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Fall Winter Collection 2012/2013

THE ETRUSCANS AND THEIR LAND 

You have not yet reached the Casentino Valley, but you already realize that these Tuscan places are unlike any other: 

the trees, rocks, clouds and terrain seem new yet ancient, just like the faces of the people whose fl ashing dark eyes often have something Oriental about them. 

Scientists say that in this part of Italy they still fi nd traces of the genes of an ancient civilization that may have originated in Anatolia or in the legendary Lydia. 

So foreign to us because it is not of Indo-European origin, this remote tribe of fi erce, feisty pirates was courageous enough to sail to Egypt 

and insolent enough to besiege a pharaoh like Ramses III. Perhaps these ‘teres’ – the Tyrrhenians – arrived by sea to the peninsula of Oenotria, 

and since they were predators and restless nomads, they moved inland like famished wolves, but also a bit like those amphibious fi sh that, millions of years earlier, 

abandoned the sea for land and became reptiles and later mammals. Here the Tyrrhenians, whom the Egyptians called ‘tursi’ or ‘tusci’, settled and 

transformed from intrepid sailors into shepherds, farmers and soldiers. But if you think these new land-dwellers were insignifi cant, weak, 

sedentary folk, you’re very wrong because the Etruscans acquired as much power from the fertile earth as they did from the blue sea. 

They always remained courageous and proud, with an aristocratic demeanor that is still instantly recognizable in the Tuscans and Umbrians. 

If that were not true, how could you explain Saint Francis of Assisi, a gentle soul who was nevertheless so strong-minded that he single-handedly sustained 

and rebuilt the Catholic Church, which was in shambles, with such divine actions that only Giotto could portray so strikingly in his paintings? 

How could you understand Jacopone da Todi, who composed the Laudi, but with a voice so “vigorous and overwhelming” that it was all a sailor needed 

to command his crew and overcome the roar of any storm? And how could you dispel the mystery of a land that was loved and farmed for centuries? 

Here – From the port of Pisa to Felsina, Fiesole, and Arezzo and from the sea of Cerveteri to Tarquinia, Vulci, Volsinii, Vetulonia, 

and Perugia – you always feel at home. When you open a window, you sense something penetrating and powerful in the air. 

You walk along the streets, go out in the countryside and fi nd in each marvelous corner the browns, greens, and blues of Etruria. 

You also fi nd in the hearts of its people a profound yet secular spirituality based on the Greek Olympus that nevertheless humanized Jupiter 

into Tinia and Hera into Uni, and treated them on equal terms, without deference, just as one would treat his neighbors. 

These modern Etruscans always hold their head up high in church and are always ready to assert their rights, but they never betray a friend or pact. 

And when you hear people typically say that we know nothing about the Etruscans, that we can’t even read their alphabet, and that they’re 

a mysterious people, don’t believe it. History is often a convenience invented by humans to make them feel important through identifi cation with the past, 

but in that case, history is inaccurate: it is just one way of understanding things, and it is not always the most reliable. There are other ways. 

Using your instinct, for example, you immediately realize that you don’t need dates and you don’t have to explain things, but can just be happy 

with the impressions and sensations you feel. You use your heart to explore the eyes and the mystery of these modern Etruscans, 

and you come to realize that their lineage must be vigorous if it has survived so many centuries here – even more than the Arabs, who arrived 

in Italy a thousand years later – which is impressive. The Etruscans are, in their own way, still nomads. They are as expansive as a summer day, 

as wild as their windy sky, and as brilliant as their chimera from Arezzo that, after centuries, is still undecided about its identity but roars at you nonetheless. 

Brunello Cucinelli

THE ETRUSCAN CIVILIZATION 

“The Lydians speak of a great famine 

that occurred during the reign of King Atys, 

who was the son of Manes … their king 

divided the whole Lydian people into two parts. 

He appointed himself to reign over those who 

remained, and he appointed his son, Tyrsenos, 

to reign over those who were leaving. 

The exiled people … came at last to the land 

of the Umbrians, and there they founded cities 

where they still live today.” 

