Flying High: The Story of Stefano Ricci

The House of Stefano Ricci offers a world of ultra-luxury
menswear and high-flying lifestyle goods to a client list that
has included President Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela and Pope
Francis.


As the label approaches its fiftieth anniversary, Rodeo Drive-The
Podcast celebrates the rise of this tight-knit family firm as it
expanded from designing ties to becoming a global luxury fashion
brand while remaining rooted in the renaissance city of
Florence. 


Host Bronwyn Cosgrave talks to Stefano
Ricci and his sons Niccolò Ricci, CEO
and Filippo Ricci, Creative Director, and to
David Foster, the celebrated musician, composer
and producer, who has worked with talents from George Harrison to
Whitney Houston, Beyoncé and Céline Dion.


Listeners will hear about mentors along the way, among them Rodeo
Drive's Bijan; what’s next as the brand enters a new era; and the
importance of Florence to the design and fabrication processes.
There is “something magic in the city,” says Stefano Ricci, “a
powerhouse of beauty and culture dating back many centuries.” In
2010 Stefano Ricci even acquired an antique silk mill, containing
a loom invented by Leonardo da Vinci. 


Bill Wiley, Director with CBRE which oversees
Two Rodeo Drive, home of the flagship Stefano Ricci boutique
tells Cosgrave how a trip to the Italian factory revealed how
“everything is handcrafted by the finest artisans”, and
Kathy Gohari, President-elect of the Rodeo Drive
Committee, adds that the boutique on the corner of Rodeo Drive
and Two Rodeo Drive is an “iconic” destination. “They have
brought the beauty of Florence and they have infused it into
every aspect of their brand.”


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CONTACT


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