One of the most iconic wool fabrics from the Casentino region, this fabric continues to stand out for its identity, texture, and distinctive character.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”none” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_image=”4143″ background_image_preload=”true” bg_image_type=”default” bg_position=”center center” background_image_loading=”default” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”19%” bottom_padding=”13%” top_padding_tablet=”30%” constrain_group_3=”yes” bottom_padding_tablet=”30%” top_padding_phone=”40%” constrain_group_5=”yes” bottom_padding_phone=”40%” text_color=”custom” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” 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The tradition of Panno Casentino woolen textiles has its origins in the medieval “stia”: the region\u2019s climate and topography have inextricably linked the development of this area to textile production since the 13th century.<\/p>\n
Sheep farming, which already existed in Etruscan and Roman times, became the predominant activity during the 15th century as a result of the strong demand for wool from the Florentine textile industry.
\nAt the same time, the craft of producing orbace (the fabric used by the Camaldolese monks and the Friars of La Verna to make their habits) began to flourish, though it remained confined to a limited market due to restrictions imposed by the Republic of Florence.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”16th century” id=”1788255696270-8″ tab_id=”1788255696273-8″][image_with_animation image_url=”5823″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” constrain_group_1=”yes” constrain_group_3=”yes” constrain_group_5=”yes” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” margin_top=”3%” margin_bottom=”3%” margin_top_tablet=”2%” margin_bottom_tablet=”2%” margin_top_phone=”2%” margin_bottom_phone=”2%”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
The first Panno Casentino is documented as having been created in 1537: this new fabric became an instant success. Its rough texture and sturdiness immediately won over the working classes, who (especially shepherds, merchants, and carters) needed cloaks that could withstand the elements and prolonged use.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”16th\u201317th centuries” id=”1788255696428-1″ tab_id=”1788255696429-6″][image_with_animation image_url=”5824″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” constrain_group_1=”yes” constrain_group_3=”yes” constrain_group_5=”yes” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” margin_top=”3%” margin_bottom=”3%” margin_top_tablet=”2%” margin_bottom_tablet=”2%” margin_top_phone=”2%” margin_bottom_phone=”2%”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Despite the rather crude nature of the finished products, this fabric from the Casentino region ended up impressing some forward-thinking Florentine officials, who recognized its market potential due to its competitive prices: in 1616, a law enacted by Cosimo II restricted the sale of Casentino fabric to its areas of production alone, effectively preventing its export outside the valley.<\/p>\n
Despite harassment by the guilds and opposition from the Florentine authorities, throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, fullers and wool artisans continued to settle in Stia as well as throughout the valley: Over time, meeting the growing demand led to the transformation of textile workshops into industrial centers.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”First half of the 19th century” id=”1788255696528-3″ tab_id=”1788255696530-9″][image_with_animation image_url=”5825″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” constrain_group_1=”yes” constrain_group_3=”yes” constrain_group_5=”yes” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” margin_top=”3%” margin_bottom=”3%” margin_top_tablet=”2%” margin_bottom_tablet=”2%” margin_top_phone=”2%” margin_bottom_phone=”2%”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
In the mid-19th century, the first wool mills began to spring up, events that would profoundly change the social history of the Casentino region.
\nFirst Stia (1830) and Soci (1848), then Rassina and Pratovecchio, became major industrial centers, providing employment for hundreds of residents.<\/p>\n
During this phase, Casentino fabric underwent a revolutionary evolution, with the manufacturing process being refined to produce a warm, pure-wool fabric that was lighter than the original. The 19th century was also a time when new, vibrant colors began to gain popularity, replacing the old range of somber hues such as sand, gray, and red. Starting in the second half of the 1800s, Casentino cloth experienced a veritable boom, to the point that it became a \u201cstatus symbol\u201d even among the upper middle class, where it was used primarily as a flashy and eccentric hunting or riding outfit. Made of wool, Casentino cloth is characterized by its curly surface, achieved through the traditional \u201crattinatura\u201d process. 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History is often written into the landscape\u2014especially in places where the landscape and history have together given rise to life and culture.<\/em><\/p>\n Such is the case in the Casentino, a land well known to Dante, who, in his masterpiece, recalled “the little streams that from the green hills \/ …descend down into the Arno.” In just two lines, the great poet manages to encapsulate an entire landscape, a whole history, an entire culture, and an entire economy\u2014elements that remain as vibrant today as they were back then.<\/em><\/p>\n The green hills and expansive meadows that crown this region were, from spring through autumn, home to thriving flocks\u2014flocks that, for centuries, provided what was once a true “white gold”: wool. In an era when protection against the elements was vital\u2014and far more challenging than it is today\u2014spun wool yielded fabrics that offered excellent defense against the cold, even when soaked by rain. Furthermore, to guard against rain and snow, Casentino wool fabrics underwent mechanical processes that rendered them waterproof. The energy required for this lengthy treatment was harnessed from the flow of those very streams and the Arno River itself. It was a virtuous symbiosis\u2014a synergy that made the Casentino a source of wealth for the most significant industry in the city that, in turn, used its prosperity to give birth to Humanism and the Renaissance: Florence.