Fashion brands — founded: 1968 · related keyword: Jackets

Gil Bret is a women’s brand launched in Germany in 1968 by Betty Barclay Group. Initially, it offered coats and jackets, as well as pantsuits and women’s suits. It now specializes in outdoor wear, focusing on jackets and coats, and offers products that combine functionality and fashion. It continues to operate as part of Betty Barclay Group’s brand portfolio.

Kiton is a luxury fashion house founded by Ciro Paone in 1968 in Arzano, near Naples, Italy. Centered on men’s tailored suits, it also offers jackets, shirts, ties, and other items, with handwork in its workshops and the pursuit of quality at its core. The brand’s philosophy is a relentless pursuit of quality that aims to go beyond even the “best of the best.” It also features the School of Haute Couture, aimed at nurturing future generations. KNT is an experimental line based on textile research.

PT Torino is a trouser-focused brand founded in Turin, Italy, in 1968 by Pierangelo Fassino. It began as a fabric business and later developed into its own manufacturing and brand operations. Centered on men's and women's dress trousers and denim, the brand has also expanded into jackets and outerwear. At its core, the brand aims to redefine the concept of elegance through a balance of tradition and innovation.

Robe di Kappa was founded in 1968 in Turin, Italy, by Maurizio Vitale as a casualwear brand. With polo shirts at its core, it offers a total look including shirts, trousers, jackets, shoes, and accessories. Its logo, “Omini,” depicts the silhouettes of a man and a woman back-to-back. The brand focuses on modern, high-quality, value-for-money casualwear. It is currently part of the BasicNet Group, which also includes Kappa, and operates internationally.

Santaniello is a menswear tailoring brand that began in Salerno, Italy, in 1968 with the marriage of tailor Biagio Santaniello and trouser-maker Carmela Folino. It presented its first full-fledged collection in 1991 and offers jackets, suits, and other items, with trousers at its core. The brand’s guiding principle is “Creare nuovi classici…”. Today, creative director Antonio Santaniello designs the collections with the aim of bringing together the family’s tailoring heritage and contemporary ideas. The brand also organizes its direction through labels (collections/categories) such as ACCADEMIA, RESPECT!, RIMA, EVOLUTO, SIPARIO, IL VIAGGIATORE, and ON.