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  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A designer is seen here at work at the Lubiam plant  in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
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The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6609.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Andrea Benedini, export director of Lubiam poses for a portrait by the painted portrait of his great grandfather Luigi Bianchi, founder of the atelier “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi” (rebranded in 1939 as Lubiam), in the office of his grandfather Edgardo Bianchi, in the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6778.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: Samples of fabrics used for the Lubiam suits are seen here in the Style Office of the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6594.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Rolls of fabrics are stored at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6540.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the final hand ironing of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant before the the inspection in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6228.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the general gives a general steam press ironig of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6194.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on  the saddle stich of the side front of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5990.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress fastens a peak lapel of a jacket by hand at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5780.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress verifies the measure of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5380.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5306.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the back overlack stich of a jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5267.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the attachment of the applied pockets of a jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5170.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: The office of the late Edgardo Bianchi in the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5061.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Andrea Benedini, export director of Lubiam poses for a portrait by the painted portrait of his great grandfather Luigi Bianchi, founder of the atelier “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi” (rebranded in 1939 as Lubiam), in the office of his grandfather Edgardo Bianchi, in the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6815.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Andrea Benedini, export director of Lubiam poses for a portrait by the painted portrait of his great grandfather Luigi Bianchi, founder of the atelier “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi” (rebranded in 1939 as Lubiam), in the office of his grandfather Edgardo Bianchi, in the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6800.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Andrea Benedini, export director of Lubiam poses for a portrait by the painted portrait of his great grandfather Luigi Bianchi, founder of the atelier “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi” (rebranded in 1939 as Lubiam), in the office of his grandfather Edgardo Bianchi, in the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6790.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Andrea Benedini, export director of Lubiam poses for a portrait in the tailored jacket unit of the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6760.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Andrea Benedini, export director of Lubiam poses for a portrait in the tailored jacket unit of the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6752.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: Scissors, patterns and a measuring tape are seen here in the designer's office at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6694.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: Samples of fabrics used for the Lubiam suits are seen here in the Style Office of the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6603.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  L.B.M, 1911 jackets are seen here in the style office od the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6560.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Rolls of fabrics are stored at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6550.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019:  Rolls of fabrics are stored at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6529.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: L.B.M. 1911 jackets are seen here before being shipped to clients, here at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6472.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress inspects a tailored jacket before it's shipped to the client, here at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6424.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress inspects a tailored jacket before it's shipped to the client, here at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6387.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A tailored jacket receives a general steam press ironig at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6135.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the general gives a general steam press ironig of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_6072.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5861.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress fastens a peak lapel of a jacket by hand at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5766.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the tacking of a tailored jacket shoulder at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5729.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the tacking of a tailored jacket shoulder at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5687.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the tacking of a tailored jacket shoulder at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5627.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress does a technical inspection of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5526.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress does a technical inspection of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5455.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress does a technical inspection of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5436.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress does a technical inspection of a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
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The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5395.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A view of the interior of the jacket unit of the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
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The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5361.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on a tailored jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
<br />
The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5328.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A seamstress works on the closure of the pocket sack of a jacket at the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
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The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5153.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A portrait of Luigi Bianchi, founder of the atelier “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi” (rebranded in 1939 as Lubiam), hangs in the office of his son, the late Edgardo Bianchi, in the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
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The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5030.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A portrait of Luigi Bianchi, founder of the atelier “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi” (rebranded in 1939 as Lubiam), hangs in the office of his son, the late Edgardo Bianchi, in the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
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The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5023.jpg
  • MANTOVA, ITALY - 7 JANUARY 2019: A view of the Lubiam plant in Mantova, Italy, on January 7th 2019.<br />
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The L.B.M. 1911 brand (Luigi Bianchi Mantova) is part of the family-owned Lubiam group, the atelier founded in 1911 by Luigi Bianchi (then called “Primaria Sartoria Luigi Bianchi”)i and that since then handcrafted its suits in the same Mantova factory they’ve always been. His son Edgardo Bianchi introduced the Fordist model to the company, aimed at improving the production time while guaranteeing top quality results with the same characteristics as bespoke tailoring. Today, the company is ran bu the fourth generation of the Bianchi family.
    CIPG_20190107_NYT_LBM_M3_5000.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Georgia Hobo bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Georgia Hobo bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Unfinished men shoes are here at the factory at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  Maria Giovanna Paone, Vice President and General Manager of Kiton, checks a fabric at the blazer division of the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5488.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014: Tailors sew shirts at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5205.jpg
  • ARZANO, ITALY - 16 January 2014:  A tailor works on a fabric used for a jacket at the Kiton factory in Arzano, Italy, on January 16th 2014.
