“The passion that burns in your soul, the one that holds you up in difficult moments, that fire which creates the energy you need to overcome obstacles…” This is how Davide Cristofaro’s brand story begins, as told by Free Magazine in April 2018. Behind it are years of commitment, perseverance and courage.
Roots
Davide Cristofaro was born in Puglia in 1985. Art runs in the family: one grandfather was a painter, the other a tailor, and those two crafts shaped his path long before he realised it. After studies far removed from fashion, he earned an academic diploma in fashion design and taught himself to paint.
From canvas to catwalk
Since 2007 he has taken part in exhibitions and fashion shows in Italy and abroad: Paris, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Bangkok, Milan. By 2018 there had already been around forty-seven events, with awards and warm praise from critics and the public.
The birth of the brand
In 2015 the company bearing his name was founded. Scarves and accessories for women and men became the meeting point of art and fashion: works of art to wear, made with modern technology and finished by hand by skilled artisans. Each fabric can start from a commissioned painting and become a one-of-a-kind scarf.
Growth and recognition
In 2016 the brand entered the Russian market. In 2017 Davide Cristofaro was selected as an ambassador of Made in Italy at the International Festival of Decorative and Applied Arts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In Milan he was a guest and judge at the European Festival, which brings together art, fashion, photography and beauty in four competitions. In 2018 came accessories for children, scarves and bow ties.
Looking ahead
Even then the vision reached beyond the scarf, towards the home and new markets. Arte, Moda, Design, with Made in Italy at heart.
Testimonial: Guglielmo Giovannoni.
