Ellesse
Sign in to saveEllesse is an Italian sport apparel company originally founded in 1959 in Umbria, Italy. It has been part of the British Pentland Group since 1987.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Ellesse
- Company.logo
- Ellesse logo.png
- Company.logo_size
- 200
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Sports equipment
- Company.foundation
- , in Perugia, Italy
- Company.founder
- Leonardo Servadio
- Company.location_city
- London
- Company.location_country
- England, United Kingdom
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.products
- Sportswear, footwear
- Company.parent
- Pentland Group
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1959
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Country
- Italy
- Industry
- sportswear
- Legal form
- joint-stock company
- Official website
- www.ellesse.com
- Image
- AOA Ellesse Fansign 160408.jpg
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- P740
- Perugia
- P1056
- sportswear
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Celebrity endorsements
- Purchase by Pentland Group
- See also
- References
- External links
Ellesse is an Italian sport apparel company originally founded in 1959 in Umbria, Italy. It has been part of the British Pentland Group since 1987.
==History== thumb|right|170px|Leonardo Servadio, founder of Ellesse Ellesse was founded by Leonardo "Mantis" Servadio on 19 June 1959 in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. The name Ellesse derives from Servadio's initials, "L.S.", which are spoken "elle" and "esse" in Italian.