to date and find out the news about this unique Italian watch brand Allemano, visit their official online store and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
Loro Piana is an Italian company specializing in clothing and textile products. This fashion house is considered the largest producer of cashmere and also the world’s largest artisanal company processing the luxury fiber.
The Loro Piana company has three divisions (textile divisions): a division that deals with the production of high-quality materials using precious fibers such as cashmere and baby cashmere, vicuna, linen and merino wool, a division that deals with the creation of luxury fashion items (production and distribution of men’s, women’s clothing, footwear and fashion accessories) and the interior design department – production and distribution of interior design products.
OUTFIT
Leather Parka Jacket: Enrico Mandelli
Turtleneck: Loro Piana
Watch: Allemano
Trousers: Forét
Sneakers: RUBIROSA
*Special Note: For all Forét products you have the possibility of a 10% discount with the special code MRM10 that you can use when you put your selected products in the cart in their online store. Take advantage of this opportunity and please yourself or your loved ones with interesting pieces of clothing from this Danish brand.
In today’s post you have the opportunity to see one special piece, the turtleneck from the latest men’s Loro Piano FW collection that are just some of my favorites this season due to their distinctive elegance and my love for neutral colors. Crafted from 100% pure baby cashmere, this beige turtleneck with special work is perfect for the man who pays attention to detail and leaves nothing to chance.
If you want to stay updated and find out which pieces the Loro Piana brand has in its offer, visit their official online store and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
I believe that many of you have noticed that today’s society is developing quickly, time just flies and we miss many things in life, because of that sometimes we realize that we are missing some small details in life that make life more beautiful and different. Our new fashion friend from Denmark reminds us of some important little things in life with the hope that it will revive the childhood memories of its customers and remind them of the importance of the wonderful nature.
Forét covers all aspects of contemporary wardrobe, it is in this variety and versatility that the true appeal of this Danish brand can be found. Due to the importance of nature, the forét collection offers a sense of nostalgia and modern functionality that appeals to something in all of us, regardless of whether we live in the city or outdoors. Every piece they make strives to blur the line between outdoor clothing and casual fashion pieces, while maintaining forét’s signature sense of quietness and simplicity. The Forét collections offer the opportunity to enjoy the rolling hills, take a deep breath of fresh, rural air and escape the speed of change for a moment.
The inspiration for the Forét brand (inspired by the French word for “forest”) grew out of a love of nature. forét—from its very name to its mantra of slowing down—is inextricably linked to the natural world. It follows that this Danish brand aspires to be a key part of the shift towards a more responsible future, a shift that is nothing less than essential in the fashion industry. To do it right, they carefully monitor every aspect of their business, rationalizing and developing each part in a responsible way to successfully provide a wardrobe for our life’s journey.
The piece that completed my outfit today are the Forét taupe trousers with a classic cut, which are also part of the new Forét spring collection. This was a great combination of dark brown, beige and taupe with an iconic winter leather jacket.
Everyone who follows the Mr.M blog knows that I am a big fan of quality and interesting shoes, regardless of whether they are sneakers or elegant shoes, I always try to pay maximum attention to fashion details such as footwear. Today we are meeting for a very first time with a Swiss shoe brand that I deeply believe will conquer the whole world.
The Swiss brand RUBIROSA produces elegant shoes with which you can escape from everyday life. Made in Italy, RUBIROSA stands for quality, sustainability and understated luxury. Each shoe is an icon in its own right, built to last, crafted with style. RUBIROSA is helping to create a new modern dress code. Created by dreamers, RUBIROSA strives for a perfect world. Because the best products for our planet are products that last. The brand is inspired by Porfirio “Rubi” Rubirosa, a real-life adventurer whose elegance, passion and unconventional character are expressed in every stitch. Rubi loved life, and RUBIROSA is an invitation to live a more refined life filled with elegance. In the following posts, we will get to know this brand more and I will introduce you in detail to their unusual story.
RUBIROSA AVA shoes you have the opportunity to see in today’s fashion story are made in Italy from the highest quality dark brown calf suedes leather and are very comfortable. These shoes have classic “Brogue” and “Adler stitch” details and embossed logo out of the finest Tuscany “Vacchetta” on the heel. These shoes are great for winter temperatures due to the durable and high quality calf suedes leather. The brown color only further emphasizes the refinement and elegance of these exceptional shoes.
If you want to stay updated and find out news about RUBIROSA footwear, visit their official online store and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
My dear fashionistas, we have come to the end of this first special April fashion adventure, where together we discovered the beauty and splendor of the elegance of an iconic luxury Italian brand Enrico Mandelli, the prestigious Italian brand Loro Piana, the importance of measuring time with style with the legendary Italian timekeeping brand Allemano, as and the beauty of the importance of nature with the Danish fashion brand Forét, the Swiss footwear brand that is a symbol of the timeless elegance of RUBIROSA, partners with whom fashion stories are a real adventure. I sincerely hope you got some inspiration for your ideal outfit!
See you soon and continue our adventures on the Mr.M blog! Soon I will take you to an unusual faraway destination, so this April you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the Arabian Peninsula on the Mr.M blog. How did you like my outfit today? I really tried my best to prepare today’s post with lots of love and I hope you like it!
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or any message for me, you can write me below in the comments. Of course, as always, you can contact me via email or social media channels, which you can find on the CONTACT page. I’ll see you soon!
With best regards,
Mr.M
This post is sponsored by the Enrico Mandelli, Allemano, Loro Piana, Foret and RUBIROSA brands. This post is my personal and honest review of their products.
I heard about this brand from my grandfather, only I thought it was called Mandelli Milano. It’s a really fantastic brand, my grandfather was a big fan and I inherited two leather jackets. I know that today their jackets are sold for several thousand euros and that it is difficult to get hold of them. I don’t think any of today’s famous fashion bloggers have presented this legendary brand, which is very sad and everyone runs only to work with modern brands today, and they neglect brands like Enrico Mandelli Milano who laid the foundations of the fashion we all… Read more »
The jacket is fantastic, and even from the picture you can see that this deerskin is of exceptional quality! I only know that gloves made of this kind of leather are over 500-600 euros, then I can imagine how much the whole jacket costs with the addition of pure cashmere lining! Thank you Marko for this wonderful story and excellent presentation of the Mandelli brand.
The jacket and the watch are very nice, at first sight I thought they were not a good match, but when you look at the whole picture of the outfit, this looks incredibly fantastic. I have been following your blog for 6 years and each time you impress me with the presentation of new brands that really deserve more attention from the audience. It’s nice of you that you always find time and additional space to share with the audience some really good brands that have unfortunately remained in the shadows. Both brands Enrico Mandelli and Allemano are really good,… Read more »
The jacket is really beautiful and of high quality, I have never seen leather like this in my life… Real pure perfection! Can you tell me where to buy their products online since they don’t have this jacket in their online shop? Is this jacket custom made just for you or is it some kind of limited collection?
Dear Bjorn, thank you for your time and sharing with me your opinion. Also, I would like to thank you for your kind words, I can say that this jacket is a special piece. It was not made for me as a tailor custom made order, but it is from their special collection. If you go to their showroom in Milan or New York, you can get similar piece if you ask for them. I am sure that if you decide to buy their product, you will be very satisfied.
With best regards,
Marko
The watch is very nice and reminds me of the golden times of Grande Torino and Grande Italia, I love cars!
Dear Marko, hello the most beautiful smile! You have amazed me from the bottom of my heart once again and I am always happy with fashion stories because of your positive energy and great appearance because you look better and better every time! I really admire you because you invest in your blog, connect with the audience and give people inspiration in every sense of life with your interesting stories.