<\/em><\/p>\n The *Arte della Lana* (the Guild of Wool)\u2014the most powerful of Florence\u2019s “industries” since the time of Dante\u2014brought prosperity, and consequently culture, to the Casentino. Indeed, the dense network of Romanesque parish churches, along with the works of art housed within them, stands as a testament to a once-thriving land. An entire sanctuary\u2014La Verna\u2014was funded by the *Arte della Lana* (the Wool Guild of Florence), as was the splendid series of works by the Della Robbia family; in fact, there are more of these pieces in the Casentino region than in Florence itself, the city where the Della Robbia workshop was based.<\/em><\/p>\n In the past, Casentino wool fabric was worn by the nobility. The quality of the wool, combined with a unique finishing process\u2014*rattinatura* (friezing)\u2014powered by the energy of local streams, caused the surface fibers to clump into small curls. Beyond their distinctive and pleasing appearance, these curls create tiny air pockets that\u2014then as now\u2014trap body heat, making the fabric warm, durable, and partially water-resistant. These curls were proudly displayed on the garments of the ruling class; they were even meticulously captured in portraits, such as the early 16th-century painting by Agnolo Bronzino of the humanist Lorenzo Lenzi. Look closely at the chest area and the curls on the shoulder, which are deliberately highlighted against a light, uniform background.<\/em><\/p>\n This is just one chapter in the long history of a fabric that, in the modern era, evokes the Middle Ages through its robust, tangible quality. Piero Gherardi, the brilliant costume designer for the cult film *L’armata Brancaleone* (“For Love and Gold”), used fabric purchased in Stia\u2014specifically from TACS\u2014to dress his characters. Yet, this textile also speaks to the contemporary world and the realm of fashion: around the same time, cinema showcased Casentino wool on the very embodiment of elegance, Audrey Hepburn. 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\nThrough the innovative process of \u201crattinatura<\/em>,\u201d Casentino fabric acquired its very distinctive and unmistakable \u201ccurl\u201d\u2014a characteristic that still makes it highly prized in high fashion today.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Second half of the 19th century” id=”1788255696625-10″ tab_id=”1788255696626-8″][image_with_animation image_url=”5826″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” constrain_group_1=”yes” constrain_group_3=”yes” constrain_group_5=”yes” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” margin_top=”3%” margin_bottom=”3%” margin_top_tablet=”2%” margin_bottom_tablet=”2%” margin_top_phone=”2%” margin_bottom_phone=”2%”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\nColor, Identity, and Distribution<\/h3>\n
\nIn this regard, legend has it that the orange and bright green (which, according to a famous interpretation by D\u2019Annunzio, \u201cthe fire of the sunset and the green of the woods in the Arezzo valley\u201d\u2014and which are now among the most iconic colors of Panno Casentino) were, more realistically, the result of dyeing errors: the early use of rock alum as a mordant, combined with dyes that weren\u2019t quite the right match, led to a curious but useful mix-up: the two new colors\u2014first requested by local shepherds and soon after by the wealthy classes, who were captivated by their highly original vibrancy\u2014became popular.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Late 19th century” id=”1788255696783-4″ tab_id=”1788255696784-9″][image_with_animation image_url=”5827″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” constrain_group_1=”yes” constrain_group_3=”yes” constrain_group_5=”yes” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” margin_top=”3%” margin_bottom=”3%” margin_top_tablet=”2%” margin_bottom_tablet=”2%” margin_top_phone=”2%” margin_bottom_phone=”2%”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\nSuccess and Social Status<\/h3>\n
\nSuffice it to say that prominent figures from the era of a unified Italy\u2014such as Bettino Ricasoli, Giuseppe Verdi, and Giacomo Puccini\u2014were not immune to the charm of this fabric, wearing garments made in the Casentino region on various occasions.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” 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\nIts colors, texture, and durability continue to make it a recognizable and internationally appreciated material to this day.<\/p>\nAn account of the origins of Casentino wool cloth, as told by historian and archaeologist Professor Armando Cherici.<\/h3>\n
CASENTINO FABRIC COLLECTION FOR WOMEN<\/h2>\n[\/fancy_box][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default”][fancy_box box_style=”hover_desc” icon_family=”none” image_url=”4674″ hover_color=”extra-color-1″ hover_desc_color_opacity=”default” hover_desc_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” icon_position=”bottom” box_alignment=”center” hover_desc_bg_animation=”long_zoom” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”default” image_size=”full” link_url=”https:\/\/tacs.it\/en\/tag\/casentino-mens-towel\/” min_height=”700″]\n
CASENTINO FABRIC COLLECTION FOR MEN<\/h2>\n[\/fancy_box][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”90px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bottom_padding_phone=”20%” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”4%” bottom_margin=”8%” top_margin_tablet=”12%” bottom_margin_tablet=”8%” top_margin_phone=”4%” constrain_group_5=”yes” bottom_margin_phone=”4%” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”radial” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”very_subtle” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default”][split_line_heading line_reveal_by_space_text_effect=”default” font_style=”h2″ stagger_animation=”true” mobile_disable_animation=”true” content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” link_target=”_self” text_content=”Beyond the Casentino: A Selection of Other Fabrics” max_width=”550″ text_direction=”default”][\/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=”” max_width=”550″ text_direction=”default”]Alongside Panno Casentino, TACS uses a selection of fabrics that share the same production philosophy: a focus on materials, respect for craftsmanship, and continuity with the textile tradition.<\/p>\n