Banco Lotto: New Hope Through Italian Fashion
Based in Venice, Banco Lotto is much more than a brand. This social fashion project aims to give new life and hope. Banco Lotto creates beautiful pieces within the Giudecca Women`s Prison House, where his tailoring workshop is.
Through the path of creativity, they give new life for these women, helping them to learn new technical and professional skills.
Deeply inspired by the 50s, their designs include full skirts, petticoats, polka dots, hug me cuts, boat sleeves, figure and oversized bodices and jackets etc. Refined and romantic, all their garments are handcrafted and craftmanshiped in Italian way.
Also, they recreate this enchanting fashion epoch adding a touch of modernity and freshness to it. A fan of the 50s yet you don`t want to look old-fashioned, why not give it a try?
Of impeccable quality, possitive energy and love, they reinvent the luxuriest and softest silk shantung to add a feeling of lightness and pure elegance.
Nestled in the heart of Venice, their boutique is small yet cosy. Its retro ambience mesmerizes you to enter into this fashion time machine, immediately. And the feeling?
Well, as if you really could go back in time and enjoy the frivolity of the voluminous petticoats! Showcasing tapestry of patterns and colour palettes, it is next door to the mythical Rialto Bridge.
Set up in 2003, they not only create high quality Italian fashion but also bring new life to the women, who are in Giudecca Prison House. With empathy, creativity and learning new skills, they gain second chance for reintegration in society.
Drawing inspiration from the 50s, the Italian-based brand gives us the opportunity to travel back in time, enjoying classy masterpieces. Internationally renowned and recognized, they continue to grow tremendeously and enlighten the way of so many women.
Written by Penka Slavova Dimitrova
All images are courtesy of the brand.
Visit our city page to know more about the boutiques there. If fashion is your religion, then read more articles on our journal page. Don’t forget to follow AiSPi on Instagram.
Through the path of creativity, they give new life for these women, helping them to learn new technical and professional skills.
Back In Time
Deeply inspired by the 50s, their designs include full skirts, petticoats, polka dots, hug me cuts, boat sleeves, figure and oversized bodices and jackets etc. Refined and romantic, all their garments are handcrafted and craftmanshiped in Italian way.
Also, they recreate this enchanting fashion epoch adding a touch of modernity and freshness to it. A fan of the 50s yet you don`t want to look old-fashioned, why not give it a try?
Of impeccable quality, possitive energy and love, they reinvent the luxuriest and softest silk shantung to add a feeling of lightness and pure elegance.
Nestled in the heart of Venice, their boutique is small yet cosy. Its retro ambience mesmerizes you to enter into this fashion time machine, immediately. And the feeling?
Well, as if you really could go back in time and enjoy the frivolity of the voluminous petticoats! Showcasing tapestry of patterns and colour palettes, it is next door to the mythical Rialto Bridge.
The History of Banco Lotto
Set up in 2003, they not only create high quality Italian fashion but also bring new life to the women, who are in Giudecca Prison House. With empathy, creativity and learning new skills, they gain second chance for reintegration in society.
Drawing inspiration from the 50s, the Italian-based brand gives us the opportunity to travel back in time, enjoying classy masterpieces. Internationally renowned and recognized, they continue to grow tremendeously and enlighten the way of so many women.
Written by Penka Slavova Dimitrova
Visit our city page to know more about the boutiques there. If fashion is your religion, then read more articles on our journal page. Don’t forget to follow AiSPi on Instagram.
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