Bianchini Férier

Founded: circa 1880 by Charles Bianchini and partners; changed name to Bianchini-Férier after partnership with Férier, around 1900. From its beginnings in the 1880s the House of Bianchini-Férier has been associated with the world's most luxurious silks.The Lyonnais firm first achieved widespread recognition for a collection of silk velvets and brocades shown at the Paris Exposition of 1889. A few years later Charles Bianchini and his partners opened a sales office in Paris. Offices in London, Geneva, Brussels, Montreal, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Buenos Aires quickly followed.