(Herodotus I,94) 

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a) Head of Hermes from Veio. 6 th c. B.C. Rome, Villa Giulia Museum 

b) The pharaoh’s bowl from the Bernardini tomb. 7 th c. B.C. Rome, Villa Poniatowski 

c) Tomb of the Augurs. 530 B.C. Tarquinia 

d) The Chimera of Arezzo. 400-350 B.C. Florence, Archeological Museum 

e) Brutus Capitolinus. 300-250 B.C. Rome, Capitoline Museums 

In their own language, they called themselves Rasenna. For the 

Greeks, they were the Tyrsenoi. The Etruscans lived in a vast region 

of Italy called Etruria, which included Tuscany, the western part 

of Umbria, northern Lazio, and even reached parts of Liguria, 

the plains of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, and Campania. Greek 

historian Herodotus mentions a legend according to which they 

came from Lydia in Asia Minor. Hellanicus of Lesbos believed they 

were the Pelasgians, the legendary civilization of northern Greece, 

while Dionysus of Halicarnassus thought they were autochthonous. 

According to a recent theory, they descend from the Trš.w, one of 

the seafaring people who besieged Egypt in the days of the pharaohs 

Merenptah and Ramses III. These sailors and pirates had intense 

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contacts with all the civilizations in the Mediterranean, especially 

with the Phoenicians and Greeks. They reached the height of their 

military and trading power in the middle of the 6 th century B.C., 

when they became the recognized lords of the Tyrrhenian Sea, which 

was named after them. They also had great infl uence over Rome: its 

last three kings – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, and 

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus – were of Etruscan origin. The age of 

the Etruscans went from the 8 th century B.C. to 89 B.C., even though 

their decline slowly began in 474 B.C. when the Greeks of Italy, led 

by Syracuse, soundly defeated them in the Battle of Cumae. Their 

trading and military clout had greatly diminished by the 4 th century 

B.C. Ultimately, in the 3 rd century B.C., they fought their last battle 

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against the powerful new Roman Empire. The land of Etruria, 

according to ancient authors, was divided into twelve confederate 

city-states (dodecapoli). Each year, their representatives met at 

Fanum Voltumnae, a sacred place in the land of Volsinii (Orvieto), 

to elect the head of the federation (the zilath mechl rasnal) and to 

discuss political and economic affairs. However, the alliance faltered 

because the cities often competed with one another. Since they 

lacked a strong national identity, they were unable to coordinate 

and effectively resist outside attacks and, one by one, each city was 

defeated. The loss of political independence marked the end of the 

cycle for this ancient civilization whose culture and wealth prevailed 

in the western Mediterranean for centuries. “Everything was the 

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a) Decorative panel from Velletri. 530 B.C. Naples, Archeological Museum b) Ambush of Troilus by Achilles. 540 B.C. Tarquinia, Tomb of the Bulls 

c) Warrior from Brolio. 550 B.C. Florence, Archeological Museum 

same as the day when the entrance had been walled up, and the 

ancient Etruria appeared to us in all its splendor. On their funeral 

biers, warriors in complete suits of armor seemed to be resting from 

their battles against the Romans and the Gauls. For a few minutes 

we saw shapes, clothes, fabric and colors. Then the outside air 

entered … and everything vanished.” (A. N. des Vergers, L’Étrurie et 

les étrusques ou dix ans de fouilles dans les Maremmes toscanes, Paris, 

1864). The Etruscans were skilled tradesmen, and the bridges, 

canals, and temples they built indicate their architectural skill. Few 

traces remain of their cities, and we mainly know about them through 

their necropolises, with tombs that reproduced the typical shapes and 

furnishings of their homes. The frescos in the tombs of Tarquinia, 

Chiusi, Vulci, and Orvieto provide fi ne examples of ancient art where 

the human fi gure predominates scenes of everyday life, funeral rites, 

and also themes concerning the afterlife. But sculpture was the 

preferred art form of the Etruscans. The cities of southern Etruria 

specialized in terra cotta products, while local stone (limestone, 

sandstone, and alabaster) was primarily worked in the north. Bronze 

statues were made in Vulci, Arezzo (where the famous Chimera statue 

was discovered), and in Umbria. Bronze plaques used to decorate 

furnishings and wagons were manufactured in Perugia and Vulci. 

