ounded in 1947 by Gianfranco Fornari, Fornarina clothes and Fornarina shoes made an immediate impact on the fashion world as an avant garde shoes and clothing company. After over forty years in the business, Gianfranco passed the family owned business to his son, Lino Fornari, who continued to expand Fornarina s shoe collections and launched its clothing and jean collections in 1998. As a result of Lino s innovative thinking and cutting edge style, 60% of Fornarina s current global sales are now attributed to its highly successful clothing lines. Worldwide, Fornarina shoes and Fornarina clothes dominate the retail landscape with over 54 flagship stores in major cities such as Rome, Los Angeles, Moscow, Antwerp, Stockholm, and our newest store in London. Fornarina s unique mix of glamour, femininity and tongue in cheek humour continue to propel the brand s global success while always maintaining its traditional Italian values in quality and innovation. Fornarina clothes and Fornarina shoes look at the past to point right at the future. Fashion sampling, the free pillage of elements and references, is a constant trait of Fornarina s DNA. Sophisticated, but always playful, look for folk-pop-rock notes and even cartoon traits throughout the Fornarina shoe and Fornarina clothing collections.