What Il Marchesato is known for
Il Marchesato was founded in 1978 as a family company in Saluzzo, a small town near Turin whose historical status as a marquisate — a marchesato — gives the brand its name.
Il Marchesato was founded in 1978 as a family company in Saluzzo, a small town near Turin whose historical status as a marquisate — a marchesato — gives the brand its name. Everything is made by hand in Italy: umbrella canopies in premium fabric over lightweight fiberglass ribs, with fittings finished in 24-karat gold plating or 925 sterling silver, and handles carved and hand-enameled into animal forms, occasionally set with Swarovski crystals.
The brand positions its umbrellas closer to jewelry than outerwear — new designs are released monthly, and pieces can be personalized with engraved initials, names or short messages, extending the same customization common to its walking sticks and shoehorns, which share the same gold-plated, hand-finished treatment.
Run as a family business across nearly five decades, Il Marchesato sits at the ornamental end of Italian umbrella-making: rather than compete on the stripped-down solid-stick tradition of Milan's oldest houses, it built its identity on decorative metalwork and enamel handle-carving, a distinct register within the same small world of Italian artisan umbrella makers.
Best for — Hand-enameled animal handles and gold-plated fittings on made-in-Italy umbrellas
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