F A B R I C S
OLMETEX
OLMETEX IS A FAMILY COMPANY ESTABLISHED IN 1952 WITH A PASSION FOR TECHNICAL FABRICS. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE EXCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS THAT REFLECT THE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING DEMANDS OF THE FASHION MARKET. TRUST, TRANSPARENCY, AND COMMUNICATION ARE THE VALUES THAT HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN OLMETEX WITH THE AIM OF CREATING INCREASINGLY LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ITS CUSTOMERS.
BRITISH MILLERAIN
WHILST THE TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, WE REMAIN FAITHFUL TO OUR ROOTS. USING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION FROM THE BRITISH MILLERAIN ARCHIVES, WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF OUR HERITAGE. READ ON TO VIEW OUR TIMELINE AND DISCOVER THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TIME-HONOURED COMPANY AND ITS TEXTILES.
MAJOTECH
Majocchi was founded in 1941 in Bobbiate, Varese, one of the most relevant textile areas of all times, thanks to a genial intuition of its founder Bruno Romanin. Since its beginning, Majocchi has always been innovating, becoming a reference point in the market for design innovation and performance. These are the years of the development of the activity: the first wool, rayon, silk, cotton fabrics were produced and in 1947 the AIRONE trademark was patented.
MENCHI
LANIFICIO MENCHI WAS BORN IN PRATO IN 1961. THE COMPANY CREATES OUTERWEAR FABRICS USING HIGH-QUALITY NATURAL FIBRES, MAINLY WOOL, CASHMERE, ALPACA, AND CAMEL. FROM THE BEGINNING, TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY ARE THE BASIS OF THE COLLABORATION WITH THE CONTRACTORS WHO TAKE CARE OF EVERY SINGLE PHASE OF PROCESSING, ENSURING A HIGH-QUALITY FABRIC. THE TEXTILE DESIGNER AND THE TEAM CREATE UNIQUE COLLECTIONS, NAMED AFTER MIMÌ AND MENCHI.
SWING
SWING PROPOSES A SOPHISTICATED AND REFINED COLLECTION THAT FEATURES A NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF CASUAL AND SPORTSWEAR. THE COLLECTION PRESENTS A DIFFERENT CONCEPT, A FAR CRY FROM ANY OF THE TYPICAL FEATURES OF A NORMAL SPORTY LINE TO OFFER ONE THAT IS EXTREMELY TASTEFUL AND POLISHED. INNOVATION DERIVED FROM THE SPECIFIC DEMANDS OF THE WORLD OF SPORTS IS USED TO CREATE THE VALUE INTRINSIC TO THE FABRIC.
SOMELOS
Somelos was founded in 1958 under the name Sociedade Teixeira de Melo e Filhos Lda., dedicated to the production of yarns and, later, to the production of cotton fabrics. In 1971 the company changed its name to Indústrias Têxteis Somelos SA and transformed itself into a corporation. Not long after, in 1974, the Dyeing and Finishing business areas became active and Somelos became a vertical company. In the early 1990s, 12 companies were created, all under the same holding company - Somelos SGPS - which were owned by the founder's family.