Kiton

For the ancient Greek garment, see Chiton (costume).

Kiton
Native name
Ciro Paone S.p.A.
Company typePrivate
IndustryFashion (menswear)
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Arzano, Campania, Italy
FounderCiro Paone
Key people
Antonio De Matteis (CEO), Maria Giovanna Paone (vice-president and the creative director) Antonio Paone (president of Kiton USA)
Revenue€160 million [1] (2022)
Number of employees
About 850 (2022)

Kiton is an Italian fashion house founded by Ciro Paone in Arzano, NA 1968.[2][3][4][5]

Founded in Arzano, Naples in 1968 by Ciro Paone, Kiton is an Italian clothing company with its roots in traditional Italian tailoring. By the end of 2022, Kiton had 60 monobrand stores and 300 wholesale accounts worldwide.[6]

The company's slogan is Il meglio del meglio più uno ("the best of the best plus one").[7]

Kiton operates five manufacturing facilities located in Arzano (for their primary production), Caserta (for sportswear), Parma (for outerwear), Fidenza (for knitwear), and Biella (for textiles).[6][8][9][10] Kiton owns the Carlo Barbera fabric mill.[11]

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  2. ^ Golden Pages (ed.). "Azienda leader nel settore della migliore sartoria italiana, ad Arzano (NA), la Kiton è rinomata in tutto il mondo" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ New York Times, ed. (22 April 2014). "Naples, a Haven of Hand Work". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Art, Charity and Fashion Event - Milano da Bere". milanodabere.it (in Italian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ Temporeale, Redazione (15 November 2021). "Kiton, il marchio di alta sartoria napoletana". Temporeale Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b Zargani, Luisa (5 December 2022). "Kiton Grows Business, Expands Retail Network". WWD. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Milano Fashion Week: l'uomo essenziale di Kiton". Affaritaliani.it (in Italian). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ^ Ausilio, Claudia (27 October 2021). "Addio a Ciro Paone della Kiton: la sartoria napoletana scelta dagli uomini più ricchi del mondo". Vesuvio Live (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ^ IT, FashionNetwork com. "Kiton apre al pubblico il Palazzo di via Pontaccio per "The Elegant Man"". FashionNetwork.com (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ^ "De Matteis (Kiton): "Vendere azienda? Mai. Ora puntiamo su Asia, e-commerce e relocation"". FashionNetwork.com (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  11. ^ Olsen, Kerry; Palmieri, Jean E. (6 October 2010). "Kiton Buys Carlo Barbera Mill". Women's Wear Daily.