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Nazareno Fonticoli

Brioni

Nazareno Fonticoli was the master tailor who co-founded Brioni with business partner Gaetano Savini in Rome in 1945. Their partnership combined tailoring expertise with an ambition to establish a distinctive menswear house. Fonticoli’s role places craft and garment construction at the center of Brioni’s founding story.

Houses & roles

Career milestones and recorded collection credits. Collection-year ranges identify seasons in our archive, not employment start and end dates. Roles at different houses can overlap.

YearsHouse & roleExplore at Sui Generis
1945–1952BrioniCredited collection seasonsCollection archive →Read the house guide →Collection source ↗
1945BrioniFounder / co-founderCollection archive →Read the house guide →
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