The latest acquisition of the Stefano Ricci Group is the Arezzo company (based in Rigutino) Petrarca Confezioni, founded in 1983 in the heart of Tuscany and since then a bastion of true Made in Italy, authentic tailoring and workmanlike execution .
For these qualities he attracted the attention of Stefano Ricci, entrepreneur and designer of men’s high fashion collections who founded his company, with his wife Claudia, in 1972 and since then has always participated in all editions of Pitti Uomo, starting from the ties and arriving at today’s very high total look which conquers the world for its uniqueness and excellence, the two sons work, Niccolò Ricci, managing director, and Filippo Ricci, creative director. And so, always in search of golden hands and excellent craftsmen, in recent months Petrarca Confezioni was acquired which carries on an intact tradition which over time has looked after an important clientele working for brands such as Tom Ford, Prada, Gucci, Burberry, Valentino, Loewe and Givechy. With 80 employees who work entirely within the company and under the control of the quality officer. All processes are 100% Made in Italy and carried out within the group, a true fact in Italy as well as in Stefano Ricci’s own philosophy.
Ricci also acquired the Pantalonificio Chimera Srl with 20 employees, also in the province of Arezzo, specialized in the production of trousers. Now the two companies from the Arezzo area join the Sartoria Stefano Ricci of Florence which includes 47 employees.
The headquarters of the Florentine company is in Caldine (in the municipality of Fiesole). Here, to make room for men’s tailoring, investments were made in new logistics by buying a building in Peretola, near the goods shipping hubs. In short, a very dynamic and motivated group, visionary like its founder, always faithful to the uniqueness and excellence of each Stefano Ricci garment, which is structured thanks to the commercial successes of recent years which have led to new openings such as the latest one in Tashkent ( Uzbekistan) and other stores will soon arrive around the world in Sanya Haitang Bay, Hong Kong Ritz Carlton, Ho Chi Minh City, Houston and Washington. Signs of great positivity for the Florentine company which is still firmly in the hands of the family, which employs a total of 700 people.
2023 was a golden year for the Florentine men’s high fashion brand and ended with the historical record of a turnover exceeding 200 million (to be precise 214,877 million euros) with important increases in the CIS areas ( +92.2%) and Greater China (+89.6%) and with a forecast of closing the first quarter of 2024 at +20%. “When we moved to the industrial area of the Fiesole area, the production and management needs were 3 thousand square meters – declares Niccolò Ricci, CEO of the group –. In recent years they have risen to over 9 thousand square meters which include the production of ties, shirts, leather goods, silverware and jewellery, which is now joined by the important pure tailoring segment. Stefano Ricci also controls the companies Fatto in Italia Srl in Castelmezzano, and Antico Setificio Fiorentino, a leather goods workshop in Firenzuola and, as well as dedicated lines. in specialized laboratories that strictly respect our specifications.
The growing demand from our customers has also pushed us to invest in the supply chain with direct participation in the capital of Enrico Mandelli, one of the best jacket companies and, recently, to take over Petrarca Confezioni Srl (80 employees) and Pantalonificio Chimera Srl (20 workers) for tailoring production”.
Eva Desiderio
