Kiton
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| Full name | Ciro Paone S.p.A. |
| Founded | 1968 |
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| Founder | Ciro Paone |
| Place of origin | Naples, Italy |
Kiton is a clothing company founded in 1968 in Naples, Italy by Ciro Paone. It opened its US$40 million New York flagship and showroom on East 54th Street in 2004,[1] it also opened a shop in London. Like many other fashion brands, Kiton has diversified to include sportswear, footwear, fragrances, furnishings and a women's collection. Kiton fragrance is a brand of the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc..
[edit] Lines
The company makes about 20,000 suits per year[2]. It employs 330 tailors.[3] Most suits take approximately 25 hours of labor, with at least 45 tailors contributing to each one.[1] There are two lines of ready to wear suits, the "classic line", which retails for approximately US$ 7,000[3] to US $8,000,[4] and the "CIPA 1960" line, introduced in 2010, starting at US$5,500.[4] Made to measure suits reach above US $20,000[3] and up to US$ 50,000 for the "K-50" line,[5] so called because of the number of production hours per piece and the number of units produced per year.[6] Kiton dress shirts are also hand finished, as are Kiton's sevenfold silk neckties. A strong believer in tailoring by hand, Paone inaugurated a tailor's school in Kiton's factory in an industrial suburb of Naples.
Kiton U.S. Boutiques:
New York City, Bal Harbour and Las Vegas
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Italy Kiton Sees 2005 Turnover At 52 Mln Euro". Italian News Digest. 25 October 2005.
- ^ "Men's products US". Cosmetics International Cosmetic Products Report. January 1, 2007.
- ^ a b c Rosenbloom, Stephanie (February 13, 2009). "For Fine Recession Wear, $7,000 From Saks". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/business/14saks.html. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ a b OReilly, Kelly (March 16, 2010). "Kiton's CIPA 1960 Gives Designer Menswear Fans a Lower-Priced Alternative". NBC New York. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/the-thread/THREAD-Menswear-Enters-Lower-Priced-Fashion-Game-with-Kitons-CIPA-87819062.html. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ Sussman, Paul (January 24, 2006). "A perfect fit - the ultimate bespoke suit". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/20/ultimate.suit/. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ Kissel, William (June 1, 2009). "Kiton". Robb Report. http://www.robbreport.com/Kiton. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