    CIPG_20140116_LEMONDE_Kiton__M3_5116.jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Georgia Hobo bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Georgia Hobo bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Georgia Hobo bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 7 APRIL 2021: The making of the handmade Hilma Bucket bag in Florence, Italy, on April 7th 2021.
    CIPG_20210407_ULLA-JOHNSON_FlorenceB...jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: A bottling machine used to fill olive oil bottles was left unplugged this year in olive oil producer Federico Dufour's farm in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4160.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil storage jars are empty this years since the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly, ravaged Federico Dufour's crop this year in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4149.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Bio products, including last year's olive oil, is sold at the entrance of the Fattoria di Macia, a farmhouse and agritourism owned by olive oil producer Federico Dufour in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4142.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Bio products, including last year's olive oil, is sold at the entrance of the Fattoria di Macia, a farmhouse and agritourism owned by olive oil producer Federico Dufour in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4133.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour walks by olive trees infected by the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged his crop, in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4125.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour walks by olive trees infected by the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged his crop, in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4117.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour walks by olive trees infected by the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged his crop, in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4114.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil trees of olive oil producer Federico Dufour were infected by the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged his crop, in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4081.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour poses for a portrait in front of his farmhoue and by his olive trees in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4072.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Withered olives with holes caused by the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged his crop, are left an olive tree in Federico Dufour's property in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4047.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour shows withered olives with holes caused by the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged his crop, by olive trees in his property in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4033.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour shows the unusual blossoming of an olive treee which should take place in the spring, here on an olive tree of his property in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4031.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour shows withered olives with holes caused by the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged his crop, by olive trees in his property in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4026.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: The villa of olive oil producer Federico Dufour steps outside the "orciaia" (olive oil storage room) in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_4003.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour is here in his family property in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3978.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: A view of the olive tree field (bottom half of image) of olive oil producer Federico Dufour is here by olive trees in his property in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3970.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: A view of the olive tree field (bottom half of image) of olive oil producer Federico Dufour is here by olive trees in his property in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3968.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil earthenware jars ("orcie" in Italian) are stored here in the farm of olive oil producer Federico Dufour in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014. These earthenware are no longer used since European regulation imposed the usage of alluminium containers for the storage of olive oil.<br />
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The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3948.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil earthenware jars ("orcie" in Italian) are stored here in the farm of olive oil producer Federico Dufour in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014. These earthenware are no longer used since European regulation imposed the usage of alluminium containers for the storage of olive oil.<br />
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<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3946.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil earthenware jars ("orcie" in Italian) are stored here in the farm of olive oil producer Federico Dufour in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3938.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil earthenware jars ("orcie" in Italian) are stored here in the farm of olive oil producer Federico Dufour in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014. These earthenware are no longer used since European regulation imposed the usage of alluminium containers for the storage of olive oil.<br />
<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3934.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil earthenware jars ("orcie" in Italian) are stored here in a room of the farm of olive oil producer Federico Dufour in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014. These earthenware are no longer used since European regulation imposed the usage of alluminium containers for the storage of olive oil.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3928.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: Olive oil producer Federico Dufour is here by his family farmhouse in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3897.jpg
  • CALENZANO, ITALY - 24 NOVEMBER 2014: A tractor and farming tools are here at the entrance of olive oil producer Federico Dufour's farm in Calenzano, 20 kilometers north of Florence, Italy, on November 24th 2014.<br />
<br />
The olive harvest was practically non-existent this fall in Calenzano because of the Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that this year ravaged entire olive crops. Italy’s Institute of Services for Agriculture and Food Market, or ISMEA, calculated that olive oil production fell on average by 35 percent from 302,000 tons from 463,000 the previous year.
    CIPG_20141124_NYT_OliveOil__M3_3885.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Piled shoe boxes at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_38.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Workers are here at the factory of the  Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A worker cuts pieces of leather that will be used for making shoes at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Shoe shapes of different sizes are used for making shoes at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable, checks the snail leathers at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Various types of snail leathers are here at the factory of the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Various types of snail leathers are here at the factory of the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable at Tod's, tests a leather at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. Toni Ripani has been working for Tod's for the past 35 years. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable at Tod's, tests a half-calf black leather at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. Toni Ripani has been working for Tod's for the past 35 years. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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