Metal objects included small statues, oil lamps and vases, besides 

engraved bronze mirrors (of which thousands have been unearthed). 

The Etruscans’ extraordinary ability to work metal achieved new 

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heights through the art of jewelry-making. In the 7 th century B.C. 

Caere specialized in making jewelry using the granulation technique, 

“… then there are meadows, fi elds, and vineyards everywhere.” (Pliny 

the Younger, Epistolae, 5,6). Agriculture – especially grains (spelt 

and white wheat) – and grape-growing were extremely important. 

The best wines supposedly came from Chianti, but also from Orvieto, 

Todi, and Veio. A typical Etruscan invention is the alberate training 

system, where the vines are supported by trees (this technique was 

used in Italy up until the 20 th century). “There are differences 

of interpretation, however, between our countrymen and the 

Etruscans … We think that because clouds collide, therefore lightning 

is emitted; they hold that clouds collide in order that lightning may 

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a) Kore. 530-520 B.C. Vatican, Gregorian Etruscan Museum 

b) Tomb of the Ship. 530 B.C. Tarquinia 

c) Baule earring from Bientina. 5 th c. B.C. Lucca, Villa Guinigi Museum 

d) Sarcophagus of the Newlyweds from Cerveteri. 6 th c. B.C. Rome, Villa Giulia Museum 

be emitted. They refer everything to the 

will of God: therefore, they are strong in 

their conviction that lightning does not 

give an indication of the future because it 

has occurred, but occurs because it is meant 

to give this indication.” (Seneca, Naturales 

Quaestiones, 2.32.2). The Etruscan religion 

was based on the concept of destiny in which 

the life of each being was decided by the gods, 

but their will could be predicted through 

divination. The divine prophet Tages and 

prophetess Vegoia mastered this art. Their 

teachings were written in the Disciplina Etrusca, which included 

several books such as the Libri Fulgurales that studied lightning, 

the Libri Haruspicini that interpreted divine signs by examining 

animal entrails, and the Libri Rituales that described religious 

rituals performed on special occasions. The Etruscan pantheon 

was greatly infl uenced by its contact with the culture of the colonies 

of Magna Graecia. The most important god was Tinia (Jupiter), 

who formed a triad with Uni (Juno) and Menrva (Minerva) and 

was venerated in tripartite temples such as the Temple of Jupiter 

Capitolinus in Rome that was built in the era of the Tarquinius 

kings. They also introduced other “indigenous gods” such as 

Voltumna, who was considered in Volsinii the “fi rst of the gods of 

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e) Male votive head from Nemi. 3 rd c. B.C. Florence, Archeological Museum 

f) Decorative panel from Velletri. 530 B.C. Naples, Archeological Museum 

g) Female votive head from Nemi. 3 rd c. B.C. Florence, Archeological Museum 

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Etruria”, or the demons Calu, Vanth, Lasa and Tuchulcha, who were 

linked to the Underworld “due to their language and way of living, 

they are unlike any other people.” (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, 

Roman antiquities, XXVI-XXX). Written with the Euboean Greek 

alphabet that was used by the fi rst Greek colonists in southern Italy, 

the Etruscan language usually reads from right to left and is very 

legible. The problem, however, is understanding and reconstructing 

the language in its entirety. The lexicon we have is limited because 

most of the texts that exist today are very short and are generally 

epitaphs on tombstones stating the name and age of the deceased, 

or inscriptions indicating possession or votive offerings on pottery. 

When gold sheets with texts written in both the Etruscan and 

Phoenician-Punic languages were discovered in Pyrgi near Ceveteri 

in 1964, there was great hope of fi nally having a long two-language 

text as reference. Unfortunately, the Semitic part was only a summary 

of the Etruscan text. Therefore, the very few longer texts that exist 

are diffi cult to decipher: the longest was painted on the Liber linteus 

(a folded linen sheet) and is sort of sacrifi cial calendar with the dates 

and recipients of these acts. Very similar are the texts written on 

the Capua Tile (5 th cent. B.C.) with ceremonial instructions, and 

the inscription on the lead Disc of Magliano (5 th -4 th cent. B.C.). 

