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Milan / Online
Independent Milan retailer and collaborative label co-creating fashion and accessories with artisan communities in multiple countries.
Best for Global artisanal shop co-creating locally handmade products in 20+ communities worldwide
Milano / Via Ascanio Sforza
Historic foundry — bronze casting, sculptures, and the Milan workshop that has cast metal for 150 years using traditional techniques.
Best for Bronze casting, 150 years, traditional foundry.
Milan / Online
Milan outerwear house founded in 1911; in 1935 it introduced the Valstarino, a goat-suede blouson adapted from the American A-1 flight jacket, which won royal warrants from the House of Savoy in 1939 and the Duke of Ancona in 1942 and is still handmade in Italy.
Best for The Valstarino.
Valstar was founded in Milan in 1911, initially producing waterproof outdoor clothing in heavy cotton fabrics rather than the suede jackets it later became known for. Its defining piece arrived in 1935: the Valstarino, an Italian reworking of the American A-1 military flight jacket, made from goat suede with two flap pockets, horn buttons, a knitted waistband, and a stand-up collar and cuffs. It is widely credited as one of the first bomber-style jackets designed for civilian wear rather than military use. The jacket's reputation grew quickly in Italy: Valstar received royal warrants naming it official supplier to HRH the Princess of Savoy in 1939 and to the Duke of Ancona in 1942. In 2009 the Valstarino was included in the 'From Sign to Dream' design exhibition in Milan, shown alongside other recognized pieces of Italian design such as the Bialetti coffee pot and the Fiat 500. Valstarino jackets are still made by hand in Italy, and Valstar continues to produce outerwear, knitwear and coats for men under the same name.
Milan & Valenza / Online
Milanese jewelry maison founded 1984 in Valenza by sculptor Carlo Ciarli and Angela Camurati; sculptural pieces are still handcrafted in Valenza. Acquired by Richemont in 2024.
Best for Sculptural gold volumes.
Vhernier began in 1984 as a jeweller's workshop in Valenza, the Piedmontese town long known for jewelry manufacturing, founded by sculptor Carlo Ciarli together with Angela Camurati. It took roughly six years for the pair to settle on the rounded, sculptural style - inspired by the human body and by modernist sculpture - that became the house's signature, often combining precious metals with unconventional materials such as titanium, bronze and ebony. Businessman Carlo Traglio acquired the company with his brother Maurizio and became president in 2001; the first standalone Vhernier boutique opened in Milan in 2002, followed by a Capri boutique in 2003. All pieces continue to be handcrafted in Valenza. In 2024, Swiss luxury group Richemont acquired Vhernier, which by then operated around 17 mono-brand boutiques worldwide.
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