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Where sport meets style, the Italian way.
Ellesse is a sportswear brand founded in 1959 in Perugia, central Italy, by tailor Leonardo Servadio. The brand name derives from the Italian pronunciation of the founder’s initials, “L.S.” Starting with ski wear, the brand expanded into tennis wear in the 1970s. Today, it offers casual wear, shoes, accessories, and other products, with sportswear at its core. Its style is characterized by a combination of sport and Italian tailoring.

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We help our wearers see the bigger game: winning with style, playing with pleasure.

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Ellesse Heritage
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A line that reinterprets the archives as contemporary fashion

Ellesse Heritage was developed as a fashion-oriented line that reinterprets Ellesse’s arch

Ellesse Heritage was developed as a fashion-oriented line that reinterprets Ellesse’s archives for contemporary audiences. Centered on styles incorporating signature logos and sportswear from the past, it serves a different role from the Sport line, which emphasizes performance for competition. It is positioned as presenting the brand’s sporting history through everyday wear and fashion.

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Ellesse Sport
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A line focused on sports use and performance

Ellesse Sport has offered sports products made with technical materials as a performance-f

Ellesse Sport has offered sports products made with technical materials as a performance-focused line within Ellesse apparel. The brand director has described the role of the Sport line in contrast to the fashion-oriented Heritage line, with the two covering the breadth of sport and style at Ellesse. While Heritage focuses on archives and fashion, Sport is positioned as placing greater emphasis on use during exercise.

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