Meanwhile, the Perugia Landmark (3 rd -2 nd cent. B.C.) illustrates 

territory boundaries, while the Cortona Tablet (3 rd -2 nd cent. B.C.), 

which was recently unearthed in 1992, contains notary deeds.

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MA90106H08 C2353 Sablé crepe T-shirt with jewel details 

M0W10P1033 CH328 Sablé wool crepe trousers with nappa leather trim 

A - B M0PNR1055 CE623 Reversible papery leather biker jacket 

M2255519 CW730 Cashmere cable knit cardigan with hood 

MA6490068 C019 Basic button-down cotton shirt with pocket 

MAUSV310 C5522 Cordovan leather belt with silver buckle 

M051PP2802 C1559 Slim-fit denims

A 

A B C 

A B 

79 

80 

83 

A M2234146 CW730 Double-breasted cashmere shaker knit sweater 

M2229630 CK429 Cashmere shaker knit sweater with rugby stripes 

MA6252738 C5010 Slim-fit cotton shirt with classic collar 

MAUVS281 C5522 Braided belt with rectangular buckle 

M040PP2112 C1555 Basic velvet trousers 

A MPMWS5005 CB483 A-line cashmere fur T-shirt 

MR97535D04 C5479 Wool jersey T-shirt with silk charmeuse inserts and jewel details 


MBPKD0863 C5447 Small waxed calf leather shoulder bag 

M0V29P8931 C056 Stretch nappa leather leggings 

MZDELG863 C5457 Calf leather booties with marmot trim 

B MG2314506 C3360 “Diamond” cashmere tweed cardigan 

MR97414D04 C5479 Wool jersey “tulip” T-shirt 

M0Y14G2078 CG547 Crepe wool voile skirt with asymmetrical pleats 


MZDELG866 C5452 Calf leather booties with Mongolian lamb trim 

C M1M319608 CU345 Vanisé shaker knit feather cashmere sweater 

M1M319606 CF202 Vanisé shaker knit feather cashmere cardigan 


MR974G2026 C5479 Wool jersey draped maxi-skirt 

M62859049 C2355 Ribbed stretch cashmere leggings 

MZDBRC903 C5540 Aged calf leather boots with leather sole 

A MA5544552 CQ782 Crepe wool coat with ostrich feather trim 

B M12R18304 CU680 Cashmere and marabou sweater 

MCOW90660 C079 Wood and ostrich feather necklace 

M0C59A0H99 C2350 Satin dress with nappa leather belt 

84 - 85 

A MA428AS007 C003 One-and-a-half-breasted cashmere/wool tuxedo with peak lapels 

MA6009832 CK823 Oxford cotton pocket square with two-tone trim 

MA4280003 C003 Cashmere/wool flannel bowtie 

MR620S1826 C159 Basic twill sea island cotton shirt with cutaway collar and cuff with cufflinks 

B M081UAS004 CQ43 Cashmere tuxedo with shawl collar 



MR620S1876 C159 Slim-fit twill sea island cotton shirt with cutaway collar, plastron, and cuff with cufflinks 

MR813S005 C4854 Silk satin cummerbund 

A 

86 87 

A B C D E 

90 

B 

88 - 89 

A MA5544552 CQ782 Crepe wool coat with ostrich feather trim 

MA90109H99 C2355 Sablé crepe jumpsuit with satin inserts 

A - B M12W18416 CM982 Cashmere fur vest 

MCOW9Q222 C5465 Smoky quartz, brown quartz, gray quartz, pyrite and leather necklace 

MCOW9D220 C079 Gray jasper necklace 

MA901A8H89 C2358 Sablé crepe dress with satin slip 

MPFL099527 C5533 Long nappa leather gloves 

A MR424AS007 CQ91 One-and-a-half-breasted wool tuxedo with peak lapels 


MR4240003 C4102 Wool bowtie 

MR620S1836 C159 Slim-fit twill sea island cotton shirt with cutaway collar and cuff with cufflinks 

MZUVFTP038 C101 Calf leather derby shoes with toecap and leather soles 

B M12W18416 CM982 Cashmere fur vest 

MCOW9Q222 C5465 Smoky quartz, brown quartz, gray quartz, pyrite and leather necklace 

