Circolo 1901

About Circolo 1901

Circolo 1901 was founded in 2008 by Gennaro Dargenio, who was born in Barletta in Apulia and began working in knitted fabrics at 17. The label started with one idea: a blazer made from fleece, bringing the comfort of sportswear to tailoring. That became the Easy Jacket, a half-lined jersey blazer printed to look like denim, woven check or linen-like cloth. Stretch cotton jersey keeps it easy to move in. The range also includes light knitted linen jackets and short-cut jersey trousers, designed to be mixed and matched. Production is in-house. The label makes around 90,000 pieces a season for 1,200 multi-brand boutiques, and 54% of its turnover comes from outside Italy.