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Emilio Cavallini
Fashion designer

Emilio Cavallini

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Patterned hosiery and seamless clothing

Patterned tights · Seamless garments

Born
1945
Birthplace
San Miniato

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Emilio Cavallini

Emilio Cavallini made hosiery a prominent part of fashion design through bold patterns and experimental production. He later extended techniques associated with tights into full-body garments and artworks.

Early life

From economics to fashion

Left university studies in Florence and travelled to London, where contact with Mary Quant helped develop his interest in hosiery.

Career

  1. 1970

    Stilnovo

    Opened his manufacturing company in San Miniato.

  2. 1980

    Own label

    Launched the Emilio Cavallini hosiery brand.

Selected work

Patterned tights

Developed graphic and colourful designs.

Seamless garments

Adapted large-cylinder hosiery machines to clothing.

Beyond work

Art interests

Used stretched tights and yarn tension to make artworks, drawing on his interest in mathematics.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Emilio Cavallini. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.