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Endpoint: Morabito



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created on: 28/07/2021
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Brand properties

General info :
Morabito is a French luxury brand founded in 1905 in Nice by Jean-Baptiste Morabito. Morabito has been specializing in handmade leather goods made by its artisans. The founder started his career as a jewel artisan.

The history:
1880s : 1885, November 28, Jean-Baptiste Morabito was born in Naples. He was 20 when he opened a jewelry atelier and boutique in Nice in 1905. In his atelier, he made pieces in tortoiseshell, coral and mother-of-pearl, accenting them with gold and silver. His boutique had clients such as the people who vacationed on the Côte d’Azur.

1910s : During the Belle Epoque, Jean-Baptiste Morabito started making evening bags by requests of ladies for parties in the Côte d’Azur. Silk evening clutches were embroidered with beads and gold. Tortoiseshell clasps inset with precious stones. Tortoises from Central America, crocodiles from Java and the Nile.

1920s : In 1921, Jean-Baptiste Morabito opened a boutique on the rue Saint Honoré in Paris. He began making trunks and baggage. His atelier produced embroidered cases and luggage. They were often in precious leathers such as exotic leathers especially crocodile.

1940s : After World War II, Morabito made Morabito’s N°7 perfume, accompanied by a rice powder. The crystal Lalique bottle of perfume had the form of four tortoises. During that period, Morabito made the bags with shoulder straps.

1950s : In 1951, Jean-Baptiste Morabito opened his boutique at 1 Place Vendome in Paris, on the corner of the rue Saint Honoré. In 1958, when Marilyn Monroe wanted a vanity case for traveling, Morabito created a classic the Orsay bag.

1960s : In 1961, the Traviata and Verdi models were dedicated to Maria Callas. Kings ordered crocodile trunks or shark desk sets.

1970s : In 1971, Madame of French President Pompidou offered a Vendôme bag and Princess bag to the Japanese Empress during their official visit to France.
1980s : The address listed on a 1987 advertisement is 74 Bld. D'Italie, Monaco. The brand name use is still "Morabito".
At some point after that it seems like the name was changed to "Pascal Morabito". Pascal Morabito is a French jeweler, born on May 3, 1945 in Nice, France, from a family of goldsmiths from father to son since 1871 of Italian origin. He also works as a perfumer, stylist, architect, philosopher, painter and sculptor.

1990s : In 1996, Morabito opened a boutique on the Avenue Georges V in Paris.

2000s : In 2007, Morabito moved the boutique again on the rue Saint Honoré in Paris. In 2010, November 28, ceremony of the 125th anniversary of Jean-Baptiste Morabito's birthday.

Before the 1945 born Pascal Morabito gave his name to the brand, there were more family members with the same name:
Pascal Morabito, 1st of the name, born in Naples, opened a shop in Nice in 1902. Specializing in coral, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, he created toiletries and boxes for the adults of this world and the Tsars. .
Pascal Morabito, 2nd of the name, adds silverware, porcelain and crystal to the existing creations.
Pascal Morabito, 3rd of the name, born in 1945, opens a Place Vendôme boutique in Paris and creates the Or Noir perfume, a line of jewelry, watches, luggage from its integrated workshops and a full range of luxury products that it distributes in its stores in Deauville, Megève, Geneva, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo. He also renames the brand to Pascal Morabito.
Relations :
Founded by [1905] : Jean-Baptiste Morabito
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Submitted by : Lo55o (12478)
on : 28/07/2021
Refined by : bob (9197)
Last updated on: 29/07/2021