These transalpine factories under the Chanel umbrella that produce French fashion

Unlike France, Italy's clothing and leather industry has long maintained its family-run, artisanal model. But the 1980s made this way of working "old-fashioned," with the "modernity" of the time tending toward outsourcing to China. This obviously led to waves of layoffs, further exacerbated in the following years by cheaper Asian competition. These trades would have disappeared if certain families hadn't persevered, passed on their skills to new generations of artisans and operators, modernized their machines, and developed their creativity. " Those that remained today are exceptional manufacturers like Mantero, established since 1902 next to Lake Como, once renowned for its sericulture. Chanel began manufacturing silk scarves there in 1973, and it's never stopped!" enthuses Bruno Pavlovsky, president of Chanel's fashion activities. Moritz, the father, and now Franco and his sister Lucia Mantero are...