MCOW9D220 C079 Gray jasper necklace 

MA901A8H89 C2358 Sablé crepe dress with satin slip 

MPFL099527 C5533 Long nappa leather gloves 

MZDVAG864 C5452 Pearlized crust leather boots with shearling trim 

C MA5544552 CQ782 Crepe wool coat with ostrich feather trim 

MA90109H99 C2355 Sablé crepe jumpsuit with satin inserts 

MZDBRG863 C5452 Aged calf leather booties with flannel lining 

D MA428AS007 C003 One-and-a-half-breasted cashmere/wool tuxedo with peak lapels 




MZUVFTP038 C101 Calf leather derby shoes with toecap and leather soles 

E MCOW90660 C079 Wood and ostrich feather necklace 


B MA428AS007 C003 One-and-a-half-breasted cashmere/wool tuxedo with peak lapels 



C MR424AS007 CQ91 One-and-a-half-breasted wool tuxedo with peak lapels 


A B C 

MA6009832 CK823 

MR4240003 C4102 

MR620S1836 C159 

Oxford cotton pocket square with two-tone trim 

Wool bowtie 

Slim-fit twill sea island cotton shirt with cutaway collar and cuff with cufflinks 

A B C 

C MCOW90660 C079 Wood and ostrich feather necklace 


M12R18304 CU680 Cashmere and marabou sweater 

100 101

EUROPE 

ITALY 

Milan 

Via della Spiga, 5 

20121 Milano 

Tel. +39 02 76014448 

Via della Spiga, 30 

20121 Milano 

Tel. +39 02 76015982 

Capri 

Via Camerelle, 14 

80073 Capri (NA) 

Tel. +39 081 8376889 

Via Camerelle, 16 

80073 Capri (NA) 

Tel. +39 081 8377765 

Florence 

Via della Vigna Nuova, 47 

50123 Firenze 

Tel. +39 055 285832 

Porto Cervo 

Piazzetta delle Chiacchiere 

07021 Porto Cervo (OT) 

Tel. +39 0789 907689 

Milano Marittima 

Viale Romagna, 51 

48015 Milano Marittima (RA) 

Tel. +39 0544 991123 

Portofino 

Via Roma, 38 

16034 Portofino (GE) 

Tel. +39 0185 269267 

Cortina 

Via Roma, 1 

32043 Cortina (BL) 

Tel. +39 0436 862130 

Rome 

Via Borgognona, 33 

00187 Roma 

Tel. +39 06 6787680 

Forte dei Marmi 

Via G. Montauti, 3 

55042 Forte dei Marmi (LU) 

Tel. +39 0584 784663 

Bologna 

Galleria Cavour, 4/G 

40124 Bologna 

Tel. +39 051 221593 

FRANCE 

Paris 

179, Boulevard Saint-Germain 

75007 Paris 

Tel. +33 1 42227031 

54, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 

75008 Paris 

Tel. +33 1 42656452 

Saint-Tropez 

7, Rue de la Ponche 

83990 Saint-Tropez 

Tel. +33 494 976764 (Menswear) 

Tel. +33 494 973701 (Womenswear) 

Cannes 

7, Rue des États-Unis 

06400 Cannes 

Tel. +33 497 065003 

SPAIN 

Madrid 

Calle de Lagasca, 25 

28002 Madrid 

Tel. +34 911 151109 

Puerto Banus 

Calle de Ribera, 10 

29660 Puerto Banús 

(Marbella) 

