ARCARI E CO. S.R.L.

Arcari e Co. S.r.l. (aka G.F.M. Industria) is Ter et Bantine and HACHE’s alma mater. The headquarters are in Granarolo Faentino, Ravenna, in what was once the Eridania sugar factory: four brownstone buildings in the middle of a pinewood. Here all phases of both design and production are carried, translating into a product that is one hundred percent Italian. The enterprise is headed by Manuela Arcari, who is the President, and David Agus, who is the CEO. Determined and open to dialogue the former a lover of doubt and excellence the latter, the couple work in unison, mixing a taste, flair and knowledge all of their own. Ter et Bantine is a wardrobe: an open repertoire of possibilities. Construction is the result of intense study, because the body and its movements are not abstract concepts for Manuela Arcari. The infinite possibilities of this modular style highlight the personality of the wearer, rather than the ego of the designer. The tone is concentrated and rarefied but among the folds, the clean cuts and the geometries, one can discover memories and emotions. After all its simplicity is complex and full of nuances. Hache collection is a condensation of contemporary seduction and exclusive creations where everything comes together: carefully selected fabrics, finely wrought cuts and details as well as modern slim volumes create a product of high quality. ARCARI E CO. S.R.L. COMPANY PROFILE A small jewel that is precious nevertheless Arcari e Co. S.r.l. V. Zanzi, Granarolo Faentino (RA) Tel: + 39 (0)

ARCARI E CO. S.R.L. COMPANY PROFILE

ARCARI E CO. S.R.L. COMPANY PROFILE

ARCARI E CO. S.R.L. COMPANY PROFILE

Sensuality not always, and not necessarily, means baring it all. On the contrary, shyness and reticence can be truly seductive: in this case, in fact, it’s the mind, not the eyes, that fills the gaps. Ter et Bantine is a style – reductionist and raw, concrete and cerebral, pure, subtle – in which what is not there is just as important, or maybe more important, of what is there. Manuela Arcari is the author: her precise, decisive look of a woman who creates womenswear does not translate into a formula; in fact, she offers infinite ways of being. Ter et Bantine was born in A pragmatic dreamer, Manuela Arcari looks at the world around her and condenses her observations in a sign retaining a quality not usually associated with fashion design: dignity. She designs for a woman who is real, not fictional, living real-life, concrete situations. For this polymorphous character, Manuela creates clothing that erases pre-conceived distinctions. Design is controlled but not monastic; pureness, sometimes, opens up to decorative abandon, in a new way. The tone is assertive, but not oppressive; severity includes grace, femininity has the dry anti- romanticism of masculinity. The expression is fluid: an open, inclusive language. Manuela Arcari knows when to stop. She also knows that silence speaks volumes, and seduces. Ter et Bantine is a wardrobe: an open repertoire of possibilities. Construction is the result of intense study, because the body and its movements are not abstract concepts for Manuela Arcari. The infinite possibilities of this modular style highlight the personality of the wearer, not the ego of the designer. The tone is concentrated, rarefied at times, yet, between the folds, the clean cuts and the geometries, one can discover memories and emotions. Simplicity, after all, is complex, full of nuances. ARCARI E CO. S.R.L. BRAND PROFILE CONTACTS SHOWROOM FAENZA SIMONA GAMBERINI MILAN ILARIA BENEDETTI PARIS MYRIAM DIETSCH EXPORT PASCALE COOLS & P.PAOLO MARSI NEW YORK CAMILLA BAZZANTI

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ARCARI E CO. S.R.L. BRAND PROFILE Concreteness, awareness, off-kilter modularity: HACHE is dry, efficient, anti-romantic, but contradicts its own mechanical language with a playful spirit and injections of the unexpected. The collection was launched in Manuela Arcari conceives it as a playground, channeling both eclecticism and experimentalism without forsaking the quest for pureness that’s integral to her view of modernist designer. A woman who creates womens’wear, but also a pragmatic dreamer, she built a character who is real, not fictional, living real-life, concrete situations. For this polymorphous woman, Manuela creates a style that is both compact and articulated. Garments that turn from mere coverings into tools of expression. Design is pure; clean lines, however, get electrified, be it for the intense, tactile textures, the abstract prints, the vibrant colors. The touch is organic, unpredictable; the tone free and metropolitan. HACHE defines an assertive wardrobe that can be disassembled and reconfigured according to individual will: each piece, in fact, morphs to the wearer’s personality. Shirts and outerwear are central to the offer. The urgency of surface decoration is replaced by subtlety; hidden details, the grain of the fabric, the shortcircuit between fabric and form create a new tension, at once severe and playful. HACHE boldly contaminates languages and genres, combining seduction with precision. The collection is entirely made in Italy; painstaking attention to detail expresses both seasoned knowledge and skilled savoir-faire. In this frame of industrial/artisanal perfection, inventions and deliberate contradictions find their own place, while excellence finds a new balance, at once off-kilter and dynamic. It is all about perfect imperfection. CONTACTS SHOWROOM FAENZA SIMONA GAMBERINI MILAN ILARIA BENEDETTI PARIS MYRIAM DIETSCH EXPORT PASCALE COOLS & P.PAOLO MARSI NEW YORK CAMILLA BAZZANTI TOKYO LINKS & PARTNERS

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