Drawing from his experience in producing excellent fabrics, Cerruti ventured into the production of clothing in the late 1950s.
From 1964 to 1970, Giorgio Armani, who later founded his eponymous fashion empire in 1974, worked for Cerruti at Hitman.
The fabric production under the name of Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti and the Hitman label remained in Italy.
Cerruti is known for its classic wool suits and for always having tried to match the everyday challenges its owner faced.
From Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Woman to Basic Instinct, the brand Cerruti designed clothes for actors such as Michael Douglas, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Julia Roberts, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Al Pacino, and Jean Paul Belmondo.
Less than a year later the group bought the rest of the company and forced 71-year-old Nino Cerruti out of it claiming irreconcilable differences.