Corneliani is an Italian menswear manufacturer best known for its suits and sportcoats. The company distributes its products in over 70 countries worldwide through multi-brand stores and around 90 single-brand boutiques; Corneliani also manufactures and delivers made-to-measure suits worldwide. Its revenue in 2017 was €110 million. Corneliani has been 55%-owned by Investcorp since 2016.
Corneliani was founded in Mantua in the 1930s thanks to the visionary entrepreneurial spirit of Alfredo Corneliani, one of the Italian pioneers of men’s fashion, who began to produce handcrafted raincoats and outerwear, quickly gaining widespread acclaim. Production was then interrupted due to the Second World War and it was his sons, Claudio and Carlalberto, who founded Corneliani Spa in 1958, giving it a scope and identity that would distinguish it over the years as an outstanding Italian company and international benchmark in the menswear sector.
The period from the 1970s to 2010 saw the brand establish itself in a larger production facility (1974), open its own office in the United States (1985) and receive important awards: the Leonardo Quality Award conferred by the President of the Republic (2005); the exhibition in Florence and the monograph for the 50th anniversary celebration (2008) and the participation at Pitti Uomo as a special guest (2010).