Tel. +34 952 815448 

Palma de Mallorca 

Avenida Jaime III, 4 

07012 Palma de Mallorca 

Tel. +34 971 712043 

Ibiza 

Marina Botafoch 

Boutique n.321 

07800 Ibiza 

Tel. +34 971 191472 

GREECE 

Athens 

5 P. Ioakeim Str. 

10673 Kolonaki - Athina 

Tel. +30 210 2502500 

GERMANY 

Sylt 

3, Strönwai 

25999 Kampen - Sylt 

Tel. +49 4651 8364091 

Hamburg 

17, Hohe Bleichen 

20354 Hamburg 

Tel. +49 40 35018525 

BELGIUM 

Brussels 

4, Place du Grand Sablon 

1000 Bruxelles 

Tel. +32 2 5122367 

Knokke 

83, Kustlaan 

8300 Knokke-Heist 

Tel. +32 50 601655 

NETHERLANDS 

Amsterdam 

99, P.C. Hooftstraat 

1071 Amsterdam 

Tel. +31 020 6860888 

UNITED KINGDOM 

London 

180 Walton Street 

London SW3 2GL 

Tel. +44 20 75818030 

3-5 Burlington Gardens 

London W1S 3EP 

Tel. +44 20 72874347 

159 Sloane Street 

London SW1X 9BT 

Tel. +44 20 77305207 

SWITZERLAND 

Gstaad 

28, Untergstaadstrasse 

3780 Gstaad 

Tel. +41 33 7445083 

Crans-Montana 

10, Rue du Prado 

3963 Crans-Montana 

Tel. +41 27 4818112 

Geneva 

6, Rue Robert-Céard 

1204 Genève 

Tel. +41 22 3101209 

St. Moritz 

4, Via Maistra 

7500 St. Moritz 

Tel. +41 81 8337300 

Lugano 

29, Via Nassa 

6900 Lugano 

UKRAINE 

Odessa 

28, Serghey Varlamov Str. 

Luxury Gallery Sady Pobedy 

65067 Odessa 

Tel. +380 48 7480791 

Kiev 

Mandarin Plaza 

6, Basseynaya Str. 

01004 Kyiv 

Tel. +380 44 4597373 

11, Basseynaya Str. 

01004 Kyiv 

Tel. +380 44 2464692 

LITHUANIA 

Vilnius 

44, Gedimino Prospektas 

01013 Vilnius 

Tel. +370 69841111 

RUSSIA 

Moscow 

11, Stoleshnikov Pereulok 

119048 Moskva 

Crocus City Mall, ground floor 

66th km of MKAD 

(Moscow Ring Road) 

119048 Moskva 

Tel. +7 495 6469815 

3, Gum, Krasnaya Ploshchad 

119048 Moskva 

Tel. +7 495 6203454 

Vremena Goda Mall, ground floor 

48, Kutuzovsky Prospekt 

119048 Moskva 

Tel. +7 495 9372386 

Saint Petersburg 

19/8, Bolshaya Konyushennaya Str. 

