Luciano Barbera Clothing

In 1949, Luciano's father, Carlo Barbera, founded the Carlo Barbera mill. While half the population had never sat in an automobile, he was forging ahead of his peers, producing superfine fabrics in wool and cashmere. Carlo's dream and vision are still alive today with unparalleled quality. Still to this day, the superfine raw materials rest for months after being processed in the mill "caveau", where they recover their impressive quality. Time and care are the secret of the Barbera's textile workshop.

In the early 60's, Ugo Mulas of Uomo Vogue photographed Luciano Barbera. American fashion icon and founder of Louis of Boston, Murray Pearlstein saw these photos and contacted Luciano, interested in purchasing the Luciano Barbera collection. At this point in time Luciano was only producing and designing fabrics with the Carlo Barbera mill. With the encouragement and advise of Mr. Pearlstein, in 1971 he started producing the Luciano Barbera collection, with a specific philosophy: "Clothing for people who believe in individuality and intelligence".