Luxurious black striped men's umbrella with a handle in the shape of a dinosaur head - Pasotti

Elegant design combined with the highest quality materials gives us the synonym of the Italian brand Pasotti.

The manufactory mainly focuses on designing and creating umbrellas with a vast collection of patterns, shapes, and handles. These are unique works of art in functional design, entirely produced in Italy, in a special sector, and distributed in the finest boutiques worldwide. In the countryside near Mantova, there is still someone who handcrafts luxurious umbrellas and exports them to every corner of the world, using a brand that will soon celebrate its 65th anniversary: Pasotti. This Italian brand is distinguished by creativity and a consistent pursuit of materials, exclusively Italian: including enameled brass handles, Swarovski® crystals, noble silk fabrics, and magnificent decorations.

“The brand was founded in 1956,” explains owner Mrs. Eva Giacomini, “by her mother Ernesta Pasotti, who started producing one-of-a-kind umbrellas, selling them directly, sometimes riding a bicycle. Later, together with her father Vittorio, who was mainly involved in sales, the company grew from a small artisan manufactory into a large enterprise employing over a hundred workers. Today, there is no room for such large-scale industrial production, so the brand has scaled down and now mainly focuses on exclusive umbrellas from limited editions. Annually, it produces 40,000 handcrafted umbrellas: products of very high quality, sold in the most prestigious boutiques in 75 countries. 93% of our turnover is abroad, mainly in Europe, North America, Russia, and China. Besides the Pasotti collection, the company is proud of a range of private label collaborations with some of the most renowned fashion brands.”

The international market is truly growing, thanks to Nicola and Andrea Begotti, the next generation involved in the most important fashion weeks and investing heavily in online presence, thereby increasing brand recognition.

Italian production of luxury umbrellas has been passed down from generation to generation.