Frette

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Frette is an Italian textile company known for its premium linen. It was established in 1860 in Grenoble, France.

In 1881, Frette became Official Purveyors to the Italian Royal Family. Their linens are used in total hospitality establishments such as the Ritz in Paris, the Savoy in London, the Plaza in New York, the Peninsula in Hong Kong, and Raffles in Singapore.

Frette created the Tablecloth of the "Holy Virgin" for the altar at St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, based upon a drawing by the French painter Meurillion. The 19th Century tablecloth was reproduced in 2000 for the papal celebrations at the Vatican.

Frette table linens were used in the banqueting rooms onboard the Titanic, and are still used today aboard the Orient Express.

On December 1st 1860 Jean Baptiste Edmond Frette, Alexandre Payre and Charles Chaboud manufacture and distibute home linens from Grenoble France. Two plants are established {1865}in Concorezzo Italy near Monza with production of luxury fabrics on jacquard looms; where the company is still based today. In 1878, Frette opened its first retail shop in Manzoni, Milan, in a building where it still operates today. [1879-81] the company becomes E. Frette & Co. The founding partners are Guieseppi Maggi, Carlo Antonetti and Edmond Frette. Frette has 9 retail locations in the United States, 25 in Asia, and many more around the world.

United States locations:

  • New York
  • Beverly Hills
  • San Francisco
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • Costa Mesa
  • Manhassat
  • Aspen, CO
  • Chicago
  • Boston

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Frette was sold in 2000 to Finpart an Italian diversified holding company which subsequently filed for Chapter 11. As of 2007 the company is controlled by JH Partners, a San Francisco based private equity boutique.