C.P. Company

In 2010 it was sold to Enzo Fusco's FGF Industry S.P.A.[8] In 2015, the company's intellectual property was bought by Hong Kong apparel group Tristate Holdings Limited (SEHK: 458).

1956) and became part of a larger group called Sportswear Company S.p.A.[12] Massimo Osti resigned as creative director in 1994, and Romeo Gigli (b.

[17] The brand opened a flagship store in Milan in 2019, followed by new retail locations in Amsterdam in September 2020, Riccione in June 2021, and London in 2022.

Company's design aesthetic is the use of complex dye processes to generate a range of finishes to garments across their product line.

[22] This method enabled the company to purchase large quantities of a single raw material at a lower price, which could then be used over multiple seasons while appearing completely different due to the dyeing processes used.

[24] More recently the brand has utilised a variety of other cutting-edge materials including Dynafil TS-70, Dyneema, Chrome, Taylon L, NyBer, P.Ri.S.M, Polartec Alpha, Micro-M, and M.T.t.n.

[32] It built on the brand’s approach to continuative garments, but while these had previously been constructed in predominantly natural fibres such as linen, cotton, leather, and wool, the Urban Protection range used an industrial nylon, Dynafil TS-70, in nearly all of the collection’s outerwear.

[33] In addition, several garments in the range featured built-in technology, including torches, headphones, personal alarms, and pollution detectors, and were given evocative names such as Metropolis, Atlas, Life, LED, R.E.M., Move, and Rest.

[35] Curator Andrew Bolton noted that the garments functionality aligned with the transitional spaces of the airport, highway, and subway.

[40][41] The Urban Protection range was relaunched in 2020, with a reworking of the Metropolis jacket in Dyneema, which is marketed as the world’s strongest fibre[42][43] As part of the celebrations around the brand’s 50th anniversary in 2021, C.P.

Company produced a series of collaborations with several other brands, including Patta, adidas Spezial, Barbour, Clarks Originals, and Emporio Armani.

In 2023 a collaborative capsule collection with British streetwear brand Palace was produced, based on reinterpretations of classic garments from C.P.

[49] The brand has also collaborated with a number of musicians, including Kano, Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian, Liam Gallagher, and the band Gorillaz, to create capsule collections.

Company began to be worn by casuals in the United Kingdom, along with other Italian brands such as Stone Island, Fila, Tacchini, Emporio Armani, Ellesse, Benetton, and Fiorucci.

[59] The integrated goggles in the Mille Miglia jacket also made it easy for wearers to conceal their identity from CCTV cameras and police surveillance officers.

The jacket was also featured on the cover of Phil Thornton’s 2003 book Casuals: Football, Fighting and Fashion: The Story of a Terrace Cult.

Company published its own biannual magazine in Italian, English, and Japanese, which features the new seasons collections, with each issue selling 50,000 copies.