A thumbnail dictionary offers an insight into this personality and his style



for Architecture. His first course of study at the University of Rome, is in the field of technical drawing. Fashion, still just a passionate interest, is shortly destined to become a professional vocation.

for Buyer. Right from the start, when in 2004 he presented his first collection in a Parisian art gallery, he was spotted by some international buyers who liked his collections so much that they urged him to continue. Nowadays, Albino’s creations are sold in numerous trendsetting boutiques from Milan to Sidney.

for Cameron Diaz. One of the stars who most frequently wears Albino’s clothes, both in private and on official occasions, and who has also chosen several garments from the latest collection, made up specially for her with some slight adjustments.

for Design. His career started with an internship at Fiat, in Turin. He has also worked in the field of furnishing accessories and jewellery. Fashion was to come later, but this experience picked up among volumes and textures has left its mark.

for Età (which in Italian means age). English speakers would say "He’s in his thirties". Early thirties, we might add.

 for Future. To achieve success for his brand, reinforce the manufacturing organisation and distribution network, set up important partnerships at the very earliest to launch a fashion accessory collection and another for men.

for Gianfranco Fenizia. A successful interior designer and architect, Gianfranco is Albino’s friend and greatest supporter, as well as being his brand management partner. It is thanks to him, that Albino presented his first collection in Paris. At present, the Albino showroom is cut out of the space occupied by the Fenizia practice, in Milan’s via Gallina.

for icons. Nothing to do with the usual Hepburn, Kelly, Kennedy trio: Albino’s icon is a stylised woman like Twiggy or an actress of discreet and ambiguous charm like Charlotte Rampling, Jane Birkin or Mia Farrow .

for libri (books in Italian). The last book he read was The elegance of the hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, the French publishing phenomenon of 2007, which sold thousands of copies, simply thanks to word of mouth. Rather than the elegance of which its title speaks, what fascinated Albino was the story of the two characters with a concealed identity, officially conformist but secretly highly critical towards society and its bourgeois values. In other words: even though he designs fashion garments, Albino likes to go beyond appearances.