Umberto Tirelli opened his atelier in November 1964 with two sewing machines, five seamstresses, a milliner, a secretary and a driver-warehouseman. Since then Tirelli has only grown.
Purple silk dress designed by Piero Tosi, made by Sartoria Tirelli in 1972 and worn by Romy Schneider in the role of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the movie Ludwig directed by Luchino Visconti. [...]