197022 Sankt Peterburg 

Tel. +7 812 3152056 

AMERICA 

NEW YORK 

New York 

683 Madison Avenue 

New York, NY 10065 

Tel. +1 212 8130900 

379 Bleecker Street 

New York, NY 10014 

Tel. +1 212 6279202 

East Hampton 

39 Newtown Lane 

East Hampton, NY 11937 

Tel. +1 631 3243400 

Americana Manhasset 

2080 Northern Blvd 

Manhasset, NY 11030 

Tel. +1 516 6273566 

FLORIDA 

Bal Harbour - Miami 

Bal Harbour Shops, Suite 214 

9700 Collins Avenue 

Bal Harbour, FL 33154 

Tel. +1 305 8644833 

ILLINOIS 

Chicago 

939A North Rush Street 

Chicago, IL 60611 

Tel. +1 312 2666000 

CALIFORNIA 

Beverly Hills 

9534 Brighton Way 

Beverly Hills, CA 90210 

Tel. +1 310 7248118 

South Coast Plaza 

3333 Bristol Street, Suite 2243 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

Tel. +1 714 9576930 

NEVADA 

Las Vegas 

Crystals at CityCenter, Suite 263 

3720 Las Vegas Blvd South 

Las Vegas, NV 89158 

Tel. +1 702 5277766 

COLORADO 

Aspen 

508 East Cooper Street 

Aspen, CO 81611 

Grand Opening: Fall 2012 

MEXICO 

Mexico City 

Blvd Manuel Ávila Camacho 40, Piso 21 

Lomas de Chapultepec Distrito Federal 

11000 Ciudad de México 

Tel. +52 55 30005209 

ARGENTINA 

Buenos Aires 

Libertad 1362 - 1016 Buenos Aires 

Tel. +54 11 48151404 

ASIA 

JAPAN 

Tokyo 

6-4-14 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku 

107-0062 Tokyo - Tel. +81 3 54675155 

Kobe 

Block 31, 31-1, Akashimachi, Chuo-ku 

650-0037 Kobe - Tel. +81 78 3918388 

CHINA 

Hong Kong 

Ifc Mall, Central, Shop 2062-2063 

Hong Kong 

Tel. +852 21754268 

Harbour City, Ocean Center, Shop 115 

Tsim Sha Tsui - Kowloon, Hong Kong 

Tel. +852 27363588 

Dalian 

Dalian Time Square, Shop 233 

2f, Times Square, Ren Min Road 

Zhongshan District - 116001 Dalian 

Tel. +86 411 88079909 

Chengdu 

2f, Skyone Plaza No. 56 

2 nd section of Renmin South Road 

Qingyang District - 610002 Chengdu 

Tel. +86 28 86207029 

Harbin 

Charter Shopping Center 

1 st floor, 106 AnLong Street 

Daoli District - 150000 Harbin 

Tel. +86 451 87736987 

Shenyang 

MixC Shopping Mall, 288 Qingnian Street 

126, 1f, Huarun Mixc Center 

Heping District - 110006 Shenyang 

Tel. +86 24 31379577 

1F, Charter Shopping Center 

7-1 Beijing Street 

Shenghe District - 110013 Shenyang 

Tel. +86 24 22795562 

Shanghai 

L106, 1f, Yifeng Mansion, No. 77 

East Beijing Road - Shanghai 

Macao 

The Shoppes at Four Seasons Hotel Macao 

999078 - Cotai Strip, Taipa, Macao Sar 

Tel. +853 28818296 

TAIWAN 

Taipei 

B2F, No. 3, Lane 39, Section 2 

Chung Shan North Road -10450 Taipei 

Tel. +886 2 25216116 

OCEANIA 

AUSTRALIA 

Sydney 

MLC Centre, 19-29 Martin Place 

2000 NSW Sydney 

Tel. +61 2 92233933 

64 Queen Street Woollahra 

2025 NSW Sydney 

Tel. +61 2 93638833

We wish to thank: 

The City of Pitigliano 

The Councilor of Culture and Tourism of the City of Sorano 

The Management of the “Città del Tufo” Archeological Park 

The Photograph Archive of the Superintendence for the Archeological Heritage of Southern Etruria 

The Superintendence for the Archeological Heritage of Southern Etruria 

The Superintendence for the Archeological Heritage of Tuscany 

The regional park of the Maremma and the “Naturalmente Toscana” Consortium of Alberese 

The Archeological Museum of Zagreb 

The Archeological Museum of Naples 

Luisa Ricciarini Agency - Milan 

Cover and this page: 

Portrait of Velia Spurinas. 4 th c. B.C. Tarquinia, Tomb of Orcus 

Introduction, page 3: 

Etruscan Arch. Perugia - Ancient print from Enciclopedia popolare illustrata, edited by Palmiro Premoli 

Back cover and opposite page: 

Hades. 4 th c. B.C. Tarquinia, Tomb of Orcus 

Flyleaves of the book: 

Liber linteus. 2 nd c. B.C. Zagreb, Archeological Museum, photograph by Igor Krajcar 

Holders of rights to any unidentified photograph sources should contact the publisher 

Artistic Direction 

Ciro Falavigna 

Photography 

Christian Moser 

Texts 

Massimo De Vico Fallani 

Maria Cappelletti 

Production 

Giancarlo Scialanga 

Special thanks to Cariaggi, our esteemed cashmere supplier 

We also thank everyone who contributed to this book 

No part of this publication can be reproduced by any means, also electronic, without specific authorization 

from the owners of the copyrights or from Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A. 

Printed in July 2012 

Printed in Italy 

www.brunellocucinelli.com 

Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A. Solomeo di Corciano (Perugia) – Italy – tel. +39 075 697071 fax +39 075 6970700 

Milan Press Office tel. +39 02 34933478 – Solomeo Press Office tel. +39 075 6970837 cucinelli@brunellocucinelli.it

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