Costume National is an Italian fashion house, founded in 1986 by Ennio Capasa, creative director, and his brother Carlo Capasa, CEO. Costume National's head office is located in Milan, Italy. The company produces clothing under the brands Costume National, Costume National Homme (for men) and C’N’C (an avant-garde “street-couture” line)[1] as well as scents including The Trilogy, Scent Gloss, Scent Cool Gloss, Intense, 21, and Homme.
History
The company was founded in 1986 in Milan by Ennio Capasa, who worked in Japan as an assistant to Yohji Yamamoto, and his brother Carlo Capasa. Its first womenswear collection was presented in Milan in the same year. In 1991, the ‘Woman Collection’ was presented in Paris. Between 1995 and 1998 the fashion house opened stores in Milan, New York City, Rome, Los Angeles and Paris.
In 2000, a menswear collection was streamed online in collaboration with Kataweb. Over the following three years, the company extended its range of products to include